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Eric Toney

Fond du Lac County District Attorney (since 2013)R

Race
Attorney General of Wisconsin
Election
2026-11-03
Opponent
Josh Kaul (D)
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Eric Toney is the Republican nominee for Attorney General and the Fond du Lac County District Attorney. He lost narrowly to Josh Kaul in 2022 and is running again on a public-safety message focused on the state crime laboratories, fentanyl and what he calls the partisanship of the current Attorney General.[1][2][3]

On the ballotAttorney General

2026-11-03

Josh Kaul Dincumbent
Eric Toney Rchallenger

Republican nominee; also the party's 2022 nominee for this office.

Biography

Eric Toney is the Republican nominee for Attorney General and the Fond du Lac County District Attorney. He lost narrowly to Josh Kaul in 2022 and is running again on a public-safety message focused on the state crime laboratories, fentanyl and what he calls the partisanship of the current Attorney General.[1][2][3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Eric Toney was raised in a law enforcement family, according to his campaign.[2] He graduated from Fond du Lac High School, earned a bachelor's degree in history and political science from St. Norbert College in 2006 and a law degree from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in 2009.[4][2] During law school he was a certified student attorney in the Fond du Lac County district attorney's office, and before he was elected district attorney he was an attorney at O'Rourke Law Offices.[4]

Toney was elected Fond du Lac County district attorney in 2012, took office in 2013, and was re-elected in 2016 and 2020.[4][2] His campaign says he has prosecuted cases ranging from homicide and sexual assault to drug trafficking, financial crimes and racketeering, helped establish the county's first Drug Court and chaired an Opioid Coalition.[2] He is a past president of the Wisconsin District Attorneys Association and, according to his campaign, was named Wisconsin's 2024 District Attorney of the Year.[2]

Toney won the August 9, 2022 Republican primary for Attorney General, defeating Adam Jarchow and Karen Mueller, and received 49.3% of the vote in the general election, narrowly losing to Josh Kaul.[4] He advanced from the August 11, 2026 Republican primary for the office.[4]

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On the record

Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.

  • actionIn spring 2023, after the 2022 race, joined Josh Kaul in urging the Republican-controlled Legislature to fund 16 additional crime-laboratory positions; the Legislature approved 3, per PBS Wisconsin.[5]

In their own words

Priorities

  • Fixing delays at the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratories: his campaign says he would end hiring freezes, fill vacancies, and set timelines and performance metrics.[6]
  • A plan to have state assistant attorneys general serve as Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys, so they can help prosecute gun, drug, human-trafficking and child-exploitation cases in federal court in Milwaukee County and around the state.[7]
  • Fighting violent crime and supporting law enforcement, per his campaign site.[8]
  • Addressing the fentanyl epidemic and what he describes as the partisanship of the current Attorney General.[5]

Statements, quoted without a stance

  • Protect legal access to abortion
    “I have not and am not advocating for any changes to the law in Wisconsin”[5]

    In an October 2026 PBS Wisconsin interview, about the 20-week limit that applies after the 1849 law was overturned

Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.

Profile: /people/eric-toney

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.What are the top issues in Wisconsin's 2026 election for AG? · PBS Wisconsin (Here & Now) · 2026-10-13 News report
  2. 2.Meet Eric Toney · Toney for Attorney General (campaign) Candidate's own words
  3. 3.Eric Toney for Attorney General · Toney for Attorney General (campaign) Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Eric Toney · Ballotpedia Reference
  5. 5.What are the top issues in Wisconsin's 2026 election for AG? · PBS Wisconsin (Here & Now) · 2026-10-13 News report
  6. 6.Attorney General Debate 2026: Josh Kaul Gives Failing Crime Labs an "A" · Toney for Attorney General (campaign) · 2026-10-11 Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Eric Toney Releases Plan to Add Crime Fighting Resources for Milwaukee County and Wisconsin · Toney for Attorney General (campaign) · 2026-10-14 Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Eric Toney for Attorney General · Toney for Attorney General (campaign) Candidate's own words