Wisconsin 7th District
Tom Tiffany (R) gave up the seat to run for governor. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
Who should win this race, and why?Say what you think. Other readers can answer you.DiscussMichael Alfonso
Republican · Trump-endorsed Republican, former podcast producer
ALiberty Score A100 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Alfonso has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Alfonso.
Raised $1,770,041 since January 2025: 71% from people, 23% from PACs and other committees, 5% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Fred Clark
Democrat · former state assemblyman and forester
FLiberty Score F52 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Clark has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Clark.
Raised $863,780 since January 2025: 97% from people, 2% from PACs and other committees, 1% the candidate’s own money. The filing at FEC.gov
Higher on Liberty Score: Michael Alfonso. Michael Alfonso: A, 100 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count. Fred Clark: F, 52 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Michael Alfonso, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Alfonso, so the grade above comes from this list: what Alfonso has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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In a debate he defended the US stepping in to stop the Islamic Republic getting a nuclear weapon.
“Iran is a country that has hated us for decades. President Trump had the bravery to step in and make sure that these people do not have a nuclear bomb to use against us”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing American action against the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme is the with side.
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In a debate he said the US should not be the world's policeman; he named no country or alliance in these words.
“we don't need to be the world's policeman anymore when we're $40 trillion in debt”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
No Ukraine, Taiwan or NATO is named, so it does not settle the measure.
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He pledged to make President Trump's tax cuts permanent, naming no tax on tips and overtime.
“I'll fight to make President Trump's tax relief permanent, including no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and tax relief for seniors.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Named tax cuts are the with side.
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In a debate he said government intervention in the economy fails and drifts toward communism.
“every time we see the government intervene, it messes it up and it goes to its far extremes with communism”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Rejecting socialism and state intervention is the with side.
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His issues page pledges to end race and gender ideology in classrooms.
“end Marxist race and gender indoctrination in classrooms”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing race and gender ideology in schools is the with side.
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In a newspaper Q&A he listed deporting people here illegally who undercut American labour.
“deport illegals devaluing American labor”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Deporting those here illegally is the with side.
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His issues page calls mass immigration harmful to American workers.
“Mass immigration, including programs like H-1B, hurts American workers and undercuts wages.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Restricting immigration is the with side.
Fred Clark, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Clark, so the grade above comes from this list: what Clark has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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He named Rand Paul's vote for a war powers measure on Iran as the reason he gives Paul credibility.
“he voted to have Congress have the war powers in order to basically confirm the decision of whether or not we should be at war in Iran”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Praising a war powers vote aimed at stopping action against Iran is the against side.
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Clark's campaign site backs ending the war with the Islamic Republic quickly, without naming a policy toward the regime.
“Ensuring the war with Iran comes to a quick, responsible end.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
A call to end the war with no policy named is unclear for anyone under the site's precedent.
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In a debate he said the war in Iran began with no plan to get out.
“this administration's war in Iran, which was started without a plan with no plan to get out”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Criticising the war with no policy named does not settle the measure.
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Clark's campaign site says the government's threats to silence voices of dissent violate the First Amendment.
“Trump officials have used the power of government to threaten and silence voices of dissent, clear violations of the First Amendment.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing government pressure to silence speech is on the with side of the free speech measure.
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In his campaign launch video he said Congress refused to stop a tariff war.
“we're all starting to pay more for the things we need because this Congress refused to stop an insane tariff war against our best trading partners”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing broad tariffs is the with side.
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In a newspaper Q&A he backed a federal public health care option open to everyone.
“providing a federal public health care option available for everyone”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
An optional public plan sits between private care and government-run care for all, so it does not settle the measure.
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Clark's campaign site backs tax reform that takes back tax cuts given to the wealthiest Americans and most profitable corporations.
“Meaningful tax reform that claws back 40 years of tax giveaways to the wealthiest Americans and our most profitable corporations.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Higher taxes on the wealthy and on corporations are against liberty on free markets.
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In a debate he said the federal government should not decide who uses which bathrooms.
“I don't think the federal government needs to be in the business of deciding who uses what bathrooms.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Bathrooms alone are not sport, prisons or a DEI mandate, so it does not settle the measure.
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Clark's campaign site says the country needs a secure border and to prosecute and deport criminals.
“There is no question we need a secure border, and we need to actively prosecute and deport criminals.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing a secure border and deporting those who break the law is on the with side of the border measure.
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