Wisconsin Says No to Moms for Liberty

And other good news from the cheese state

In Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, voters elected three new school board members—Becky Derlein, Emily Kant Schlimme, and Steve Taylor—who defeated Moms for Liberty–backed candidates, including incumbent Joel Woppert, as well as Nicole Barker and Jefferson Davis. (Yes, an extremist candidate named Jefferson Davis. You can’t make this stuff up.)

The conservative organization didn’t just endorse these conservative candidates. They poured money into the race too.

Campaign finance reports from Moms for Liberty show thousands of dollars paid to Florida-based Gator Consulting LLC for “media-phones-texting” services supporting school board candidates across Wisconsin, including in the Menomonee Falls district.

Despite that influx of campaign spending, voters in this traditionally Republican-leaning Wisconsin community rejected extremist influence in their schools, signaling another significant loss for the conservative organization and a win for common-sense politics.

And that’s not the only good news out of Wisconsin this week! Judge Chris Taylor won a seat on the state’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, which means that liberal-leaning judges now have a 5-to-2 majority.

Remember when all eyes were on the last WI Supreme Court race? In April 2025, people across the country watched with bated breath as Judge Susan Crawford defeated Judge Brad Schimel to gain a liberal majority on the state’s highest court. It became the most expensive judicial election in US history, with total spending over $100 million — including $25 million from Elon Musk. Even Trump got involved.

It was a crucial race because Republican lawmakers were pushing for gerrymandered maps. Since Wisconsin is a swing state, their electoral maps have the power to change the results of national elections.

Now, progressive-leaning judges have solidified their control of the state Supreme Court. On the same day that Trump threatened mass atrocities in Iran to distract us, voters in Wisconsin secured fair elections in one of the most pivotal electoral states in the nation. Local action is how we win — now and for the long term.