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Thomas P. Tiffany

Republican · Representative, WI ·7
Score Components
29 ELEVATED
Connection Density 20%
0 → 0
Donor Influence 10%
0 → 0
Silence Risk 25%
30 → 8
Contradiction Risk 25%
64 → 16
Intelligence Volume 10%
59 → 6
Constituency Deviation 5%
0 → 0
Voting Misalignment 5%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
Tiffany's '87% of hardworking Americans without federal student loan debt' rhetoric originated from a standard GOP messaging template. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) used identical language in a September 2023 press release, and the statistic derives from Federal Reserve data showing approximately 13% of Americans hold federal student loan debt.
secondary · 2023-09-05
Tiffany voted YEA on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on July 3, 2025, which the CBO projected would increase the national debt by approximately $3.3 trillion over 10 years — a direct contradiction of his May 31, 2023 statement that 'Congress cannot keep mortgaging the future of our children and grandchildren' and his 94.44% Limited Government rating from
secondary · 2025-07-03
H.R. 3746 codified the end of the federal student loan payment pause, effective 60 days after June 30, 2023, and prohibited the President from extending the pause further. Tiffany's stated opposition to 'forcing 87% of Americans without federal student loan debt to pay for those that do' was directed at the bill's failure to repeal broader student loan forgi
secondary · 2023-05-31
The Congressional Budget Office scored H.R. 3746 as reducing projected budget deficits by approximately $1.5 trillion over the 2023–2033 period. Tiffany's characterization of the bill as adding '$4 trillion to our national debt' is contradicted by the CBO score.
primary · 2023-05-30
Tiffany voted NAY on Roll Call 243 (H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023) on May 31, 2023, joining 70 other House Republicans and 46 Democrats in opposition. The bill passed 314–117. Tiffany was the only Wisconsin House Republican to vote NAY; the remaining five state GOP members (Steil, Fitzgerald, Grothman, Van Orden, Gallagher) voted AYE.
primary · 2023-05-31
Tiffany framed his opposition to Ukraine aid in explicitly domestic-economic terms as early as May 2022, stating 'working-class Americans are struggling to find baby formula at their local grocery store'—a rhetorical pattern linking foreign aid opposition to domestic hardship that pre-dated his 2025 SNAP cut vote by three years.
primary · 2022-05-10
Wisconsin's European Union export market was valued at $4.5 billion in 2023, the second-largest destination for state exports after Canada, with manufacturing representing 18% of WI-07's economy and agricultural exports including $617 million in record-setting dairy exports in 2022.
secondary · 2023-03-02
Tiffany has a comprehensive anti-Ukraine aid voting record earning an 'F' rating from Republicans for Ukraine, including votes against the 2022 Lend-Lease Act, the 2022 Ukraine Supplemental, and for three separate FY2024 NDAA amendments to reduce or eliminate Ukraine security assistance (Amendments 21, 22, and 25).
secondary · 2023-09-11
Tiffany was the only Wisconsin member of the U.S. House—of either party—to vote against all three April 2024 foreign aid packages: $61 billion for Ukraine (passed 311-112), $26 billion for Israel (passed 366-58), and $8 billion for Taiwan (passed 385-34).
secondary · 2024-04-20
Thomas Tiffany voted Aye on Amendment No. 22 to H.R. 2670 (Gaetz amendment to prohibit all security assistance to Ukraine), Roll Call 304, July 13, 2023—the amendment failed 70-358 with 149 Republicans joining all 209 voting Democrats in opposition.
primary · 2023-07-13
Tiffany was an active candidate for Wisconsin governor during the farm bill vote, having raised $2 million in his first reporting period (July–December 2025) and receiving Trump's endorsement in January 2026. His gubernatorial campaign materials included a slogan 'No Farmers. No Food. No Future.' while his farm bill vote cut food assistance that enables low-
secondary · 2025-07 to 2026-04-30
Tiffany's farm bill vote formed the second link in a two-vote chain: his YEA on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act, May 22, 2025) originally enacted the $187 billion SNAP cut, and his YEA on H.R. 7567 (April 30, 2026) permanently codified those cuts into the 2026–2031 farm bill authorization. He did not issue a press release explaining either vote.
primary · 2025-05-22 to 2026-04-30
Tiffany's WI-07 district received over $88 million in federal farm subsidies from 1995–2024, including $41,886,156 in dairy program payments to 1,517 recipients. The farm bill Tiffany supported boosted farm subsidies by $60 billion while cutting food assistance by $187 billion — a benefit-to-harm ratio of approximately 1:3 for programs affecting his district
secondary · 1995-2024
