Tom Tiffany

Main article: 2020 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district special election

Incumbent Representative Sean Duffy resigned on September 23, 2019, after his youngest daughter was diagnosed with a heart condition. Tiffany announced that he would run in a special election to succeed him. He won the February 18 Republican primary and defeated Wausau attorney Tricia Zunker in the May 12 special election. ^[6]

2020

See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin § District 7

Tiffany defeated Zunker in a rematch in the November 3 general election with 60.7% of the vote.

Tenure

Tiffany was sworn in on May 19, 2020. ^[7]

In December 2020, Tiffany was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania , a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated ^[8] incumbent Donald Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Tiffany was among the 120 House members, all Republicans, who objected to counting Arizona's and Pennsylvania's electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election. ^[12] Representative Scott L. Fitzgerald joined Tiffany in this objection. ^[13]

In June 2021, Tiffany was one of 14 House Republicans to vote against legislation to establish June 19, or Juneteenth, as a federal holiday. ^[14]

Political positions

Iraq

In June 2021, Tiffany was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the AUMF against Iraq. ^{[15] [16]}

Taiwan

Tiffany has expressed support for recognition of the Republic of China as a state. In 2023, Tiffany authored an op-ed in the Washington Times, stating that "the United States should lead by example and end this tired charade.” ^[17] Since being elected to the House, Tiffany has introduced legislation in every session to establish diplomatic relations with Taiwan. ^{[18] [19]}

In 2024, Tiffany introduced legislation expressing support for Taiwan's full participation at the World Health Organization, as well as legislation restricting the Department of State from using funds to enforce restrictions on "high-level communications" with Taiwanese officials. Both pieces of legislation were passed by Congress. ^{[20] [21]}

Syria

In 2023, Tiffany was among 47 Republicans to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21, which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days. ^{[22] [23]}

Russia

On March 19, 2024, Tiffany voted against a house resolution condemning Russia's abductions of Ukrainian children during the Russo-Ukrainian War. He was one of nine Republicans to do so. ^[24]

Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

Tiffany was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House. ^[25]

Committee assignments

• Committee on the Judiciary ^[26]
• Committee on Natural Resources ^[26]

Caucus memberships

• Republican Study Committee ^[27]
• Congressional Dairy Farmer Caucus ^[26]
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus ^[26]
• Congressional Taiwan Caucus ^[26]
• Freedom Caucus ^[28]

Personal life

Tiffany and his wife, Christine, have three children. ^[3]

Tiffany is Protestant. ^[29]

Tom Tiffany
Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from Wisconsin's 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office May 19, 2020

Wisconsin Senate, 12th District Election, 2004 ^{[30] [31]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican Primary Election, September 14, 2004
	Republican	Tom Tiffany	8,909	60.44%
	Republican	Gary Baier	2,998	20.34%
	Republican	William E. Raduege	2,828	19.19%
		Scattering	5	0.03%
Total votes			14,740	100.0%
General Election, November 2, 2004
	Democratic	Roger Breske (incumbent)	47,287	53.47%
	Republican	Tom Tiffany	41,119	46.49%
		Scattering	38	0.04%
Plurality			6,168	6.97%
Total votes			88,444	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Wisconsin Senate, 12th District Election, 2008 ^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, November 4, 2008
	Democratic	Jim Holperin	85,125	66.11%	+12.64%
	Republican	Tom Tiffany	43,595	33.85%	−12.64%
		Scattering	50	0.04%
Plurality			41,530	32.25%	+25.28%
Total votes			128,770	100.0%	+45.59%
	Democratic hold

Wisconsin Assembly (2010)

Wisconsin Assembly, 35th District Election, 2010 ^{[33] [34]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican Primary Election, September 14, 2010
	Republican	Tom Tiffany	3,708	63.77%
	Republican	Jeremy Cordova	2,107	36.23%
		Scattering	0	0.00%
Total votes			5,815	100.0%
General Election, November 2, 2010
	Republican	Tom Tiffany	11,830	58.09%
	Democratic	Jay Schmelling	8,515	41.81%
		Scattering	21	0.10%
Plurality			3,315	16.28%	+2.79%
Total votes			20,366	100.0%
	Republican hold

Wisconsin Senate (2012, 2016)

Wisconsin Senate, 12th District Election, 2012 ^[35]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, November 6, 2012
	Republican	Tom Tiffany	51,176	56.24%	+22.39%
	Democratic	Susan Sommer	36,809	40.45%	−25.65%
	Independent	Paul O. Ehlers	2,964	3.26%
		Scattering	45	0.05%
Plurality			14,367	15.79%	-16.46%
Total votes			90,994	100.0%	-29.34%
	Republican gain from Democratic

U.S. House of Representatives (2020-present)

Wisconsin's 7th congressional district special election, 2020 ^{[36] [37]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican Primary Election, February 18, 2020
	Republican	Tom Tiffany	43,714	57.44%
	Republican	Jason Church	32,339	42.50%
	Republican	Michael Opela (write-in)	18	0.02%
		Scattering	29	0.04%
Total votes			76,100	100.0%
Special Election, May 12, 2020
	Republican	Tom Tiffany	109,592	57.22%	−2.89%
	Democratic	Tricia Zunker	81,928	42.78%	+4.27%
Plurality			27,664	14.44%	-7.16%
Total votes			191,520	100.0%	-40.68%
	Republican hold

Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, 2020 ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tiffany (incumbent)	252,048	60.7
	Democratic	Tricia Zunker	162,741	39.2
	Write-in		218	0.1
Total votes			415,007	100.0
	Republican hold

Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, 2022 ^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tiffany (incumbent)	209,224	61.8
	Democratic	Richard Ausman	128,877	38.1
	Write-in		167	0.1
Total votes			338,268	100.0
	Republican hold

Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, 2024 ^[40]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tiffany (incumbent)	273,553	63.6
	Democratic	Kyle Kilbourn	156,524	36.4
	Write-in		307	0.1
Total votes			430,384	100.0
	Republican hold

References

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External links

• Congressman Tom Tiffany official U.S. House website
• Tom Tiffany for Congress
• Tom Tiffany at Wisconsin Legislature
• Tom Tiffany at Ballotpedia
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
• Profile at Vote Smart
• Appearances on C-SPAN

Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Donald Friske	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 35th district 2011–2013	Succeeded by Mary Felzkowski
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Jim Holperin	Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 12th district 2013–2020	Succeeded by Mary Felzkowski
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Sean Duffy	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 7th congressional district 2020-present	Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Greg Murphy	United States representatives by seniority 243rd	Succeeded by Claudia Tenney