By james art US Senate candidate Eric Hovde is set to visit the University of Wisconsin next Tuesday, October 29th. Hovde, a Madison native and UW graduate with a background in finance and real estate, is running for a seat in the Wisconsin Senate in November.
Hovde’s platform includes cutting national spending, securing the border and reforming the Affordable Care Act.
The event, titled “Energy and the Economy with U.S. Senate Candidate Eric Hovde,” will be held in Grainger Hall. During the event, Hovde will engage with young voters, a key demographic in this Wisconsin election.
Hovde recently made comments questioning the work ethic of young people, according to statements made at a Republican Women of Dane County event.
“I hire a lot of young people,” Hovde said. “The amount of them that can’t write properly and understand a good work ethic — I literally have to take a lot of these young people and start training them as soon as they get out of college.”
Hovde also questioned the legitimacy of nursing home voting.
“Well, if you’re in a nursing home, you only have a five, six month life expectancy,” Hovde said. “Almost nobody in the nursing home is currently voting, and you had … grown children showing up and saying, ‘Who voted for my 85- or 90-year-old father or mother?’
Those comments were later clarified by Hovde, who said he was alluding to fraud with older voters, according to the Associated Press.
“They tried to say I don’t want seniors to vote,” Hovde said. “I don’t even know how they came up with it.”
As the 2024 election approaches its final two weeks, Hovde is focused on connecting with Wisconsin voters. His opponent, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., is also a UW alumnus, against whom he has run numerous campaign ads and debated.