Eric Toney
Republican candidate for Attorney General in Wisconsin
Eric Toney
Republican candidate for Attorney General in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Attorney General winner?
$19.9K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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18%chance to win
$19.9KNOV 7, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleDistrict Attorney
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderMale
LocationWisconsin
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BackgroundDistrict Attorney
EducationHamline University School of Law (J.D., 2006–2009)
Notable personal detailsEric J. Toney is the District Attorney of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, first elected in 2012 and sworn in for a fourth term in January 2025. He is a career prosecutor and has run as a Republican candidate for Wisconsin Attorney General, including in the 2022 general election against incumbent Josh Kaul, and he announced another bid in October 2025 for the 2026 election cycle. He attended Hamline University School of Law and works in public prosecution and criminal justice.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Eric Toney presents himself as a conservative and supports free-market and deregulation-oriented positions. In a questionnaire, he said stricter environmental regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy, and he supported hydraulic fracking; he also said changes to the tax code and balancing the state budget are not under the Wisconsin attorney general’s purview.
Healthcare
Eric Toney selected a healthcare view favoring Medicaid and Medicare remaining available, with no additional taxpayer-funded healthcare programs. He also said healthcare changes are not under the purview of the Wisconsin attorney general.
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Immigration & Border
Eric Toney supports legal immigration but says illegal immigration must be stopped. He frames border security and enforcement as necessary to reduce drug trafficking, human trafficking, and violence, while saying legal immigration should continue.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Eric Toney said he would enforce Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban after Roe was overturned. He also said he would not rule out prosecuting abortion cases, including in situations involving rape or incest, and suggested expanding prosecutorial authority to enforce the ban across counties.
Climate & Energy
Eric Toney has not published a detailed climate or energy platform on his campaign website. In public remarks, he said he would protect water and air and review existing cases, while also saying he supports curtailing unlawful administrative overreach.
Public Safety & Guns
Eric Toney emphasizes public safety, backing law enforcement, and taking a tough-on-crime approach as attorney general. In his 2022 attorney general campaign, he said gun rights should be restored for people convicted of nonviolent felonies when they re-enter society.
Latest News
Eric Toney is back in the Wisconsin attorney general race, facing incumbent Josh Kaul in a rematch in the Nov. 3 general election. Both candidates have qualified for the ballot. The campaign is focusing on crime lab backlogs and funding, an issue Toney has discussed in past budget fights and campaign remarks.
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