Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley raised no money for reelection through end of June
Bradley, a member of the court's conservative minority, is up for a new 10-year term on the court next year. She has not yet announced whether she will run again.
But in April, Bradley told WisPolitics.com that she planned to run again to "ensure that there is a voice for the constitution and for the rule of law to preserve that in the state of Wisconsin."
Liberal state Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor, who is running for the seat, raised more than $583,000 since she launched her campaign in May, according to her campaign.
Taylor is outpacing liberal Justice-elect Susan Crawford's $460,000 haul in the same timeframe during what became the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history.
The 2025 race, in which Crawford defeated conservative Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel, topped $100 million in spending. Crawford's victory over Schimel, a former Republican attorney general, cemented liberal control of the seven-member body until at least 2028.
While Wisconsin Supreme Court races are officially nonpartisan, justices on the court typically lean liberal or conservative. In recent years, the race has become increasingly polarized, with partisan groups continuing to back their party's preferred candidate.
Liberal candidates have won four of the last five Supreme Court elections, each by double digits. In 2023, the court flipped to a liberal majority for the first time in 15 years with the election of Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
While ideological control is not up for grabs in the April 2026 election, a Taylor victory would cement the court's liberal majority to 5-2.
State Appeals Judge Maria Lazar has been floated as a potential candidate for conservatives if Bradley ultimately decides not to run. Lazar also raised no money during the latest reporting period, however.
Anika Rickard, a spokeswoman for the Republican Party of Wisconsin, said in a statement to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the party is "already laying the groundwork to inform voters of Chris Taylor's radical record of judicial activism."
"No amount of money will be able to rewrite her record as a legislator and a judge. Wisconsin voters will not be deceived and will see Taylor's true colors," Rickard said.
Bradley did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.
Anna Kleiber can be reached at akleiber@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Rebecca Bradley raised no money for Wisconsin Supreme Court race
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