Amy Sikma
Background
Amy is a political and public-policy-research writer with more than 15 years of experience in Wisconsin politics, from the State Capitol to political campaigns to research and communications. Her first foray into reporting was covering the 2011 Wisconsin protests at the State Capitol for a small nonprofit organization with her mad iPod videography skills. Amy is a mom of three young children who enjoys reading, hiking and testing the limits of parental sleep deprivation.
Latest Articles
Tammy Baldwin holds off Hovde in swing state Wisconsin, keeping the Senate seat blue
PEWAUKEE, Wis. �Wisconsin three-term Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin has successfully defended her seat from Republican challenger businessman Eric Hovde. Baldwin narrowly won, with 49.4% of the vote to Hovde's...
Trump-endorsed former Navy SEAL holds onto Wisconsin congressional seat, bucking Dem challenger
PEWAUKEE, Wis. �Incumbent Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden has warded off his Democratic challenger in Wisconsin's costliest House race ever. Van Orden leads Democrat Rebecca Cooke 211,327 votes (51.4%)...
Trump secures Wisconsin victory in the 2024 presidential election
The Dairy State went for Joe Biden by just over 20,000 votes four years ago.
Swing state Trump voters say groceries, housing, insurance costs are too high �but Harris supporters say they don't feel the heat
The economy splits the ticket for voters in swing state Wisconsin, with Trump voters telling The Post their costs are higher now than when the Don was in office, while...
Libertarian Senate candidate says cheesy, misleading mailer a rotten Democratic trick
WATERTOWN, Wis. �A third-party Wisconsin Senate candidate says it's rotten that Democrats are targeting right-leaning voters with misleading messages to get them to vote for him over Republican challenger...
Wisconsin women say federal abortion access is a priority, even with restrictions, as issue drives voters to the polls
WATERTOWN, Wis. �Wisconsin women tell The Post that codifying Roe into federal law is a priority for them in this election, even if it involves some restrictions, mirroring polling...
Trump and Harris rally supporters at dueling Milwaukee rallies days from the election
“I’ve come today with a message of hope for all Americans ... I don’t want your money. I want your damn vote,�Trump told the crowd at his campaign event...
J.D. Vance says his message to Kamala Harris is 'you're fired' at AZ stop: 'Go back to San Francisco'
Follow the Post’s live updates for the latest news, analysis, polling and odds on the 2024 Presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, with Election Day approaching.
Trump closes in on Harris in Wisconsin, winning early in-person voters
The poll indicates a tightening in the presidential race as Kamala Harris' lead among likely voters shrinks to 1 point, down from 4 in September.
Swing-state Wisconsin's same-day voter registration a wild card in election's final week
Wisconsin's same-day voter registration means universities are fertile ground for the Harris campaign to capitalize on the youth vote.
Election live updates: Mark Cuban makes big admission about Harris border crisis, Trump tells veep 'you're fired'
Follow the Post’s live updates for the latest news, analysis, polling and odds on the 2024 Presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
In Wisconsin's hottest House race, Democratic challenger claims she's an immigration moderate — but the record says otherwise
WATERTOWN, Wis. �In Wisconsin’s most competitive House race, Democratic challenger Rebecca Cooke is positioning herself as a moderate on a top issue for voters, immigration �despite having criticized...
Sky-high voter turnout in critical swing state overwhelms system, causes delays
Wisconsin's first day of early in-person balloting saw soaring turnout that overwhelmed the statewide voter-registration system.
Dem Sen. Tammy Baldwin, with nine terms in Congress, pushes SCOTUS term limits in heated debate
The tense debate left had the candidates fired up.
Kamala Harris makes a brutal gaffe in speech to Wisconsin voters
Harris was in the middle of touting her tenure as California’s attorney general when she mistakenly bragged about standing up to America’s war heroes.Â
Swing-state ag groups offer rival endorsements for key Senate race
WATERTOWN, Wis. �nbsp;The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s endorsement of Sen. Tammy Baldwin �its first statewide Democratic nod in more than 20 years �has raised eyebrows in the Dairy...
Rural voters in battleground state could swing state in Trump's favor: poll
Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes are poised to be decided by voters outside major cities like Madison and Milwaukee.
Lee Zeldin sends a crucial message to New Yorkers from the swing-state campaign trail
WAUKESHA, Wis. �Lee Zeldin may not be repping the Empire State in Congress anymore, but after zigzagging the country making swing-state stops on the Team Trump Bus Tour, he...
Trump dives into Wisconsin Dem stronghold to promote school choice: 'The civil-rights issue of our age'
MILWAUKEE �Donald Trump dived into deep-blue territory this week, pitching voters on an issue not often discussed on the presidential campaign trail: school choice. Trump singled out Milwaukee as...
Republicans underestimate Tim Walz, warns fellow Minnesotan who played the gov in debate prep
Ohio Sen. JD Vance, who's shrugged off debate prep, should not underestimate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ahead of Tuesday night's face-off, fellow Minnesota ex-lawmaker Marty Seifert warns.