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Asher Smale

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WI-04 Democratic nominee?

$20.8K

AUG 18, 2026

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$20.8K

AUG 18, 2026

Candidate Overview

Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.

Current roleBusiness development manager

Political ideologyProgressive Democrat

LocationWisconsin

BackgroundBusiness development manager

Notable personal detailsAsher Craig Smale II is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Wisconsin’s 4th Congressional District. He has filed federal committee paperwork for a campaign committee, Citizens for Asher Smale II, connected to a WI-04 House run. He operates campaign and civic/policy-related websites, including a campaign site for WI-04.

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docquery.fec.gov ashersmale.com en.wikipedia.org votesafe.org legislation.ballotpedia.org developer.ballotpedia.org fec.gov history.house.gov asherforcongress.com elections.state.md.us wbcounty.org thegreenpapers.com levforcongress.org americanelectionhq.com govinfo.gov congress.gov winnebagocountywi.gov clerk.house.gov reddit.com cookpolitical.com pbswisconsin.org politics1.com transparencyusa.org wgbw.fm badgervote.com washingtonpost.com browncountywi.gov superiorwi.gov co.walworth.wi.us arxiv.org instagram.com ballotpedia.org predictionedge.com facebook.com pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov acp.copernicus.org frontiersin.org cambridge.org illinoisattorneygeneral.gov votesmart.org justfacts.votesmart.org

Political Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Supports higher taxes on wealthy property owners (steep luxury taxes on owners of three or more homes) and advocates policies associated with expanded government programs such as single-payer healthcare and anti-corruption funding limits.

Healthcare

Supports universal healthcare and endorses single-payer systems as the best-performing approach; criticizes the Affordable Care Act and calls for replacing the current system that leaves families with high out-of-pocket costs.

Latest News

AINews Summary

Last updatedSep 2, 2026

Asher Smale is mentioned in coverage of Wisconsin’s recent primary elections, but the provided summaries do not say what role he played or how he performed. The main news is the primary itself and the broader fallout from prediction markets badly miscalling some Wisconsin races. There is not enough information here to say more specifically why Smale is in the news.

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Articles

NNewsBreak27 days ago