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Fitzgerald announces run for Congress
By: Associated Press//September 17, 2019//
Listen to this articleMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald is running for Congress to succeed the retiring U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner.
Fitzgerald announced his bid Tuesday on WISN-AM. He is the first Republican to enter the race.
His newly launched campaign website prominently features a picture of Fitzgerald next to President Donald Trump, who is giving a thumbs up.
Fitzgerald was an early and vocal supporter of Trump’s. The 55-year-old Fitzgerald has been in the state Legislature since 1995 and has been leader off and on since 2011.
Various other Republicans are eyeing the seat, including Fitzgerald’s fellow state Sen. Chris Kapenga, former Gov. Scott Walker’s son Matt Walker and Matt Neumann, the son of former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann.
Tom Palzewicz, a Democrat, is also running. He lost to Sensenbrenner in the heavily Republican district in 2018, gaining just 38% of the vote.
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