Van Wanggaard
Wisconsin state Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, was elected to the Senate in 2010. He lost his seat in a recall election in 2012, but won the seat back in a regular election in 2014. He is a retired traffic investigator with the Racine Police Department and a former member of the Racine County Board of Supervisors.
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Says Gov. Tony Evers is asking the GOP to release money for PFAS, but "vetoed (a bill outlining) how to spend the money."
Wisconsin GOP state Sen. Wanggaard off-base with claim about suicide prevention, gun waiting periods
Waiting periods for gun purchases may not make a difference, because "If somebody's decided that they're gonna take their life, they're gonna take their life."
Foxconn “is the largest taxpayer in Racine County.”
No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an…
Says he opposes statewide mask order because it would require him to “wear a mask in my house, or walking my dog.”
"You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country."
"There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever."