Tom Tiffany

Democratic Platform

Democrats support progressive taxation, with higher rates on top earners and corporations to fund public investment. The party favors raising the minimum wage, strengthening unions, and expanding worker protections. Democrats generally support government investment in infrastructure, education, and social programs as drivers of broad economic growth.

Tom Tiffany

Tiffany supports lower taxes, reduced regulation, and natural resource development as the path to prosperity for Wisconsin — particularly in northern Wisconsin where the timber, mining, and tourism industries are central to the economy. He backs fiscal restraint, opposes large government spending programs, and has been a critic of federal regulations he argues have hampered Wisconsin's natural resource industries.Source →

Republican Platform

Republicans favor lower taxes across income levels, with particular emphasis on cutting corporate and capital gains taxes to stimulate investment and job creation. The party supports deregulation, reduced government spending, and free market solutions over federal programs as the primary engine of prosperity.

Democratic Platform

Democrats support expanding access to affordable healthcare, including protecting the Affordable Care Act and moving toward a public option or expanded Medicare coverage. The party broadly favors government negotiation of prescription drug prices and opposes removing protections for pre-existing conditions.

Tom Tiffany

Tiffany opposes the Affordable Care Act and supports market-based healthcare alternatives. He has opposed Medicaid expansion and government healthcare mandates, backing consumer-directed healthcare, health savings accounts, and increased insurance competition. He supports rural healthcare access as a priority given the geographic challenges of northern Wisconsin.Source →

Republican Platform

Republicans have generally sought to repeal or significantly reform the Affordable Care Act, favoring market-based solutions. The party supports expanding health savings accounts, increasing competition among insurers across state lines, and reducing federal mandates on coverage requirements.

Democratic Platform

Democrats generally support pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, including DACA recipients, and favor comprehensive immigration reform. The party supports increased resources for legal immigration processing and a humanitarian approach to asylum seekers at the border.

Tom Tiffany

Tiffany supports enforcement-first immigration policies and has backed strict border security measures. He has opposed amnesty and comprehensive immigration reform that he argues rewards illegal entry, and supports legal immigration through proper channels with strong border enforcement.Source →

Republican Platform

Republicans prioritize border security and strict enforcement of existing immigration law. The party broadly supports completing physical border barriers, ending policies they view as incentivizing illegal entry, and reforming legal immigration to favor applicants with marketable skills.

Democratic Platform

Democrats favor robust federal investment in public K-12 education and higher education, along with policies to reduce or eliminate student loan debt. The party generally opposes using public funds for private school vouchers and supports universal pre-K and affordable childcare.

Tom Tiffany

Tiffany supports school choice, parental rights in education, and local control over curriculum decisions. He has backed education savings accounts and expanded charter school options, and has been critical of federal curriculum mandates and what he describes as ideological content in Wisconsin's public schools.Source →

Republican Platform

Republicans support school choice, including voucher programs for private and religious schools, and local control over curriculum decisions. The party generally opposes federal education mandates and broadly supports parental rights in schooling. Many Republicans oppose student loan forgiveness as unfair to borrowers who repaid their loans.

Democratic Platform

Democrats broadly support stricter gun safety measures, including universal background checks, red flag laws, and restrictions on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. The party frames these regulations as consistent with the Second Amendment and necessary to reduce mass shootings.

Tom Tiffany

Tiffany is a strong Second Amendment supporter who has opposed gun control legislation in Congress. He has voted against universal background check bills and has been a consistent defender of gun rights, arguing that additional restrictions infringe on the constitutional rights of law-abiding Wisconsinites — many of whom are hunters in the state's significant outdoor recreation culture.Source →

Republican Platform

Republicans strongly defend Second Amendment rights and generally oppose new gun control legislation, arguing that existing laws should be enforced more effectively. The party emphasizes mental health intervention, the right to self-defense, and opposes what they view as infringement on law-abiding gun owners.

Democratic Platform

Democrats view climate change as an urgent crisis requiring immediate government action. The party supports transitioning to clean energy through federal investment and regulation, reducing carbon emissions across the economy, and meeting international climate commitments. Democrats generally oppose expanding fossil fuel development on public lands.

Tom Tiffany

Tiffany has been skeptical of aggressive climate change policy and opposed the Inflation Reduction Act's climate spending. He supports Wisconsin's natural resource industries — forestry, mining, and agriculture — and backs an energy policy that prioritizes reliability and affordability. He has been critical of federal land management policies he argues harm Wisconsin's outdoor economy.Source →

Republican Platform

Republicans emphasize American energy independence through domestic production of oil, gas, and coal alongside renewable development. Many in the party are skeptical of aggressive climate regulations they argue harm economic growth and jobs. Republicans generally prefer market-based energy solutions over government mandates and oppose restrictions that raise energy costs for families.

Democratic Platform

Democrats generally support a multilateral approach to foreign policy, emphasizing alliances, international institutions, and diplomacy as the first line of engagement. The party broadly supports maintaining NATO commitments, providing aid to democratic allies, and engaging international bodies to address shared challenges.

Tom Tiffany

Tiffany supports a strong U.S. military and backs American alliances. He has raised questions about the scale of foreign aid, particularly to Ukraine, while supporting core U.S. strategic commitments. He has been a vocal critic of China and backs strong measures to counter Chinese influence in trade, technology, and agriculture.Source →

Republican Platform

Republicans emphasize American sovereignty, a strong military as a deterrent, and bilateral relationships over multilateral institutions. The party broadly supports robust defense spending and is skeptical of international agreements they view as constraining American action or requiring open-ended foreign commitments.

Democratic Platform

Democrats oppose cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits and support expanding both programs. The party generally favors raising the Social Security payroll tax cap on high earners to ensure long-term solvency and opposes any form of privatization.

Tom Tiffany

Tiffany supports protecting Social Security and Medicare for current and near-retirees. He backs ensuring long-term program solvency through economic growth and fiscal restraint, and has opposed tax increases as the solution to program funding challenges.

Republican Platform

Republicans support reforming Social Security and Medicare to ensure long-term fiscal solvency, which some in the party argue requires adjusting benefits or eligibility ages. The party opposes tax increases to fund the programs and some members have supported personal investment account options.

Democratic Platform

Democrats broadly support criminal justice reform, including reducing mandatory minimum sentences, addressing racial disparities in policing and incarceration, and investing in community-based alternatives. The party generally supports police accountability measures and evidence-based approaches to reducing recidivism.

Tom Tiffany

Tiffany supports strong law enforcement and has opposed criminal justice reforms he argues have increased crime. He backs mandatory sentencing for violent and drug trafficking offenses and has been critical of progressive prosecution policies. He supports adequate resources for Wisconsin's law enforcement community and corrections system.

Republican Platform

Republicans emphasize law and order, strong support for law enforcement, and tough penalties for crime. The party generally opposes reducing mandatory minimum sentences for violent offenses and supports prosecutors pursuing strong sentences. Republicans broadly oppose policies they view as undermining police authority or creating leniency for criminals.