Dr. Kristin Lyerly
@kristinforWI
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OB/Gyn, boy mom x 4, 6th generation Wisconsinite, former candidate for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District, and host of “The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show”
Joined May 2020
My name is Kristin Lyerly. I'm the OB-GYN whose name is on the judgment that overturned Wisconsin’s 1849 criminal abortion ban. I'm also the mom of 4 boys, a sixth generation Wisconsinite, and the Democratic nominee for Congress in Wisconsin's 8th who will fight to restore our
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I saved someone’s life today by performing an abortion.
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FYI - “abortion up until the time of birth” only exists as a conservative talking point.
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Today, in a red little Wisconsin town, I canvassed with a woman who asked to remain anonymous. “My husband is a Republican, and he would object to me being here, but I had to do something.”.
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Rural northeast Wisconsin county fair experience:. Old white guy aggressively approaches me, angrily and loudly announcing that “no one cares about ‘that womens stuff’”…. …followed closely behind by women who quietly whisper to me: “yes, we do”.
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Does a woman have a right to emergency care if she is bleeding, in pain, and suffering from a miscarriage? RFK JR says “I don’t know”.
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My name is Kristin Lyerly. I'm the OB-GYN whose name is on the judgment that overturned Wisconsin’s 1849 criminal abortion ban. I'm also the mom of 4 boys, a sixth generation Wisconsinite, and the Democratic nominee for Congress in Wisconsin's 8th who will fight to restore our.
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OMG check out who is on Team Kristin!!! It’s Emmy-award winning actor and De Pere native, Tony Shalhoub!!!
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We need this doctor in the House! I'm running for a VACANT seat in WISCONSIN to be the FIRST pro-choice OB/GYN in Congress, and I need your help. Please like, share, and pitch in however you can:
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Independents in Wisconsin are increasingly supporting Harris over Trump, 61% to 39%. Here in Wisconsin’s 8th CD, where independent voters reign, we didn’t need a poll - this is exactly what we’re hearing at the doors.
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I’m Dr. Kristin Lyerly, running for Wisconsin's 8th district, and when elected, I will be the only pro-choice OB/GYN in Congress. Our official campaign launch video tells my story. Watch it, and then chip in to help us flip this open congressional seat blue:
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A man in his 60s approached me at a local diner today. Seething, he could barely get his words out: “I believe that life begins at conception, a sperm and, you know, and what you’re doing is wrong .” . I told him that I respected his beliefs, but I also reminded him that he did.
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I would like to understand what this “abortion up until the time of birth” that Republicans keep talking about really means. As a seasoned OB/GYN doctor and abortion provider with over 18 years of medical education, training, and practice, I’m not familiar with it.
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Hundreds of Rangers and northern Minnesotans showed up in Hibbing today to Rally For Democracy - We Are Rising and Resisting! . #democracy #minnesota #ironrange #itasca #resist #speakup #buildtheresistance
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Vice President Walz. I like it. I like it a lot!
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Hundreds of Rangers and northern Minnesotans showed up in Hibbing today to Rally For Democracy - We Are Rising and Resisting! . #democracy #minnesota #ironrange #itasca #resist #speakup #dylan #thetimestheyareachangin #BuildTheResistance
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We were driving in the country yesterday when we saw a farmhouse with both Harris and Baldwin signs but not mine, so we stopped by to offer them the federal trifecta. The couple was outside doing yardwork and, when I introduced myself and offered a sign, the tension was.
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Elon Musk wants to buy Wisconsin, but Wisconsin is not for sale.
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“I think government screws up more things, causes more problems or exacerbates more than they actually solve.”.– Sen. Ron Johnson. Super. Then get out of my exam room.
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Hundreds of Wisconsinites went to this event hoping to walk away with $1 million, but the big checks went to Republican insiders. That’s how Elon Musk and his cronies run things. PS: you’re not one of them.
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“abortion up until the time of birth and sometimes after” is a lie
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Today I met a woman whose biggest issue was abortion. “It doesn’t belong in the federal government, it belongs in the states,” she said. I offered that, if that’s the case, why doesn’t it belong with each of us, as individuals? She quickly agreed - we all need the FREEDOM to make
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An estimated 70% of Wisconsin’s dairy farm workforce are immigrants, and most of them are undocumented. Without them, we don’t “got milk”.
