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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.

 

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Latest Fact-Checks Of Rebecca Kleefisch

No evidence Michels personally pushed for gas tax increase, despite ties to groups that did
By Madeline Heim
August 5, 2022

“Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.”

Kleefisch off the mark with claim linking worker shortage and medical assistance enrollments
By D.L. Davis
August 2, 2022

"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…

Kleefisch campaign wrong that Wisconsin had smallest margin in 2020 presidential election
By Laura Schulte
June 23, 2022

“Joe Biden’s margin of the less than 21,000 votes in Wisconsin was the tightest of any state in 2020.”

Democrat Evers is not ‘a big proponent’ of defunding police, as GOP challenger Kleefisch claims
By D.L. Davis
May 20, 2022

Says Gov. Tony Evers is “a big proponent of this defund the police movement.”

Kleefisch didn’t have the power to cut taxes on her own as lieutenant governor
By Laura Schulte
April 13, 2022

“As your Lieutenant Governor…I cut your taxes.”

Yes, Evers gave COVID relief money to Planned Parenthood — but it’s not being used to fund abortions
By Madeline Heim
March 25, 2022

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."

Kleefisch misses mark with claim that the FBI will be targeting parents on critical race theory
By Madeline Heim
November 9, 2021

The Biden Department of Justice “would use the FBI to target parents who speak out against critical race theory.”

No, Evers didn’t say Wisconsin was ‘permanently closed’
By Madeline Heim
August 4, 2021

Says Gov. Tony Evers has declared Wisconsin “permanently closed” for business.

Yes, Wisconsin vaccine rollout among slowest in Midwest
By Eric Litke
January 20, 2021

“Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’”

Lt. governor’s count of Wisconsin job openings includes some out-of-state positions
By Eric Litke
February 23, 2018

"We have roughly between 85,000 (and) 95,000 open jobs in Wisconsin."

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