Wisconsin GOP primary pits war vet against political vet

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Wisconsin GOP primary pits war vet against political vet
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By SCOTT BAUER34 minutes ago
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In this May 29, 2015 file photo, Wisconsin Sen. Thomas Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, speaks at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Tiffany is seeking to replace U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy in the 7th Congressional District. (Michael P. King/Wisconsin State Journal via AP File)

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican primary race in a special election to fill northern Wisconsin’s open congressional seat pits a political veteran with deep roots in the sprawling district against a war veteran half his age with fewer ties to the area.

There are few major policy differences between the Republicans seeking to replace retired U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District — they both pledge allegiance to President Donald Trump — so there is an even greater emphasis on their vastly different life stories.

Tom Tiffany, who has been in the state Legislature for 10 years, faces retired Army Capt. Jason Church in the Feb. 18 primary. On the Democratic side, Wausau school board president Tricia Zunker, a justice on the Ho-Chink Nation Supreme Court, is trying to become the first Native American elected to Congress from Wisconsin. She faces a nominal challenge from Lawrence Dale, who has shown few signs of campaigning.

The primary winners will advance to face each other in the May 12 special election. Whoever prevails will serve out the remainder of the year and will have to run again in November for a full two-year term.

Given the strong Republican tilt to the district — Trump won it by 20 percentage points in 2016 — much of the focus and spending on the race has been on the GOP side. The seat represents all or parts of 20 northern and northwestern Wisconsin counties and is the state’s largest congressional district, geographically. .....................

[CaptYossarian]

1. They should both be committed. They're nuts.

[AllyCat]

2. Sounds like they are both qualified for a GOP post then!

[CaptYossarian]

3. In their ads, they drool over which one loves Trump the most.

According to these morons, it's the only reason to vote for them.

[AllyCat]

4. Yak. I wish northern Wisconsin would wise up.

[CaptYossarian]

6. The gerrymandering has that district saturated with rednecks.

[lkinwi]

5. I'm getting junk mail from "Club for Growth" supporting Tiffany about every other day.

Government overreach, cutting regulations, taxes, guns blah, blah, blah.