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A sixth generation Wisconsinite, @kristinforWI is an OB/GYN who will fight for women’s reproductive rights. She’s running to be the first woman elected to Wisconsin's 8th District—and we’ve got to make it happen.
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I received this message today from a friend in Canada who had been planning a business trip to the U.S. this winter:. “I will not enter the United States until you have a president who is not attacking my country.”.
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Here in #Wisconsin, a state that has only ever sent two women to represent us in Washington DC, we are on the cusp of doubling that number when we send me and @RebeccaforWI to the House tomorrow. And most of the Democratic candidates running for state seats in northeastern.
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THIS is what’s happening in the 8th CD!.
ICYMI: last night, we moved the open Biden +3 State Senate seat in Green Bay from Lean D to LIKELY D in the WI State Senate forecast - Ds are running away with this district and it may end up costing Rs the Assembly if there aren't enough ticket-splitters.
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Hey, Wisconsin Republicans, are you paying attention? The people are coming for you.
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Minnesotans are making history while Wisconsinites are languishing in 1849.
We passed the PRO Act off the Senate floor! After 15 hours of debate, we are tired but jubilant. When @GovTimWalz signs it, the right to make individual, autonomous decisions about reproductive healthcare, including abortion, will be codified into Minnesota law. #PROAct
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It blows my mind that Minnesota lawmakers are working hard to pass paid family leave while Wisconsin GOPs are focusing on ensuring that 14 year olds can legally serve them drinks.
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Remember all those Democrats who ran for office in Northeast Wisconsin last cycle? . Well, here we are, ready to take on 2025 with even more friends, experience, support, and over twice as many state legislators representing us in Madison this cycle. Let’s goooooooooooooo!!!
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Just announced - hospitals in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls are closing, making it harder for Wisconsinites in small and rural communities to access quality care, and our Republican legislators are spending their taxpayer funded time playing politics with abortion bans.
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I grew up in Kaukauna, the granddaughter of dairy farmers and paper mill workers so, for me, fighting for the people of rural Wisconsin is personal. In Congress, I'll deliver for rural communities on healthcare, agriculture, small businesses and more, so no community feels
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At the hospital this afternoon, waiting for a baby, a fellow staff member and Trump voter chased me down to tell me that she’s worried:. “I don’t understand what’s happening,”she said, “This is Hitl*r stuff.”.
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Wisconsin was the first state to ratify the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote, on this day in 1919 – that’s a lot of 19s! #Wisconsin #Women #Vote
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Wisconsin doctors went to Washington DC to talk with our leaders about fixes to Medicare payment, prior authorization, and other issues that affect our patients and colleagues but all Sen Ron Johnson wanted to talk about was…ivermectin.
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On behalf of my patients, friends, and neighbors who have grown their families with the help of #IVF, and my colleagues who offer this family building care, I stand firmly in support of full scope fertility services and against political interference in the practice of medicine.
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Legendary Green Bay Packers Coach Mike Holmgren and his daughter, Dr. Calla Holmgren are on Team Kristin! . This father/daughter pair, a Super Bowl winning coach and high-risk pregnancy doctor, uniquely understands the importance of outstanding leadership, building community, and
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Wisconsin’s own Sean Duffy, recently confirmed Secretary of Transportation, has issued a memo directing staff to give preferential funding to “communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average”, because apparently that’s a top priority in transportation.
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This is a real moment for change. WI-08 is an OPEN SEAT that we can flip, when we work together. #womenwinwisconsin
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The boys and I took some time yesterday to reflect on the past few months, what we have achieved and where we go from here. In truth, our campaign was a wonderful success. We outperformed expectations, helped other candidates win, and laid the groundwork for robust future
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"Law Enforcement for Lyerly" featuring Harry Dunn and Danny Hodges, two of the officers who sacrificed dearly to defend our democracy on January 6th and beyond. I couldn't be more proud to have earned their support, and their friendship. @libradunn @SemperWry #WI08
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Hey Elon, . We will take your money, but you can’t buy our votes. Love, .Wisconsin 😘.
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I have been a member of the Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition since 2020, working together with numerous organizations and citizens to bring a fair, bipartisan redistricting process to our state.
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🚨 BIG NEWS!!! 🚨 . Today at 10:00am CT in Green Bay, I will be announcing my campaign to represent the people of Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District! We hope to see you there in person, or virtually on our Facebook live at Kristin For Wisconsin. Let's GO!
