Wisconsin Supreme Court hopeful receives big endorsement from NFL legend

Former Green Bay Packers prima backmost Brett Favre threw his enactment down Brad Schimel successful the contention for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Favre urged Wisconsin residents to ballot for the justice connected April 1.

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Hall of Fame backmost Brett Favre warms up earlier the crippled betwixt the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks astatine M. M. Roberts Stadium successful Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Sept. 8, 2018. (Chuck Cook-USA Today Sports)

"The aboriginal of Wisconsin is astatine involvement here," Favre said. "This is arsenic important arsenic the November election, and that was for the psyche of America. This is for the psyche of Wisconsin.

"Your ballot for Brad Schimel volition support Wisconsin and America winning. And you cognize I cognize a small spot of thing astir winning. When folks similar you vote, America and Wisconsin win."

Favre endorsed Donald Trump for president during the 2024 run cycle. He besides spoke astatine a rally for Trump erstwhile the Republican held a rally successful the state.

Schimel is simply a erstwhile Wisconsin lawyer wide and presently serves arsenic a justice successful Waukesha County. Republicans person warned that Schimel’s opponent, Dane County’s Susan Crawford, a wide considered the Democrats' preferred candidate, could enactment efforts to "draw out" 2 U.S. House Republicans successful aboriginal redistricting maps.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford earlier a televised statement connected March 12, 2025, successful Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Republicans person branded Crawford arsenic "dangerously liberal," citing enactment from billionaire George Soros, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, arsenic good arsenic activistic groups who enactment gender-transition surgeries for minors and allowing biologic men to vie successful women’s sports.

A root acquainted with the contention warned of Crawford’s candidacy arsenic portion of an ongoing "radical" displacement successful Wisconsin – some with wide Justice Janet Protasiewicz’ likewise contentious predetermination successful 2023 and Gov. Tony Evers’ determination to regenerate "mother" successful the authorities fund dozens of times with "inseminated person."

Republicans besides accused Crawford of signaling a willingness to "legislate from the bench," citing her past relation successful challenging the state’s elector ID instrumentality and her quality astatine a January lawsuit hosted by a wide donor radical aiming to unseat Reps. Bryan Steil of Janesville and Derrick Van Orden of Prairie du Chien.

Brad Schimel, lawyer wide of Wisconsin, speaks during a run rally astatine Weldall Manufacturing successful Waukesha connected Nov. 5, 2018. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Trump endorsed Schimel successful a station connected Truth Social connected Sunday.

Fox News' Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.

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