Is Hovde a Conservative Without Baggage?

News item:

...Hedge fund manager Eric Hovde announced his candidacy Thursday in Dane, and planned additional campaign stops in Milwaukee, Green Bay and Eau Claire. A native of Madison, Hovde has lived the past 24 years in Washington, D.C. 

His first speeches would indicate that he's a Ron Johnson-kinda guy.  This is a good thing, as Neumann, who has the right fiscal positions, has a track record of dirty campaign tactics, and Tommy Thompson is simply a RINO.