Wisconsin Senate Rejects Confirmation For Elections, Ethics Heads

The Wisconsin Senate has refused to confirm the leaders of the state’s Elections and Ethics commissions by a vote along party lines.  Tuesday’s vote was 18-13 against both Michael Haas and Brian Bell.  Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has repeatedly said he has lost confidence in their ability to be non-partisan.  Haas and Bell worked for the Government Accountability Board which investigated Governor Scott Walker and some conservative groups.  Republicans disbanded the G-A-B in 2015.  The two bipartisan commissions voted unanimously to keep Haas and Bell as leaders, but Republican senators disagreed.