Melissa Agard
Melissa Kristen Agard is an American small business owner and politician from Madison, Wisconsin. A Democrat, she is a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and minority caucus vice-chair. She previously served four terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, when she was primarily known as Melissa Sargent.
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Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential."
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“Since 1981, the state Senate has only rejected five executive appointments. The GOP today is more than doubling that number.”
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"Historically, our spring elections (including for state Supreme Court) have a smaller turnout associated with them."
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Cannabis reform "is supported by the majority of the residents of our state, including a majority of Republicans."
"No other country on the planet witnesses the number of gun deaths that we do here in the United States, and it’s not even close."
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"Youth usage of marijuana has actually gone down in states that have fully legalized.”