Tom Nelson
In 2022, Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate. He was the Democratic nominee running in 2016 for the U.S. House seat held by Republican Reid Ribble. He has served as the Outagamie County executive since 2011. In 2010, Nelson won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor but lost in the general election. Nelson served in the Wisconsin Assembly from 2004 to 2010, and the last two years was the Assembly majority leader.
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“Title 42 has fueled the border crisis. In 2019, 7 percent of illegal border crossings were repeated crossings. Today the rate is 27 percent.”
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"Since 2010, student debt has increased by 102% and real wages have fallen by over 8%.”
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“Right now, two-thirds of the U.S. Senate is composed of millionaires.”
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Says Mike Gallagher’s plan "would cut Social Security benefits for two-thirds of seniors."
A $300 million stimulus allocation to Wisconsin "has led to the creation of tens of thousands of jobs in every corner of this state."