Wisconsin Republicans fire eight more Evers appointees, including regents and judicial watchdogs

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the state Senate fired eight more of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees Tuesday, including two Universities of Wisconsin regents who voted against a deal that limited campus diversity and four judicial watchdogs who wouldn’t commit to punishing liberal state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz.

The Senate also fired a member of the governor’s domestic abuse council after Republicans accused the body of violating open records laws and taking what the GOP considered a stance against white people, as well as a member of the deferred compensation board, which administers a state retirement program.

The Senate has now fired 21 Evers appointees since the governor took office in 2019. The governor said in a statement Tuesday that he was “apoplectic” that Republican senators keep firing his appointees for no good reason.

“It’s obvious this is about Wisconsin Republicans exacting their political punishment and retribution on Wisconsinites who’ve volunteered to give their time, expertise and experience to serve our neighbors and our state,” Evers said.

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