He ran for re-election in April 2011 against little-known assistant Wisconsin attorney general Joanne Kloppenburg in a race that was viewed as a referendum on efforts by Republican Governor Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled legislature to curb the union rights of public workers in Wisconsin.
He ran for re-election in April 2011 against little-known assistant Wisconsin attorney general Joanne Kloppenburg in a race-controlled legislature to curb the union rights of public workers in Wisconsin. This race was viewed as a referendum on efforts by Republican Governor Scott Walker. This race was viewed as a referendum on efforts by the Republican.