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Tony Evers

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Tony Evers is an American educator and politician serving as the 46th governor of Wisconsin since January 7, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Evers previously held the position of Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2009 to 2019, where he focused on educational reform and funding. His tenure as governor has been marked by efforts to expand healthcare access, improve education, and address issues related to food assistance programs in the state.

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Jul 24, 2025

I'm humbled to be your governor. This is the best job I ever had.

nbcnews.com
Jul 8, 2025

Wisconsinites want to protect our constitutional checks and balances. Today’s Wisconsin Supreme Court decision ensures that no small group of lawmakers has the sole power to stymie the work of state government and go unchecked.

newrepublic.com
Jul 8, 2025

It’s pretty simple—a handful of Republican lawmakers should not be able to single-handedly and indefinitely obstruct state agencies from doing the people’s work.

newrepublic.com
Jul 8, 2025

by blocking the rule, the legislative committee is taking over powers that the state constitution assigns to the governor and exercising an unconstitutional 'legislative veto.'

nbcnews.com
May 5, 2025

I’m not afraid. I’ve never once been discouraged from doing the right thing and I will not start today.

thenation.com
May 4, 2025

Chilling threats like this should be of concern to every Wisconsinite and every American who cares about this country...

democracynow.org
May 4, 2025

Yesterday, a Trump administration official, in not so many words, apparently threatened to arrest me for distributing guidance...

democracynow.org
Mar 27, 2025

When people are getting million-dollar [checks] up in Green Bay through Musk, what in the hell is going on?

thenation.com
Mar 11, 2025

I’m sorry, but that is bulls--t.

usatoday.com
Mar 11, 2025

At some point in time, we will be going to court again.

nbcnews.com
Feb 25, 2025

What the Republicans say is a lie, so of course, I'm pretty [pissed off] about that.

newsweek.com
Feb 25, 2025

What we want is legal certainty that moms will be able to get the care they need.

newsweek.com
Feb 7, 2025

We cannot allow reckless decisions in Washington to stymie our Wisconsin economic momentum.

nbcnews.com
Feb 7, 2025

Let’s agree to be honest about the fact that the story of our state’s success today is told in the labor of over 3 million Wisconsinites.

nbcnews.com
Feb 7, 2025

Let’s agree to be honest about the fact that, in this state, some of our state’s largest and most important industries and companies have always welcomed the hard work of immigrants.

nbcnews.com
Oct 3, 2022

Tomorrow, Wisconsin’s Democratic Governor Tony Evers is planning to release a new app, highlighting his Republican opponent’s position on abortion.

msnbc.com
Jul 1, 2022

Today’s decision continues to underscore the erosion of democratic institutions at the hands of Republicans at the state. It’s wrong-headed, it’s shortsighted, and it’s politics at its most dangerous.

msnbc.com
Dec 21, 2021

we made it, today we did our part to continue the long and sacred tradition of our democracy honoring the will of the people.

msnbc.com
Nov 15, 2021

Wisconsin governor Tony Evers has already put several hundred Wisconsin National Guard troops on standby to respond to any potential community unrest that could result from the verdict.

msnbc.com
Nov 15, 2021

500 National Guard members will be prepared for duty in Kenosha if local law enforcement requests them.

msnbc.com
Nov 11, 2021

500 guardsmen that are going to station outside of Kenosha, they're not going to be utilized unless local law enforcement requested.

transcripts.cnn.com
Oct 6, 2021

The stakes are damn high, this is about our democracy. It`s frightening.

msnbc.com
Aug 10, 2021

In recent years, we`ve been used as a petri dish for Republican plans to undermine democracy. Well, not anymore.

msnbc.com

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