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Robert Cowles
Robert Cowles
stated on July 12, 2024 Radio address:
“The most recent State Budget increased funding for the Department of Tourism by 98 percent.”
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By D.L. Davis • September 16, 2024
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on June 11, 2024 X, formerly Twitter:
Wisconsin had a “record-breaking year” for tourism in 2023.
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By Hope Karnopp • June 28, 2024
Tyler August
Tyler August
stated on May 3, 2024 Newsletter:
“Nearly 90% of all UW graduates stay in Wisconsin 5 years after they graduate.”
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By Sophia Voight • May 15, 2024
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on February 1, 2024 Public appearance:
Minnesota incarcerates “about a third of what Wisconsin does.”
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By Laura Schulte • February 14, 2024
Melissa Agard
Melissa Agard
stated on January 3, 2023 TV interview:
"Historically, our spring elections (including for state Supreme Court) have a smaller turnout associated with them."
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By D.L. Davis • January 10, 2023
Francesca Hong
Francesca Hong
stated on May 18, 2022 a tweet:
"In the Wisconsin State Assembly this session, more than 75% of GOP bills received a public hearing. Meanwhile, the GOP allowed less than 2% of Democratic bills to have a hearing."
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By Alan Hovorka • July 26, 2022
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on June 13, 2022 Campaign email:
“Wisconsin's archaic abortion ban is older than 20 states."
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By Laura Schulte • June 22, 2022
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on September 10, 2021 Twitter:
The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers.
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By D.L. Davis • September 24, 2021
Mark Born
Mark Born
stated on June 2, 2021 Twitter:
“Before the pandemic, just over 40,000 were on continuing UI claims. Now, there are well over 100,000 on state or federal UI benefits.”
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By D.L. Davis • June 18, 2021
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on January 3, 2021 a statement:
“Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state.”
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By Eric Litke • January 4, 2021
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on November 9, 2020 Twitter:
“Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.”
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By Laura Schulte • December 21, 2020
Tim Carpenter
Tim Carpenter
stated on December 11, 2020 a news release:
“Wisconsin is one of the few states that doesn’t allow absentee ballots to be processed before Election Day.”
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By Eric Litke • December 15, 2020
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on November 15, 2020 a TV interview:
"We heard from the Department of Homeland Security ... that this was probably the most secure election that’s ever been run in the United States.”
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By Madeline Heim • November 17, 2020
Robyn Vining
Robyn Vining
stated on October 25, 2020 an interview:
My 2018 election was the first time Speaker Robin Vos has lost a Republican-held seat
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By Eric Litke • October 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 4, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Wisconsin Republicans have not passed a single bill in 6 months.”
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By Eric Litke • October 7, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 5, 2020 a tweet:
"The GOP lawyer who helped Kanye West get on the ballot in Wisconsin is actively working for Donald Trump's campaign."
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By Haley BeMiller • August 6, 2020
Chris Kapenga
Chris Kapenga
stated on April 6, 2020 an email:
Says it’s illegal to hold an absentee-only election or mail ballots to every registered voter
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By Haley BeMiller • May 8, 2020
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on October 2, 2019 a newspaper:
Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it." 
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By D.L. Davis • October 11, 2019
Samuel Sinyangwe
Samuel Sinyangwe
stated on August 30, 2019 a tweet:
"America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors."
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By Bill McCarthy • September 6, 2019
John Hickenlooper
John Hickenlooper
stated on May 19, 2019 an interview:
"We beat the NRA with tough, tough gun laws" in Colorado.  
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By Tom Kertscher • May 30, 2019
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