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Tony Evers stated on July 24, 2022 in TV interview "We are number one in the country as far as our spending (COVID-19 relief) money on businesses as it relates to the percentage of federal funds that we receive." Facebook posts stated on August 3, 2022 in a Facebook post "Send your postcards to 5 key states to decertify fraud” in the 2020 election. Tim Michels stated on August 1, 2022 in Public statement On endorsing former President Donald Trump in 2024 Republican Governors Association stated on July 29, 2022 in Email "Governor Tony Evers gave counties the green light to defund Wisconsin's police departments." Mandela Barnes stated on July 17, 2022 in Debate “We have more oil and gas permits than ever before right now.” Viral image stated on August 6, 2022 in a Facebook post Photo shows a “massive” crowd at a Trump rally in Wisconsin on Aug. 5, 2022. Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 6, 2022 in TV ad “Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter "There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic." Robin Vos stated on July 8, 2022 in Twitter “The legislature has long maintained that the law never allowed these illegal drop boxes.” Francesca Hong stated on May 18, 2022 in 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." Tim Michels stated on June 23, 2022 in Twitter “My company was building the Keystone Pipeline when (President Joe) Biden canceled it.” Tim Michels stated on June 23, 2022 in Twitter The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by Joe Biden “killed hundreds of jobs, sent gas prices way up.” Sarah Godlewski stated on May 8, 2022 in Newspaper opinion piece "Fifty-four percent of Wisconsinites live in a child care desert." Ron Johnson stated on June 28, 2022 in Twitter "Thanks to failed Dem policies, beer is 9.1% more expensive." Donald Trump stated on July 9, 2022 in Social media The Wisconsin Supreme Court decision declaring ballot drop boxes illegal "includes the 2020 Presidential Election." Liberal Groups stated on June 2, 2022 in Public statement "Milwaukee’s hotels and restaurants are already filled during the summer. The RNC convention will simply replace those who normally visit our city." Cavalier Johnson stated on May 27, 2022 in News conference The RNC is “a $200 million economic infusion into our communities.” Mandela Barnes stated on May 27, 2022 in News release Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, his prospective opponent, has received $1.2 million from the gun lobby. Rebecca Kleefisch stated on June 8, 2022 in Campaign email “Joe Biden’s margin of the less than 21,000 votes in Wisconsin was the tightest of any state in 2020.” Tony Evers stated on June 13, 2022 in Campaign email “Wisconsin's archaic abortion ban is older than 20 states." Load more
Tony Evers stated on July 24, 2022 in TV interview "We are number one in the country as far as our spending (COVID-19 relief) money on businesses as it relates to the percentage of federal funds that we receive."
Facebook posts stated on August 3, 2022 in a Facebook post "Send your postcards to 5 key states to decertify fraud” in the 2020 election.
Tim Michels stated on August 1, 2022 in Public statement On endorsing former President Donald Trump in 2024
Republican Governors Association stated on July 29, 2022 in Email "Governor Tony Evers gave counties the green light to defund Wisconsin's police departments."
Mandela Barnes stated on July 17, 2022 in Debate “We have more oil and gas permits than ever before right now.”
Viral image stated on August 6, 2022 in a Facebook post Photo shows a “massive” crowd at a Trump rally in Wisconsin on Aug. 5, 2022.
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 6, 2022 in TV ad “Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.”
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter "There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic."
Robin Vos stated on July 8, 2022 in Twitter “The legislature has long maintained that the law never allowed these illegal drop boxes.”
Francesca Hong stated on May 18, 2022 in 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."
Tim Michels stated on June 23, 2022 in Twitter “My company was building the Keystone Pipeline when (President Joe) Biden canceled it.”
Tim Michels stated on June 23, 2022 in Twitter The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by Joe Biden “killed hundreds of jobs, sent gas prices way up.”
Sarah Godlewski stated on May 8, 2022 in Newspaper opinion piece "Fifty-four percent of Wisconsinites live in a child care desert."
Ron Johnson stated on June 28, 2022 in Twitter "Thanks to failed Dem policies, beer is 9.1% more expensive."
Donald Trump stated on July 9, 2022 in Social media The Wisconsin Supreme Court decision declaring ballot drop boxes illegal "includes the 2020 Presidential Election."
Liberal Groups stated on June 2, 2022 in Public statement "Milwaukee’s hotels and restaurants are already filled during the summer. The RNC convention will simply replace those who normally visit our city."
Cavalier Johnson stated on May 27, 2022 in News conference The RNC is “a $200 million economic infusion into our communities.”
Mandela Barnes stated on May 27, 2022 in News release Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, his prospective opponent, has received $1.2 million from the gun lobby.
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on June 8, 2022 in Campaign email “Joe Biden’s margin of the less than 21,000 votes in Wisconsin was the tightest of any state in 2020.”
Tony Evers stated on June 13, 2022 in Campaign email “Wisconsin's archaic abortion ban is older than 20 states."
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