U.S. House · Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District
Mike Thurow
CandidateIND
- Race
- U.S. House · Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District
- Result
- Glenn Grothman, projected winner
- Opponents
- Glenn Grothman (R); Bradley Smith (D); Matthew Arndt (G); Elizabeth Fitzgibbon (IND)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
Making housing more affordable by expanding the supply, cutting back on regulations limiting housing development, and banning investment firms from buying single family homes and apartments.
Loosen zoning rules to build more housing
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 6
2026-11-03
| Glenn Grothman R | incumbent |
| Bradley Smith D | challenger |
| Matthew Arndt G | challenger |
| Elizabeth Fitzgibbon IND | challenger |
| Mike Thurow IND | challenger |
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Making housing more affordable by expanding the supply, cutting back on regulations limiting housing development, and banning investment firms from buying single family homes and apartments.
Candidate survey says he wants to make housing more affordable by expanding supply and cutting back on regulations limiting housing development.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Mike Thurow, an independent candidate who describes himself as a firefighter, HAZMAT specialist and father of four, lost the November 3, 2026 election for the U.S. House seat in Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District to Glenn Grothman, receiving 1.2% of the vote to Grothman's 52.8%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News. He said he was running to continue as a public servant, and he had not held elected office.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
In their own words
Priorities
- Says he wants to break up monopolies he says price-gouge consumers and producers, and to make housing more affordable by expanding supply, easing development regulations, and barring investment firms from buying single-family homes and apartments.[3]
- Says that as a firefighter he wants more local input into public safety work and FEMA funding.[3]
- Says he would ban elected officials from trading stocks or cryptocurrency, push for term limits, and ban corporate PAC money in elections.[3]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Raise taxes on high earners or corporations
“We can lower taxes for regular Americans without raising the deficit by closing corporate tax loopholes, targeting wasteful government spending, and cracking down on fraud.”[4]
On his campaign platform page
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/mike-thurow
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.U.S. House · Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 2.Mike Thurow · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 3.Mike Thurow · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 4.Platform · Mike Thurow for Congress Candidate's own words