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Peter Barca

Peter Barca

Peter Barca, a Kenosha native and Democrat, has served two stints in the state Assembly. He was first elected in 1984 before resigning after winning a U.S. House seat in 1993. He served one term in Congress, losing re-election to Mark Neumann. Barca served in various governmental and private-sector posts before winning election to the Assembly in 2008. He was elected Minority Leader of the Assembly Democrats in 2011.

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Peter Barca
stated on January 10, 2017 a news conference:

Wisconsin’s middle class is the "most diminished" in the United States.

False

By Jonathan Anderson • January 20, 2017

Peter Barca
stated on March 12, 2015 a televised interview:

"The average faculty member at UW-Madison brings in close to a quarter million dollars a year" in grant money.

Mostly True

By Dave Umhoefer • March 23, 2015

Peter Barca
stated on November 7, 2014 an interview:

Republicans approved 12 times larger tax breaks for "people making over 350 grand" than for "the average middle-class person."

Mostly True

By Dave Umhoefer • November 14, 2014

Peter Barca
stated on August 7, 2013 an interview:

Under a new law regulating abortions, "Even if you're raped, if you don't report it in the first 30 days, the Republicans will force you to have an ultrasound."

Half-True

By Dave Umhoefer • August 22, 2013

Peter Barca
stated on June 5, 2013 a fund-raising email:

Under Republican-backed state budget, the state education agency estimates expansion of Wisconsin’s school voucher program "could cost nearly $2 billion annually"

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By Tom Kertscher • June 26, 2013

Peter Barca
stated on February 19, 2013 an interview:

"You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • February 24, 2013

Peter Barca
stated on June 8, 2012 a speech:

"70 percent of the people who voted" on June 5, 2012, "just didn’t feel comfortable with the recall of the governor," weakening any idea that Wisconsin is "fully behind this Walker agenda."

Half-True

By Dave Umhoefer • June 22, 2012

Peter Barca
stated on June 25, 2011 a newspaper column and other statements:

Says new GOP Wisconsin Assembly members "voted to take funding away from their public schools in their districts to give it to private Milwaukee voucher schools."

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By Tom Kertscher • July 13, 2011

Peter Barca
stated on June 14, 2011 a television interview:

"Two thirds of the people in Wisconsin strongly disagree with this idea of permanently taking away people’s rights to collective bargaining."

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By Dave Umhoefer • June 22, 2011

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