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“We demand that you do your job and listen to us. We are the ones that you work for. Not Trump. Not Washington. Us.”. @RepTonyWied won’t show up for us, so we’re taking our concerns to him in the only place we can find him. #wisconsin #whereswied #trumpendorsedtonywied #standup
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All of the people - volunteers, supporters, neighbors, friends, family - the PEOPLE are keeping us afloat right now with just over 24 hours to go until the polls close!
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Elon Musk is up to $20 million in his bid to buy Wisconsin.
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Recent history might have you thinking that small Wisconsin towns are deep red, but that’s not what we’re hearing at the doors in communities like Clintonville and Wittenberg. These folks are independent thinkers and good people who have been neglected and starved of resources.
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We did it! We were the first campaign to turn in the 1,000 signatures needed to get on the ballot for both the special AND the general election in November.
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It was an absolute honor to meet Senator Elizabeth Warren today and moderate a panel including advocates for healthcare and labor, Sarah and John. We talked about policies that would make healthcare, housing, and groceries more affordable for the average American, in contrast to
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We’re gonna give Elon a real Green Bay welcome tomorrow. Grab your cowbell and join us!.
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This Wisconsin doctor just helped a Wisconsin momma deliver a beautiful baby boy…. …in Minnesota, where we both feel safe and well-supported.
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The Trump administration has cut programs that monitor everything from potential cancer clusters to work related injuries, keeping us in the dark about how healthy we actually are.
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@DrDonnica I’ll be the FIRST pro-choice OB/gyn in Congress, running in a vacant seat against a Trump puppet in the swing state of Wisconsin - this race is spicy and will likely become THE national referendum on abortion. Friends and colleagues, I sure would love your support!.
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Wisconsin is the only state that takes healthcare away from new moms just 2 months after they have their babies. We can change that. Reach out to your rep today and let them know that NOW is the time to expand postpartum Medicaid. #wisconsin #postpartum #medicaid #savelives #moms
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Thanks to you, we raised over $120,000 in the first 10 hours of our campaign with 3100 individual donors giving an average of $35 each from every county in the district and every state in the Union - and we are just getting started!!!
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Truth. I am beyond ready to come home and start providing full spectrum reproductive health care, including abortions, for my fellow Wisconsinites.
While it’s “uncomfortable” to resume abortion care before the judge issues a final ruling, a Wisconsin abortion provider told me today that she's ready to do so. "I have to trust the people on my team," she said. "I'm willing to put my career on the line."
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Mike Gallagher voted AGAINST the bill that is bringing $1B in broadband funding to the state (but was happy to show up for the photo op). Classic #MAGAllagher hypocrisy.
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This district is shaping up to be THE national referendum on abortion.
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It may be #WomensEqualityDay but here in Wisconsin it’s just another day where we don’t even have the freedom to make decisions about our own bodies.
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Pensacola, Florida has received more snow this winter than Southern Minnesota. But it’s fine, everything‘s fine.
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Donald Trump has blindsided healthcare providers all over the world by taking away critical resources that we use every day to treat STIs, help people access safe contraception, combat the youth mental health crisis, and much, much more…
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Do you see stars? That’s roughly where the state senators for the 1st, 2nd, and 30th districts live, all within about 7 miles of each other in Brown County.
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My Emergency Medicine colleagues are growing tired of telling sick people: no, you can’t get the #CovidVaccine when you have just been diagnosed with #COVID19. It’s too late.
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YES!!! Hats off to every Wisconsinite who has rallied, voted, written letters, joined in conversations and all the other work we have done to fight for #fairmaps - WE DID IT!!!.
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The people of deep red Shawano County held a listening session last week. Their rep didn’t show up, but we did. And they had a LOT to say. #wisconsin #representationmatters #wethepeople #speakup
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I just had a conversation with a bright, young, exceptional, community-minded lawyer with deep roots in Wisconsin who wants to make a difference in the world. He is seeking his first job out of law school…in Minnesota.
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Keeping my fingers crossed that Wisconsin isn’t far behind.
Breaking News: Michigan announced felony charges against 16 people in connection with a false elector scheme to overturn Donald Trump’s election loss in 2020.
