GOP Wisconsin Assembly Member Stepping Away From Politics

Another G-O-P member of the state Assembly has decided to step away from political life and not seek re-election. Representative Joel Kleefisch of Oconomowoc announced today (Monday) that he won’t run again. Kleefisch is married to Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch and he told reporters today that their daughters are 15 and 12 and have never known a parent who hasn’t worked in politics. He said, “it’s time they have one parent without a target on their back.” Kleefisch was first elected to the Assembly in 2004. He becomes the ninth Republican Assembly incumbent to announce they won’t seek re-election. Three Democratic members also have announced they won’t run again. Source:

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Ryan Backing McCarthy For House Speaker

With Paul Ryan not seeking re-election this November, decisions in the U-S House have to be made to replace him as speaker.  On N-B-C’s “Meet the Press,” the Wisconsin Republican says he believes California Representative Kevin McCarthy is the right person to be the next leader.  After former Speaker John Boehner resigned in 2015, McCarthy failed to get enough votes to become the Speaker of the House, which ultimately went to Ryan.  What’s changed since then, according to Ryan, is House Republican leadership came together as a team in 2015 and has gotten a lot done.  Ryan explained they put together an agenda, ran on that agenda and won an

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