Ben Brist: Fighting to Stop Corruption and Lower Costs

Ben Brist: Army paratrooper and Iraq veteran. Brist will work with both parties to stop the corruption and stop data centers from raising our utility bills. He’ll take on drug and insurance companies to lower health care costs.

Bob Donovan has a long history of inappropriate behavior…

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Bob Donovan was found guilty of “peeping” in a college restroom

Bob Donovan pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge and paid a fine for peeking through a hole in a bathroom stall at UW-Milwaukee. He was ultimately found guilty.

– On Milwaukee, 2/24/16

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Bob Donovan was indicted on a federal corruption charge.

In 2005, federal prosecutors indicted Donovan, alleging that he made a false statement to the Department of Housing and Urban Development "with intent to defraud."

– USA v. Donovan, 2:05-cr-00178-WEC-WEC-1, Indictment, 7/13/05

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Bob Donovan made payments to a man accused of sexual assault.

Donovan paid former State Representative Joshua Zepnick a total of $3,645 in consulting fees and other payments between 2022 and 2024. In 2017, Zepnick was accused of two sexual misconduct allegations by two women.

– Donovan Campaign Finance Report, September 2024

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Now, Bob Donovan has been caught paying himself thousands in campaign funds for his second home.

In July 2025, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Donovan, in December 2024, began paying himself $850 a month from his campaign account for “staff lodging” at his old house, $5,950 in the total. However, he didn’t list any camping staffers at the time.

– Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7/20/25

Bob Donovan is a disgrace.

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