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U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, the Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor in the Nov. 3 election, voted last November for the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

The law requires the U.S. Justice Department to publish its unclassified documents in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. 

Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial on charges of serial sex trafficking of women and girls.

Some 3.5 million pages were released in January. Efforts are underway to force the release of more.

Tiffany’s Democratic opponent, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, claimed in an Oct. 20 ad that Tiffany “voted to block the release of the Epstein files.” 

That July 2025 vote was not up or down on releasing the files.

Tiffany voted no on a procedural measure related to a Democratic attempt to attach an amendment to an unrelated cryptocurrency bill. Voting yes could have led to a vote on requiring the files’ release.

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Sources

• U.S. House Clerk: Final Vote Results For Roll Call 289
• Congress.gov: H.R.4405 – Epstein Files Transparency Act
• U.S. Justice Department: Epstein Library
• Britannica: Jeffrey Epstein
• U.S. Justice Department: Department of Justice Publishes 3.5 Million Responsive Pages in Compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act
• New York Attorney General: Attorney General James Calls on Congress to Pass Second Epstein Files Transparency Act
• Congress.gov: House Roll Call Vote 194
• New Republic: 211 House Republicans Vote to Block Release of Epstein Files
• David Crowley campaign: Tiffany: Epstein Files
• U.S. House Clerk: Discharge Petition No. 9
• Politifact: Ashley Hinson voted for Epstein files’ release. What’s behind Democrats’ messaging to the contrary?

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