Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga, born February 12, 1979, was elected as a Republican in the fall of 2010 to represent the 14th District for the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was re-elected in 2012. He lives in Brookfield in suburban Milwaukee. Kooyenga, an accountant, is part of the so-called "CPA Caucus" in the Assembly. He is a U.S. Army veteran of the Iraq War and earned a Bronze Star for his service, his official bio states.
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Says minimum markup law goes beyond gas, tobacco and alcohol to make "many doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials technically against the law."
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"Tony Evers is cutting child support."
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Wisconsin has "the number one health care system in the country. Everyone in poverty now has health care"
"Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college."
"A lot of student loans are already refinanced by the federal government."
The University of Wisconsin System "is larger than any business in the state of Wisconsin."
Since Republicans took over after the 2010 election, "the graduation rate in Wisconsin has gone from 86 percent to 88 percent. The black graduation rate…
"We’ve used (generally accepted accounting principles) here in this building the last two years."
Wisconsin has "one of the most progressive tax codes in the country."