{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/4/sens-johnson-baldwin-recommend-u-s-attorney-candidates-to-the-white-house-for-wisconsin-s-eastern-and-western-districts", "Sens. Johnson, Baldwin Recommend U.S. Attorney Candidates to the White House for Wisconsin\u2019s Eastern and Western Districts", "2026-04-30", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) sent a letter to the White House to recommend two Wisconsinites for consideration to be U.S. attorney for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin.\n\nThe candidates, Peter Smyczek and Chadwick Elgersma, were recommended to the senators by the bipartisan Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission that was established to provide recommendations for nominations during the 119th Congress for United States attorneys and federal judicial positions.\n\n\u201cI appreciate the hard work and dedication of Brad Schimel, who continues to serve the people of Wisconsin and remains fully committed to his role as first assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Wisconsin,\u201d said Sen. Johnson. \u201cMy bipartisan nominating commission with Sen. Baldwin submitted two well-qualified U.S. attorneys for the President\u2019s consideration. Peter Smyczek and Chadwick Elgersma will apply the rule of law and serve the people of Wisconsin\u2019s Eastern and Western districts well.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis is proof that the hard work of this commission and finding common ground can work,\u201d said Sen. Baldwin. \u201cThe candidates that the commission put forward appear well qualified, to have relevant experience, and committed to delivering justice impartially, and I support them moving through the next stage of the nomination process. Wisconsinites want these top law enforcement officials to work for them and uphold the constitution without fear or favor, and I will vet these candidates to ensure they meet that criteria and do right by Wisconsin families.\u201d\n\nThe full text of the Wisconsin Senators\u2019 letter of recommendation to the White House can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-01T06:06:26Z", "2026-05-01T06:08:22Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/4/sens-johnson-baldwin-recommend-u-s-attorney-candidates-to-the-white-house-for-wisconsin-s-eastern-and-western-districts"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9980269242078066, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}