Group headed by Eric Holder spends $140K to back Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Rebecca Dallet
Democratic group aiming to block Republican-drawn legislative maps headed by former Attorney General Eric Holder has purchased $140,000 in digital ads to help elect Milwaukee County Judge Rebecca Dallet to the state Supreme Court.
The National Democratic Redistricting Committee spent $116,666 in online advertisements to promote Dallet in the April 3 Supreme Court election and $23,333 in ads against opponent Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock, according to a Thursday filing with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission.
The group formed in 2018 and is working this year to eliminate Republican-controlled state governments by spending heavily in state races. In Wisconsin, Republicans control the state Legislature and the governor’s office, and conservatives control the state Supreme Court.
Dallet, who is backed by liberals, is promoted in a Facebook advertisement that includes a graphic with an image of President Donald Trump that says, “Protect Your Rights. Protect Our Court,” according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The advertisement also urges voters to head to the polls for a “special election” on April 3. Dallet and Screnock compete in a general, regularly scheduled election that day
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