Bryan Steil (WI-01) Research Report The following report contains research on Bryan Steil, a Republican candidate in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional district. By accepting this report, you are accepting responsibility for all information and analysis included. Therefore, it is your responsibility to verify all claims against the original documentation before you make use of it. Make sure you understand the facts behind these conclusions before making any specific charges against anyone. Bryan Steil Opposition Research Updated: June 15, 2018 1 Table Of Contents Table Of Contents ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Summary Notes ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Biographical Summary ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Top Issue Summaries ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Issue Position Summaries ............................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Top Issues .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Steil Is Not Honest With Voters, Refuses To Answer Tough Questions ....................................................................................... 8 Steil Is Dishonest About His Relationship With Ryan, Is Closely Linked ..................................................................................... 9 Steil Paid Property Taxes Late, Became Up To Date After Ryan Retired ................................................................................... 11 Steil Worked To Ship Jobs Overseas ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Steil Is Out Of Touch With Regular Wisconsinites, Part Of The One Percent .......................................................................... 15 Steil Donated To A Liberal New York Politician .................................................................................................................................. 16 Steil Refused To Address Causes Of Gun Violence, Only Wants To Treat Victims After The Fact .................................. 16 Steil Is An Establishment Insider ............................................................................................................................................................... 17 Steil Supported A Resolution To “Chill” Free Speech On Campuses ........................................................................................... 19 Steil Is Willing To Blindly Make Cuts And Figure Out Details Later, Even If It Means Jobs Will Be Lost ..................... 19 Steil Is Not An Active Republican, Has Missed Key Primaries ....................................................................................................... 21 Steil Worked For A Law Firm That Represented Trump’s Allies In The Russia Probes ..................................................... 22 Steil Repeatedly Omits Key Parts Of His Biography ........................................................................................................................... 23 Personal Notes ............................................................................................................................................................... 25 Family Notes ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Education Notes ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 26 Steil Licensing Notes ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Work In Paul Ryan’s Office ......................................................................................................................................... 28 McDermott Will & Emery ............................................................................................................................................ 29 Steil’s Former Law Firm Represented Trump’s Associates In The Russia Probe .................................................................. 29 Regal Beloit Corporation ............................................................................................................................................ 30 Regal Beloit Shipped Jobs Overseas While Steil Worked For Them ............................................................................................ 30 Regal Beloit Has Shipped Wisconsin Jobs Overseas ........................................................................................................................... 34 Steil Held Positions With Several Regal Beloit Subsidiaries, Including Foreign Companies ............................................ 35 Charter NEX Film ........................................................................................................................................................... 38 UW-System Board Of Regents ................................................................................................................................... 39 Steil Claimed To Be The Lone Vote On Multiple Issues .................................................................................................................... 39 Editorial Boards Have Criticized The Regents During Steil’s Tenure ......................................................................................... 39 2016: Steil Was Nominated By Gov. Walker And Confirmed By The Senate ........................................................................... 40 Steil Supported And Defended The Controversial UW Merger Plan ........................................................................................... 40 Steil Supported Eliminating Humanities Majors ................................................................................................................................. 44 2017: Steil Opposed UW Budget That Froze Tuition, Raised Student Fees ............................................................................. 45 Steil Opposed Raising Tuition On Non-Residents ............................................................................................................................... 46 Steil Weakened Tenure Protections For Faculty ................................................................................................................................. 46 Steil Supported The Regents’ Free Speech Resolution ..................................................................................................................... 47 Steil Supported A Controversial Plan To Divide Funds Among Schools Based On Workforce Development Focus .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 48 Steil Voted To Remove Academics From Leading UW Campuses ................................................................................................ 48 Steil Pushed To Move UW System Trust Funds To Be Managed By State ................................................................................. 48 Janesville Generations Fund...................................................................................................................................... 50 Political Notes ................................................................................................................................................................. 52 2 2018: Steil’s Campaign For Congress ....................................................................................................................................................... 52 Steil’s Campaign Contributions .................................................................................................................................................................. 54 Barack Obama .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Donald Trump .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Evan Wynn For Assembly ............................................................................................................................................................................. 57 Nancy Pelosi