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Tom Tiffany: “Milwaukee is over $24,000 per pupil.”

Featuring: Tom Tiffany, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 7

CANDIDATE CONVERSATIONS: Speaking with governor candidates Tom Tiffany and David Crowley

Published October 1, 2026

Are Wisconsin schools being funded appropriately enough, in your opinion? So we are at the highest levels in the history of our state, over $18,000 per pupil. Milwaukee is over $24,000 per pupil. We put a lot of money into education. So I'm not adverse to putting more money into education. But we have to get control of property taxes. But it's tied to. (03:20–03:24)

STATEMENT

Asserts that Milwaukee's education funding is over $24,000 per pupil.

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“We'll end the 400 year property tax increase.”
Asserts intention to end a long-standing property tax increase.02:22-02:25
“We are at the highest levels in the history of our state, over $18,000 per pupil.”
Asserts that state education funding is at its highest level, over $18,000 per pupil.03:14-03:21
“The state went from a budget of $99 billion last year to $114 billion, a record increase.”
Asserts that the state budget increased from $99 billion to $114 billion, marking a record increase.04:12-04:19
“Property taxes are the highest in 20 years that just came out recently.”
Asserts that property taxes are currently at a 20-year high.02:32-02:37
“The last budget that I worked on in 2019, we passed the largest increase in K12 spending in a decade.”
Asserts that the 2019 budget included the largest increase in K12 spending in a decade.04:26-04:36
“Over $18,000 per student. Over $24,000 per student in Milwaukee.”
Reiterates that education spending is over $18,000 per student statewide and over $24,000 in Milwaukee.05:40-05:46
“We can get control of property taxes. We can return the budget surplus to the people.”
Asserts the possibility of controlling property taxes and returning the budget surplus to the public.06:48-06:55
“We reduced taxes. When I was in the legislature a decade ago. We put more money into school funding and we were able to keep control of people's property taxes.”
Asserts that a decade ago, taxes were reduced, school funding increased, and property taxes were controlled.07:13-07:23
“I support medicinal [marijuana] and then I think we need to see how that works out before we move on to the rest of it.”
Supports medicinal marijuana but suggests evaluating its impact before considering broader legalization.08:04-08:11
“I'm not sure we want the education system dependent on marijuana revenue. We have plenty of money in Madison.”
Asserts that the education system should not rely on marijuana revenue and claims there is sufficient money in Madison.08:10-08:19
“We had a tax cut, middle income tax cut that was there. We had the largest increase in educational spending.”
Asserts that there was a middle-income tax cut and the largest increase in educational spending during his tenure.09:00-09:08