Mark Neumann has begun aligning himself with members of Wisconsin's Tea Party movement and plans to attend a Tea Party event in Madison hosted by Americans for Prosperity and Tea Party Express Tuesday.
According to Chip Englander, Neumann's campaign manager, Neumann agrees with Wisconsin Tea Party members' beliefs in lowering taxes and reducing the role of government.
""Mark agrees with them that limited smaller government is better government and that we need to reduce wasteful spending and balance the budget,"" he said. ""The Tea Party is a diverse group across the state. He's actually fighting sort of alongside them when it comes to cutting spending and returning us to constitutional principles.""
Although the Tea Party trends conservative, Wisconsin members' close alignment with Neumann and the Republican Party of Wisconsin would be a break from the Tea Party's anti-mainstream political stance.
Englander said core values of the Tea Party fit with some of the values held by conservatives.
In recent weeks, high-ranking conservative figures in Wisconsin have begun to seek support from the Tea Party movement. Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Reince Priebus and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., spoke at a Tea Party convention held in March.
Englander said the details of Tuesday's event ""are still being worked out"" and would not comment on whether Neumann plans to speak at the event.
