Senator Eric Wimberger
@EricWimberger
Proudly Representing Wisconsin's 2nd Senate District. Marine. Attorney. Candy Shop Owner (No, really!)
Earlier today, the audits @RepWittke and I ordered as co-chairs of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee to investigate so-called "diversity, equity, and inclusion" initiatives in Wisconsin's state government and the Universities of Wisconsin were released to the public. The…
Proud to honor Harold Otto with a citation from the Legislature celebrating his 46 years of giving back to the community through Pulaski Polka Days. A big thanks to Harold and his family for keeping this time-honored tradition going!
After receiving $256 million in new funding, UW regents thanked taxpayers by slapping higher tuition costs on its students. The UW is putting its administrators, bloated budgets, and DEI agendas before the needs of its students. fox11online.com/news/crisis-in…
Governor Evers vetoed new funding for governmental accountability auditors from our new State Budget. What is he afraid of? These auditors would have worked for the state's Legislative Audit Bureau, an award-winning and nonpartisan agency ensuring our state government is working…
Our Red Tape Reset is more necessary than ever to protect people from government overreach and cut through red tape put up by unelected bureaucrats.
The liberal WI Supreme Court just gave Gov. Evers’ admin a blank check to essentially write "laws" with no legislative oversight. WI is the 2nd most overregulated state in the Midwest. We need the Red Tape Reset now to stop unconstitutional overreach by unelected bureaucrats.
A recent decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court gives unelected bureaucrats unprecedented power to write administrative rules without legislative oversight. Governor Evers has only begun to test how far our far-left Supreme Court will let his big government agenda go.…
The Port of Green Bay's expansion will be fully funded with funds @RepBenFranklin and I secured in our new State Budget. This once-in-a-generation project will open up the region to new economic development, and strengthen Northeast Wisconsin's ties to the global supply chain.…
The 2025 NFL Draft showed Northeast Wisconsin off to the world, and the community showed up to make Green Bay the center of the sports world. Great to see these numbers demonstrating the Draft's impact. greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/loc…
Our new State Budget makes massive investments in Northeast Wisconsin's roads. ✅ $150 million for agricultural road improvements ✅ $100 million to help communities repair local roads ✅ $30 million for the Southern Bridge Connector project that @RepBenFranklin and I secured
Thanks to Rep. Dan Knodl for supporting my PFAS framework legislation. We need to adopt innocent landowner protections so victims of pollution aren't held responsible for contamination they didn't cause. gmtoday.com/daily_news/com…
Governor Evers chose to veto plans to close GBCI by 2029. GBCI can be closed with proper population management, but Governor Evers rejected that plan and is not interested in solving this issue. There's a better path forward for Northeast Wisconsin's public safety than…
Our new State Budget will take much of the Governor's illegal $175 million slush fund and put it towards funding priorities for all of Wisconsin. ✅ $115 million for statewide childcare initiatives ✅ $50 million for a grant program under the state's Building Commission ✅ $5…
More DAs in Northeast Wisconsin's courtrooms means fewer cases stuck in backlog, and swifter justice in our communities.
Always happy to work with the @WIFarmBureau to support our dairy famers and strengthen Wisconsin's title as America's Dairyland.
Dairy Processor Grants are essential for expanding capacity, driving innovation and improving efficiency for Wisconsin's $50 billion dairy industry. Thank you @reptoddnovak, @EricWimberger and the Joint Finance Committee for providing $1.2 million to support dairy processing.
The UW System is planning to thank taxpayers for a $256 million funding increase in our new State Budget by raising the price of tuition for Wisconsinites. Prioritizing budgetary bloat over serving its students is a terrible decision for the UW. wpr.org/news/universit…
Thanks to the $20 million investment @RepBenFranklin and I secured in our new state budget, the @PortofGreenBay's expansion will be fully-funded. This will chart a new course for decades of economic growth in Northeast Wisconsin. fox11online.com/news/local/gre…
Governor Evers vetoed the closure of GBCI from our new State Budget. Erasing deadlines that would fix our prison problem is not the way forward for Northeast Wisconsin.
Wishing a happy Independence Day to everyone in Northeast Wisconsin! I hope you can celebrate our nation's birthday safely with friends and family.
Despite signing the new State Budget last night, Governor Evers vetoed closing GBCI by 2029, as well as funding for new auditors who hold state government accountable. Wisconsinites deserve transparent, open government that works for them. Deleting auditor positions and erasing…
The 2025-26 State Budget has passed the Senate, with major wins I was proud to deliver as Northeast Wisconsin's only member on the budget committee: ✅$30 million for the Southern Bridge project ✅$20 million to expand the Port of Green Bay ✅New assistant district attorneys…
Proud to vote in committee to provide $1 million in additional funding for @uwgb's Rising Phoenix program. Rising Phoenix is a dual enrollment program that gives high school students from Northeast Wisconsin a head start on their college education.