Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker will give a speech nominating Vice President Mike Pence for re-election Monday night.
“It has been reported that Gov. Walker will be nominating Vice President Pence, and we couldn’t be more proud to have Wisconsin represented in prime time,” Republican Party of Wisconsin chairman Andrew Hitt told the Wisconsin State Journal. “Next week’s convention is a great opportunity to hear an optimistic message from those who have seen benefits from the conservative policies of President Trump.”
Other than Walker, the Wisconsin presence at the convention looks pretty thin.
After a week of sharp criticism from the Republican Party and President Donald Trump himself for the Democratic National Convention’s treatment of Wisconsin, there are just a couple of Cheeseheads on the official list of speakers at the Republican National Convention. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, they are John Peterson, owner and chief executive of Schuette Metals in Rothschild, and Debbie Flood, president of Melron Corporation in Schofield.
The lack of a strong Wisconsin presence at the convention is a sign of the decline of the national influence of the Republican Party of Wisconsin. Just four years ago, Paul Ryan was the Speaker of the House, Reince Priebus was the chairman of the Republican National Committee and Walker himself was a candidate for president briefly.
Last week Democrats were criticized after their convention was downsized, former Vice President Joe Biden refused to travel to Wisconsin, the convention logo was changed to remove Wisconsin, and the most prominent events were actually held in Biden’s home state of Delaware.
Meanwhile, Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Donald Trump Jr all visited the state last week, filling the political VIP vacuum.
Here is the list of speakers from the Trump campaign website:
Monday speakers include:
Senator Tim Scott (R-SC)
House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01)
Representative Matt Gaetz (FL-01)
Representative Jim Jordan (OH-04)
Former Ambassador Nikki Haley
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel
Georgia State Representative Vernon Jones
Amy Johnson Ford
Kimberly Guilfoyle
Natalie Harp
Charlie Kirk
Kim Klacik
Mark and Patricia McCloskey
Sean Parnell
Andrew Pollack
Donald Trump, Jr.
Tanya Weinreis
Tuesday speakers include:
First Lady Melania Trump
The Honorable Mike Pompeo
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi
Abby Johnson
Jason Joyce
Myron Lizer
Mary Ann Mendoza
Megan Pauley
Cris Peterson
John Peterson
Nicholas Sandmann
Eric Trump
Tiffany Trump
Wednesday speakers include:
Vice President Mike Pence
Second Lady Karen Pence
Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA)
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem
Representative Dan Crenshaw (TX-02)
Representative Elise Stefanik (NY-21)
Representative Lee Zeldin (NY-01)
Former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell
The Honorable Kellyanne Conway
The Honorable Keith Kellogg
Jack Brewer
Sister Dede Byrne
Madison Cawthorn
Scott Dane
Clarence Henderson
Ryan Holets
Michael McHale
Burgess Owens
Lara Trump
Thursday speakers include:
President Donald J. Trump
The Honorable Ben Carson
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR)
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23)
Representative Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02)
The Honorable Ivanka Trump
The Honorable Ja’Ron Smith
Ann Dorn
Debbie Flood
Rudy Giuliani
Franklin Graham
Alice Johnson
Wade Mayfield
Carl and Marsha Mueller
Dana White