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Every single seat in our state legislature could be on the ballot in the fall of 2024: 99 Assembly seats and 33 Senate seats. Add new maps and a pinch of voter enthusiasm and we could have ourselves a good old fashioned progressive Wisconsin again!.
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I love hanging out with this guy!. Today we were in Green Bay, talking about health care and how the ACA and the #InflationReductionAct decrease costs and increase access for the people of Wisconsin.
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The Chair of the Republican Party in Brown County wants those of us who rallied and spoke up to commemorate the Dobbs anniversary to stop:. “…polarizing everyone and making this a political, grandstanding issue.”. Our response: you first. And you can start by getting out of my.
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The #WIGOP legislature has refused to confirm @GovEvers SEVEN appointees to the @UWSystem Board of Regents. This likely means that, if we get a GOP Governor in November, every one of them will be immediately replaced. This hyper partisanship is NOT the #WisconsinIdea.
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A couple weeks ago I challenged @TonyWied to a debate. His team responded, and it looked promising. But now? Crickets. So, because the people of northeast Wisconsin deserve to know where their candidates stand on the issues that matter to them, we're holding a forum instead.
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I’m tired of living in a hotel. Tonight is the halfway point of a month away from home. I love delivering babies and taking care of women and families in underserved communities in Minnesota and Arizona, but I miss my family.
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First home game on a BEAUTIFUL Green Bay Saturday afternoon - we’re SO excited!!! 💚💛❤️ #GoPackGo
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Loved hanging out with Rep .@markpocan last night at #WisDems2023 who reminded us all that the road to the Congress restoring our reproductive rights runs directly through…Wisconsin.
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Guys like this are why I ride a bike 🚴♀️💨 !. Watch our new ad ⬇️
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Hey GOP,. Plan B is birth control, not abortion. If you have any other questions, you know where to find me.
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I’m the first-generation college student, mother of four boys, and OB/GYN doctor who fought to bring women’s reproductive freedoms back to Wisconsin… and won. My entire life, I’ve been told that I can’t do it all. But right now, I’m a mom, a practicing doctor, and I’m running
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Hello from downtown Appleton! The Outagamie County Dems office was PACKED last night for an enthusiastic event with supporters, members, and my fellow candidates. Although I live in the Green Bay Area now, Outagamie is where I grew up, which is probably why this felt like home.
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Celebrating my youngest son’s birthday tonight, my house is full of teenage boys: watching football, eating pizza, and excited to show me the stickers they got when they registered to vote! #youthquake #Wisconsin #LetsGo.
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My name is Craig Carlson. I have been a police officer for over 25 years, and I am on #TeamKristin. Here’s why:. I met Dr. Lyerly in 2020, in the midst of covid and a very troublesome time in policing. At that time, she was running for state assembly. After the George Floyd
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In my recollection, no GOP politician has ever reached out to me seeking information about abortion from a patient-centered, medical perspective and, when I have shown up to offer this information, they have been reluctant (at best) to hear it.
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This morning, as we were saying goodbye after a long visit, my patient told me that I was the kindest doctor she had ever known. I’m gonna carry that in my heart forever.
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So far, we have seen contributions from EVERY STATE in the Union in the first 4 hours since our official launch, and this movement is only getting bigger.
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Brad Schimel led the charge to repeal the Affordable Care Act when he was the Attorney General in Wisconsin, a move that would have deprived thousands of Wisconsinites access to healthcare #wisconsin #obamacare #aca #affordablecareact #healthcare #vote #crawford #supremecourt
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My opponent is good with abortion bans, even in cases of rape and incest, and even when more moms and babies die in states with bans. Watch:
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“We all do better when we all do better”. And that’s why I’m running for Congress.
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Our hospitals are flooded with COVID patients, cases continue to rise, we still don't have enough PPE. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos's response is: “Wisconsin’s lawless governor continues to rule by fiat and it must end." . They don't care about us.
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Not in my state.
Elon Musk is shredding the United States government. But that’s not enough for him. Now, he wants to buy Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court as well. 🧵
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Rob Cowles (SD 2) is the longest serving state senator in Wisconsin, first elected in 1986. Here’s his district, with his home located at the “O”, just across the Fox River from the rest of the district. It’s almost as if this district was specifically drawn for him…
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I'm running for Congress against Trump's handpicked candidate, wealthy heir Tony Wied, and I need all the help I can get:
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