JD Vance heading back to Wisconsin Wednesday for campaign stop in Eau Claire

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance is heading back to Wisconsin on Wednesday for a campaign stop in Eau Claire.

It will be Vance's second stop in Eau Claire — and fifth trip to the state — since former President Donald Trump tapped him to be his running mate in July during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Vance spoke to reporters in Eau Claire just a few miles away from a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz in early August, headed to Milwaukee for an Aug. 16 visit with a small crowd of law enforcement and reporters at the Milwaukee police union , criticized Democrats handling of public safety during an Aug. 20 stop in Kenosha , and talked about the economy at an Aug. 28 visit to De Pere .

Vance is expected to focus on immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border during Wednesday's event in Wisconsin, which is scheduled to be held at 4:30 p.m. at the Eau Claire Event Center.

Vance has joked about his repeat trips to the battleground state, saying, "I basically live in Wisconsin now."

Despite his frequent travel to Wisconsin, this week's Marquette University Law School poll found Vance is viewed favorably by 37% of voters and unfavorably by 47%, with 16% having no opinion. In that same poll, 43% of Wisconsin voters viewed Walz favorably and 37% viewed him unfavorably, with 19% saying they haven't heard enough or didn't know.

Walz campaigned in Wausau on Friday and is scheduled to hold a rally in Superior on Saturday.