His election will not be for another year-plus, but former Attorney Brad Schimel wants your vote after announcing his bid for state Supreme Court on Thursday.

Schimel lost to current Attorney General Josh Kaul in 2018 after becoming the state’s top attorney in 2015. He has served as a Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge since 2018 as one of former Governor Scott Walker's final appointments after his defeat. During his time as Attorney General, Schimel successfully defended attempts to overturn the state’s Voter ID laws and legislative maps. He also led efforts to battle the Affordable Care Act with several other states. According to the Associated Press, he told supporters on Thursday that “there is no check on this new liberal Supreme Court majority” after Justice Janet Protasiewicz won her seat earlier this year. He is slated to take on Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, who recently announced that she would run for a third 10-year term.

Republicans are still looking for more household names to run against U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin in the 2024 election. Businessmen Eric Hovde, Scott Mayer, and former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke have all been announced as possibilities. Still, UW-Stevens Point student Rejani Raveendran, Trempeleau County Board Supervisor Stacey Klein, and retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major Patrick Schaefer-Wicke are the only people to throw their hats into the race officially.

Picture from Schimel's rally event invitation