Tiffany's WI-07 district contains 83,490 food-insecure individuals (11.7% of the district population) and 34,470 food-insecure children (21.5% of children), per Feeding Wisconsin's Map the Meal Gap data. His YEA vote on H.R. 7567 locked in $187 billion in SNAP cuts directly affecting these constituents.
secondary · 2026-04-30
Tiffany voted NAY on the Crawford amendment to allow SNAP recipients to purchase hot rotisserie chicken, one of only 35 House members to oppose the measure (out of 419 voting: 384 YEA, 35 NAY). The amendment passed with sweeping bipartisan support on April 30, 2026. Tiffany's NAY means his low-income constituents cannot use SNAP benefits for the cheapest rea
secondary · 2026-04-30
Tiffany voted YEA on Roll Call Vote 154 for final passage of H.R. 7567 (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026) on April 30, 2026. The House Clerk's official tally confirms 224–200 passage with only three Republicans opposed (Fitzpatrick, Hageman, Garbarino). Tiffany was among the 209 Republican YEA votes, representing 98.6% of his voting GOP colleagu
primary · 2026-04-30
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Veterans population: ~36,000 (largest cohort: Vietnam era)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: R+27
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 2.25%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Race/Ethnicity — White (Non-Hispanic): 90.2%
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No connections mapped
BillVoteDateAlignment
2026 Farm Bill yea_unverified 2026-04-30 mixed
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Budget Reconciliation) yea 2025-05-22 mixed
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act yea 2025-04-10 aligned
Laken Riley Act (Senate Amended Version) yea 2025-01-22 aligned
Laken Riley Act (Initial House Version) yea 2025-01-07 aligned
National Defense Authorization Act for FY2024 — Gaetz Amendment to Cut Off Ukrai yea_unverified 2023-07-14 mixed
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Debt Ceiling) nay_unverified 2023-05-31 deviating
Last contradiction analysis: Never
reversal 90/100
Platform: "During his 2026 gubernatorial campaign, Tiffany criticized Wisconsin's 'billionaire loophole' in campaign finance laws, calling it a 'pass-through loo"
Vote: on "As a Wisconsin state senator in 2015, Tiffany voted for Assembly Bill 387 (Senate Vote SV0173), whic"
Tiffany now criticizes the 'billionaire loophole' — a fundraising mechanism he is actively using to raise $40 million for his gubernatorial run — but voted to create that same loophole as a state senator in 2015. The Wisconsin Examiner noted he 'vote
same_source_inconsistency 30/100
Platform: "Tiffany tweeted 'Weird. I was repeatedly told by Democrats that immigrants can't get welfare' in response to a Chicago Tribune article about 16,000 im"
Vote: on "The Chicago Tribune article Tiffany responded to specifically referred to legal immigrants, refugees"
Tiffany's tweet conflated 'immigrants' with 'illegal immigrants,' eliciting backlash because the Chicago Tribune article he responded to specifically concerned legal immigrants losing SNAP benefits. Both the tweet and the article it referenced come f
Last silence detection: Never
Refusal to hold in-person town halls since January 2025
456d silent
Expected position: As the representative for Wisconsin's 7th District, Tiffany would be expected to hold regular open forums for constituents to ask questions and voice concerns, particularly given hi
Request to clarify stance on Wisconsin's 'billionaire loophole'
144d silent
Expected position: As a gubernatorial candidate who criticized the 'billionaire loophole' while having voted for the 2015 Wisconsin Act 117 that created it, Tiffany would be expected to clarify whethe
Constituent-organized People's Town Hall on April 24, 2025
0d silent
Expected position: As the sitting congressman, Tiffany would be expected to attend a town hall organized by multiple advocacy groups on his behalf to hear constituent concerns about Trump administrati
No donor interests mapped
No constituency baseline modelled
No platform commitments archived
No committee memberships recorded
Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

ComponentWeightSignal
Silence Risk25%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Contradiction Risk25%Stated positions contradicted by voting record (recent findings boosted)
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups
Intelligence Volume10%Documented facts from verified sources (logarithmic scale)
Donor Influence10%Distinct donors with interests overlapping committee jurisdiction
Constituency Deviation5%Gap between district priorities and legislative focus
Voting Misalignment5%Floor votes contradicting stated platform positions

Each component produces a raw score 0–100. The weighted sum yields the overall score. Tier thresholds: Critical ≥ 45, High ≥ 36, Elevated ≥ 22, Moderate ≥ 10, Low < 10.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

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