Wisconsin Republican Party spokesman Charles Nichols called the additional security Barnes is receiving “appalling” and said he was misusing taxpayer money to “use the State Patrol as his own personal chauffeur service.”

Wisconsin’s Dignitary Protection Unit, which is part of the State Patrol, provides security to the governor, his family and staff. It also provides security to other elected officials, including the lieutenant governor and those visiting Wisconsin on official business, as directed by the State Patrol superintendent.

The records provided run from Dec. 28, 10 days before Barnes was sworn into office, through March 1.

The records show that Barnes had protection for seven days when he had no official events, based on the WisPolitics.com review. Three of those days were Sundays, when the only entry on Barnes’ calendar was church. Another day, a Saturday, all Barnes had listed was a 30-minute phone interview.

On one of the Sundays, Barnes received 18 hours of protection when he attended church with Evers in Milwaukee and then came to Madison six hours later.