Wisconsin Right Now

Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos stripped Representative Timothy Ramthun, a Republican from Campbellsport, of his only staff member this week, sources say, in a dramatic action that prompted a war of words between Vos and a Republican candidate for governor, Jonathan Wichmann. The Republicans in Assembly Leadership then sent out an extraordinary letter obtained by Wisconsin Right Now, which you can read in full below, defending Vos and accusing Timothy Ramthun and his staffer of spreading "lies." It's the second time this week that Vos has publicly gone after one of former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch's Republican opponents in the governor's race. Earlier this week, Vos went after U.S. Marine veteran Kevin Nicholson, who will be entering the Republican primary for governor within days; he praised Kleefisch and suggested Nicholson stay out of the race, which caused Nicholson to tell Vos to focus on doing his own job. Was Vos right to remove Ramthun's st...

Vos, Nicholson war of words erupts... Kevin Nicholson, who will announce a run for Wisconsin governor within days, told Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to "focus on doing your job" today after Vos said that Nicholson "need to not run for governor." Whose side are you on in this dispute? Vos or Nicholson? Take our poll.... [poll id="8"] Nicholson retweeted Jack Kelly, a reporter for the Capital Times, who quoted Vos, a Republican, as saying on January 19, 2022, "If @KevinMNicholson is listening, you need to not run for governor." Nicholson responded on Twitter: "Thanks, @repvos, for the political advice. Our elections are a mess, law & order is eroding, schools are failing. How about you focus on doing your job?" https://twitter.com/KevinMNicholson/status/1483897934630600705 We've learned from a well-placed source that Nicholson is going to imminently announce a run for governor as a Republican; he also would not a...