Tip McGuire was born in
Somers, Wisconsin, in July 1987. He was raised and educated in southeast Wisconsin, graduating from
St. Catherine's High School in
Racine, Wisconsin, in 2005. He went on to attend
Marquette University where he earned his
bachelor's degree in 2009. He got involved in politics shortly after graduation, working as a legislative aide to state representative
Peter Barca from 2009 through 2014, and as a campaign field organizer for the
Democratic Party of Wisconsin in the 2010 and 2012 elections. McGuire defeated Gina Walkington and Spencer Zimmerman in the
Democratic Party primary election. He defeated
Republican Mark Stalker in the April 30 special election. He went on to win election to a full term in
2020, and was re-elected in
2022 and
2024. ==Electoral history==