Veteran GOP State Senator Robert Cowles Endorses Kamala Harris For 2024 Election

Republican State Senator Robert Cowles has revealed that he will be supporting Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election.

"I plan on voting for Harris," Cowles said during an exclusive interview with the Civic Media show, Rational Revolution, hosted by Mark Becker, who was a former chair of the Brown County GOP, but was now involved with Wisconsin Republicans for Harris-Walz.

Cowles, who was nearing the end of his 42-year career in the Wisconsin State Legislature, also shared concerns about possible backlash and threats for expressing his views, but stressed he was joining other Republicans in supporting Vice President Harris.

"I really think this is one of the most important things I've done," Cowles said. "Hopefully, people will accept that and listen to me, those that have trusted me and believed in me will think about that, and if they're undecided, that we have to make a change here."

"Trump has to be defeated, and we have to protect the Constitution. And the country will go on, even with some liberal things that Harris might do, or might not do...You have to have the foundation of the Constitution, to protect democracy. If you don't have that, we will disappear."

During his talk with Becker, Cowles explained what motivated him to go public with his decision. He emphasized the importance of the Constitution and the need to protect democracy.

He reflected on the fight against fascism in World War II and thought about his family members who fought against fascist forces in Japan and Germany.

Cowles also remembered the soldiers buried across the U.S., including in Arlington. He expressed concerns about Trump's positive remarks about Hitler and his friendliness with Russian President Putin, whom the former saw as a clear enemy. Cowles pointed out that Americans need to show the same courage that people had during the World War II era.

Cowles has represented parts of Green Bay for the last 37 years, and was currently the longest-serving state senator in Wisconsin. He was first elected to the State Assembly in 1982, then to the State Senate in 1987.

Representing District 2 -- which covers much of Green Bay and parts of Brown, Outagamie, and Shawano counties -- he plans to retire at the end of his current term.