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About Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin with 1,630,866 votes to Donald Trump’s 1,610,184. As in other swing states, Trump and his allies challenged the Wisconsin results with baseless lawsuits and demands for unnecessary investigations. Wisconsin was the site of possibly the most audits into the 2020 election, with multiple government investigations … Read more
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About Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wisc.) was first sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3, 2021, representing Wisconsin’s 5th Congressional District. He is ran for reelection in 2022 without Trump’s endorsement and easily won in the state’s most Republican district. Earlier in the year, 10 Wisconsin citizens filed a lawsuit to prevent him … Read more
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About Michael Gableman is a former Wisconsin State Supreme Court justice. During his tenure (2008–18), he and fellow conservative justices ruled that “issue advocacy” did not fall within the purview of Wisconsin campaign finance law. The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) described that decision as “opening the door to unlimited funds [coming] directly from … Read more
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About Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) has represented Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate since 2011. Prior to getting involved in politics, he worked at PACUR, a plastics company owned by his wife’s family, initially as an accountant and eventually rising to the position of CEO. The Koch brothers and their network of dark money groups are behind … Read more
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About On Nov. 6, 2020, a Stop the Steal rally was held in Madison, Wisconsin to protest alleged election fraud in the state. Many of the protestors claimed that absentee ballots were received after an 8 PM deadline on Election Day in violation of regulations. The Trump supporters in attendance numbered only about 50, by … Read more
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Reince Priebus served as chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) from 2011–17 and also briefly served as Trump’s White House chief of staff from Jan. 20–July 31, 2017. Previously he chaired the Wisconsin Republican Party and practiced law in Wisconsin.
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About Tim Ramthun (R) is a state representative who has served in the Wisconsin State Assembly since January 2019, representing the 59th district. Prior to being elected to office, he claims to have been a management consultant and executive for “multiple” Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies despite having never earned a college degree and … Read more
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About Tom Tiffany (R-Wisc.) has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2020, when he won a special election to represent Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District. He won reelection in the 2022 midterms, is a member of the conservative Republican Study Committee, and serves on the Judiciary and Natural Resources committees. Prior to being elected … Read more
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About Ten Republican residents of Wisconsin attempted to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election by submitting fake Electoral College documents to Congress as part of the Jan. 6. 2021 certification process. According to the Wisconsin Examiner, then-Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald reserved a room in the Capitol for the Wisconsin fake electors to … Read more
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About A few hundred demonstrators rallied peacefully to protest Joe Biden’s electoral victory on the steps of the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison, and some also protested in front of the governor’s mansion.