Chris Kapenga
Republican Chris Kapenga, a certified public accountant and small-business owner, was elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in 2010. He represents the Delafield area west of Milwaukee.
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“The National Academy of Medicine points to a significant correlation between marijuana and psychosis, schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders, particularly in teenagers where the risk…
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In May, Wisconsin had its own test of mask effectiveness, when "we went from masks, to no masks, and there (was) no significant difference in…
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The Tony Evers administration is wrong to blame old computer software being used to process unemployment claims; it “has nothing to do with” the backlog.
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“The (COVID-19) cases are going up, but it's because the testing is going up.”
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Says it’s illegal to hold an absentee-only election or mail ballots to every registered voter
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“Car thefts (are) increasing in 8 of the 10 most populous (Wisconsin) counties.”
"The amount of interest" paid on the federal debt exceeds "total tax revenue."