Matt Flynn
Milwaukee attorney Matt Flynn announced in October 2017 that he is running for the Democratic nomination for governor of Wisconsin in the 2018 election. A former chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, Flynn lost bids for the U.S. Senate in 1986 and 1988 and was defeated in contests for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978 and 2004.
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Says he was "not part of transferring" any priests accused of sexual abuse.
On whether he would seek to undo the Foxconn deal.
Says Foxconn "is under investigation in mainland China for securities fraud, environmental fraud and labor fraud."
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"Foxconn will not face oversight from any federal, state, or local agency to guarantee it complies with our wetlands protection laws."
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Under Scott Walker, "average wages, when adjusted for inflation, are lower today than they were under Jim Doyle."