Leah Vukmir – Leah Vukmir cites old vote in claim against Tammy Baldwin over school safety

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Leah Vukmir cites old vote in claim against Tammy Baldwin over school safety

Does Democrat Tammy Baldwin oppose tougher punishments for crimes that happen near schools? That’s what Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Leah Vukmir claimed in a June 1, 2018, news release. In it, Vukmir claimed that Baldwin’s record shows her "opposing harsher punishments for criminals who commit violent crimes near schools." The state senator, who is one of the two major Republican candidates hoping to face Baldwin in November, repeated the claim a few days later on The Jay Weber Show on WISN-AM. But is the claim as straightforward as it seems? Here’s the evidence: Baldwin’s 1995 vote The claim is …

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