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SEYMOUR, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Governor Tony Evers says it will still be a couple weeks before he announces whether he will run for a third term.
A second Republican threw his hat into the ring Wednesday, with plenty of time for others to join ahead of the November 2026 general election.
While touring Skenandore Farm in Seymour Thursday, Evers said all sorts of factors will determine whether he moves on or tries to lead Wisconsin for another four years.
“Most of the things we’re thinking through is frankly personal,” said Evers.
Evers spoke on what could potentially keep him from running again:
“Maybe [because] I’ve just been doing this for 30-some years,” said Evers. “I’ve run for office, counting state superintendent, that’s one, two, three times. Three four-year terms there, two here [as governor]. That’s five. That’s a lot of time.”
Evers says he knows nothing about the second Republican to enter the race, Bill Berrien.
“A Navy SEAL is never out of the fight,” said Berrien in a video from his campaign. “We’ve seen that fighting spirit from President Trump. It’s the same fight it takes to run a Wisconsin manufacturing business.”
The 56-year-old manufacturing CEO spent $30,000 last year to support Nikki Haley’s presidential run.
“I’m an outsider and businessman, just like President Trump, and I’ll shake up Madison like he’s shaking up D.C,” said Berrien in the video.
Berrien lives in Whitefish Bay, not far from the first Republican to declare candidacy, Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann.
“My track record from Washington County speaks for itself. Reducing the size of government in every metric possible, by 25% in a number of ways,” said Schoemann.
The 43-year-old is a veteran who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom as a member of the Army National Guard.
“It’s really about the future,” said Schoemann when asked why he wants to be governor. “Our kids are leaving the state in droves… They go to other states for other opportunities and never come back. Now we’re starting to see the same thing with our retirees.”
“If I run, there will be one Democrat and then we’ll probably have a half dozen or more Republicans during a primary,” said Evers. “There’s always a lot of interest in this position. It will be big.”
The primary is still 13 months away.
Some other names rumored to be considering a run on the Republican side are Eric Hovde, Tim Michels and Congressman Tom Tiffany.
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