For Immediate Release – May 2, 2025

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HOT Government Responds to Ellefson and Tomczyk’s Escalating Rhetoric: Accountability Is Not Division—It’s How a Republic Survives

WISCONSIN – On April 30th, Senator Cory Tomczyk and radio host Meg Ellefson intensified their campaign to discredit HOT Government, accusing us of “dividing” Republicans and blaming our watchdog group for risking a Republican legislative majority.

Let’s be absolutely clear: holding elected officials accountable isn’t “divisive”—it’s how a republic survives. We are not responsible for Republican election losses. The real blame lies with the failures of the Wisconsin Election Commission, the weak leadership of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, and voters responding to those failures—not to our fact-based investigations.

Meg Ellefson loudly criticized us for not protesting the issues she personally prioritizes—shouting that we’re “wasting time” by focusing on Senator Tomczyk, other Republicans, and ROFR. But we don’t answer to talk show hosts. Our focus is guided by evidence and public impact—not by what Meg Ellefson finds politically convenient.

Senator Tomczyk has suggested that Wisconsinites should ignore concerned citizens and groups like HOT Government and simply “trust him” because he’s supposedly studied ROFR more thoroughly. We welcome that debate. Our research is detailed, publicly available, and thoroughly sourced—and it stands ready to challenge his claims. If Senator Tomczyk can refute our findings, he’s welcome to try. Instead, he resorts to attacking our credibility.

We’ve attended listening sessions. We show up. We don’t hide. Our leadership and mission are fully transparent on our website. If Senator Felzkowski—or any legislator—has evidence that disproves our data on energy industry donations or the true impact of ROFR, they’re welcome to present it. Instead, voices like Ellefson and Tomczyk rely on ad hominem attacks. Their silence on the facts—and the silence of others—speaks volumes.

Rather than engage with those facts, Ellefson and Tomczyk downplay ROFR, dismiss the Trump administration’s documented opposition to it, and ignore the reality that Minnesota is actively working to repeal its 2012 ROFR law—after it triggered nearly 30% rate increases and violated the state’s mandate to keep electricity costs below the national average. Despite this clear warning, Wisconsin lawmakers are charging ahead on the same failed path.

We are not dividers—we are informed citizens demanding accountability. If that unsettles the political status quo, it says more about them than it does about us.