Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch was the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin from 2011-19 under Gov. Scott Walker. She previously worked as a TV anchor and reporter, most recently with WISN-TV in Milwaukee. Kleefisch was defeated August 9, 2022 in her Republican primary bid for Republican nomination for governor.
Rebecca Kleefisch
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“Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.”
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"There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless…
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“Joe Biden’s margin of the less than 21,000 votes in Wisconsin was the tightest of any state in 2020.”
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Says Gov. Tony Evers is “a big proponent of this defund the police movement.”
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“As your Lieutenant Governor…I cut your taxes.”
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Yes, Evers gave COVID relief money to Planned Parenthood — but it’s not being used to fund abortions
Says Gov. Tony Evers gave $2.4 million in COVID relief money to Planned Parenthood affiliates throughout Wisconsin “to bail them out and fund abortions."
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The Biden Department of Justice “would use the FBI to target parents who speak out against critical race theory.”
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Says Gov. Tony Evers has declared Wisconsin “permanently closed” for business.
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“Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’”
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"We have roughly between 85,000 (and) 95,000 open jobs in Wisconsin."