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| Religious fundamentalist, Wisconsin State Rep. Andre Jacque (R-De Pere), may be bad fit for state senate special election. |
The social extremist Jacque is widely considered the weaker of two Republican candidates who will face the Democratic Party nominee, Caleb Frostman on June 12.
The Republican Party leadership backed Jacque's opponent, Alex Renard.
The Republican Party primary voters had other ideas.
Jacque defeated Renard, 4,369 votes to 4,039 votes, (Anderson, Green Bay Press Gazette).
Jacque is known for his opposition to allowing women to make reproductive decisions and for his opposition to stem cells.
The Wisconsin special primary election was one of two primaries held last night, (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel).
The two special elections are remarkable because Gov. Scott Walker blocked the elections for months until he was ordered by three separate judges to follow Wisconsin election law.
The two districts holding special elections have not been represented since December 2017.
The special election will give Wisconsin residents in the districts representation from June through January 2019.
The current composition of the Wisconsin state senate is 18-14, Republicans over Democrats, with the one vacancy in dist one.
The Wisconsin state legislative districts are gerrymandered Republican, the subject of a United States Supreme Court case expected in weeks.
I received a flyer today from Republican Party of Wisconsin that was derogatory about Caleb Frostman. Data was from cfis.wi.gov. I checked it out. Caleb is on there but not Andre Jacque. Why not? Shouldn't both candidates be listed?
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