Wisconsin is among the states where someone is mailing suspicious mail to officials connected to next month’s election.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission, as well as both of Wisconsin’s U.S. Senators, and even the people at the Marquette Law School all reported receiving mail on Monday with a “suspicious substance” inside.
“Unfortunately, my office received a letter with a suspicious substance inside – similar to what other elected officials have received nationwide. Thankfully, everyone is safe and the matter is being investigated by the FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service,” U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, said on X. “I appreciate local police and law enforcement for their work to keep the public safe.”
“A suspicious envelope was delivered to my Milwaukee office today at 2:38 p.m. CT,” U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, wrote in a post of his own. “The return address matched the description of letters sent to other congressional and state offices across the nation. My staff immediately isolated the envelope, cleared all staff members, and called 911 and the Sergeant at Arms. The first responders confiscated the letter, and thankfully, everyone is safe. Our office operations have now resumed as normal.”
No one is guessing who is sending the suspicious mail or if the same person or people are sending mail to elected officials and election managers in other states.
Law enforcement officials say Ohio’s secretary of state got some suspicious mail last week.
In Wisconsin, the suspicious mail comes as early in-person voting begins today.
The suspicious mail to the Marquette Law School Poll comes just days ahead of Marquette’s final poll of the election season in Wisconsin. That poll is due out Friday.
