• robocall@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Schmidt had been charged with a felony for choking another worker on his farm, but had pleaded it down to a misdemeanor Source

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      3 months ago

      Despite the controversies and the write-in campaign, the district’s heavy Republican tilt, created by Wisconsin’s strong Republican gerrymander, allowed Schmidt to easily prevail in the general election with 55% of the vote.

      ^Yaaay democracy…