Tom Tiffany

Tom Tiffany’s early chores included milking cows and feeding calves on his family’s dairy farm in western Wisconsin.¹ He attended public schools and worked his way through the University of Wisconsin River Falls before going into business.¹ He and his wife, Chris, operated Wilderness Cruises in the Northwoods for two decades and raised three daughters.¹

For 29 years, Tiffany also worked as the dam tender on the Willow Flowage, a job that earned him the nickname “dam man.”¹ His political career began in Little Rice town government before taking him to the state Legislature and Congress.¹ He won a special election to the House in May 2020 after serving in both chambers of Wisconsin’s Legislature.²

In Washington, he chairs the House Federal Lands Subcommittee, whose responsibilities include national parks, national forests, public lands and monuments.³ He also serves on the Judiciary Committee, including panels addressing immigration and federal surveillance.⁴ In January 2021, he voted to sustain the objection to Pennsylvania’s electoral votes.⁵

Against Democrat David Crowley, Tiffany proposes a 10% income tax cut for working families earning under $150,000, ending state taxes on tips and overtime, and returning the state surplus.⁶ The race pits that tax reduction agenda against Crowley’s proposed spending on health coverage, schools and child care.⁷⁶