Maria Lazar (R) says Wisconsin Supreme Court can't be bought as she accepts donations from several billionaires

During a recent forum, conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar said that she wishes she were friends with billionaires after taking several maximum campaign donations ($20,000) from prominent billionaires.

Lazar made the remarks during a forum held by the Manitowoc County Patriots on Jan. 28, during which she referenced a previous exchange with her opponent, liberal Chris Taylor. She claimed that Taylor was friends with billionaires while adding that the Wisconsin Supreme Court cannot be bought.

“She [Taylor] went on and on and on and, and, and I only work for big people who have lots of money and my best friends are billionaires, and I honestly wanted to stand up and say to her, ‘I wish. I would have such great vacations, I would fly on great planes, and I am not,” Lazar said. “The state of Wisconsin is better than this. It is not a state where you can buy this court.”

A Heartland Signal analysis of Lazar’s campaign contributions found that five wealthy individuals have given the maximum $20,000 donation to Lazar’s Supreme Court campaign committee, including Wisconsin’s wealthiest billionaire Diane Hendricks. Last September, Forbes reported that Hendricks, who co-founded and owns the construction supply company ABC Supply, is worth an estimated $22.3 billion.



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