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Melisa Arndt (D) to challenge Jon Plumer (R) for AD 42

ByJay Selthofner Posted on09/20/2020 11:26 AM10/01/2022 11:53 PM Updated on10/01/2022 11:53 PM

Assembly District 42 (MAP) consists of parts of Marquette, Fond du Lac, Dodge and most of Columbia Counties. ### On September 14, 2020, WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters interviewed Melisa Arndt (D-Rio) who is running for the 42nd Assembly District in the upcoming general election. At the the 6:28 mark, she addressed she is a…

6th Congressional Candidates Cannabis Scorecards

ByJay Selthofner Posted on07/05/2020 9:33 PM10/02/2022 12:09 AM Updated on10/02/2022 12:09 AM

NORML is pleased to announce the release of our 2020 Candidate Scorecard. This extensive database assigns a letter grade ‘A’ through ‘F’ to states’ to elected officials. They have added a module for the upcoming elections in 2020. We are proud to release the ‘scorecards’ of the candidates in the 6th Congressional race. Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional…

Joni Anderson (D) vs winner of Republican Primary in Senate District 14

ByJay Selthofner Posted on06/27/2020 9:41 PM10/02/2022 12:10 AM Updated on10/02/2022 12:10 AM

The 14th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in central Wisconsin, and is currently composed of parts of Adams, Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Outagamie, Sauk (Wi Dells & Lake Delton), Waupaca and Waushara counties.(MAP) Advisory Referendums on Marijuana in 2018 passed 78% in Marquette County and 80% in Sauk County. Former Rep. Ballweg…

Julie Schroeder (D) to challenge Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R)

ByJay Selthofner Posted on06/21/2020 10:28 PM10/02/2022 12:11 AM Updated on10/02/2022 12:11 AM

Elected first in 2010, this Republican Jeremy Thiesfeldt is only known for authoring legislation to negatively impact marijuana consumers early in his career. During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Assembly Bill 750) which he failed to co-sponsor and really has only offered…

Aaron Wojciechowski (D) vs Dan Feyen (R) for Senate District 18

ByJay Selthofner Posted on06/12/2020 7:11 PM10/02/2022 12:12 AM Updated on10/02/2022 12:12 AM

As Assistant Majority Leader in the 2019-20 Assembly, Feyen gave early signs of hope to medical marijuana patients in Wisconsin during a April 2019 interview saying “he’s open to the idea“. During 2019, the Assembly Republicans prefiled a bill for the 2020 legislative session to create a medical marijuana program in Wisconsin (Senate Bill 683) which he…

Republican Candidate Tate Barber early marijuana statement

ByJay Selthofner Posted on03/14/2020 7:28 PM03/15/2020 9:13 AM Updated on03/15/2020 9:13 AM

I am an activist from the 41st Assembly District in Wisconsin. It is rural district with Ripon being the largest city within it, about 7,810 is the population. Ripon is in Fond du Lac County but not much more than the city of Ripon in that county is actually in District 41. Some quick stats:…

Alex Dallman, Green Lake County GOP Chairman Announces Run For 41st State Assembly

ByJay Selthofner Posted on02/28/2020 3:02 PM10/02/2022 12:15 AM Updated on10/02/2022 12:15 AM

EDIT 6/20/2020: author adding information about Dallman stance on marijuana reform: “My current stance on Marijuana Reform would be against legalization of recreational use. I am also currently opposed to medicinal, but I am more open to exploring this side of it.” He added on the topic of decriminalization: “For simple possession of small amount,…

Senator Olsen retires and Rep Ballweg pounces on first dibs

ByJay Selthofner Posted on02/24/2020 1:08 PM10/02/2022 12:16 AM Updated on10/02/2022 12:16 AM

I have been active with marijuana reform for over a decade. Both Senator Olsen and Rep. Ballweg seemed sympathetic back in 2009 while the Republicans were in the minority under a Dem controlled legislature. 2010 changed as Republicans took control and basically killed everything marijuana related, always. Since then, I really think both these legislators…

Republican Medical Marijuana Bill receives committee assignments

ByJay Selthofner Posted on01/19/2020 4:56 PM01/20/2020 9:32 AM Updated on01/20/2020 9:32 AM

The Republican Medical Marijuana legislation authored by Representatives Mary Felzkowski, Pat Snyder, Michael Schraa, Shae Sortwell and Senator Kathy Bernier has received Assembly Bill 750 and Senate Bill 683 and committee assignments for the 2020 legislative session. This bill would create a medical marijuana program to allow qualifying patients to access medical marijuana in Wisconsin!…

Michael Schraa from Oshkosh co-authors Republican medical marijuana legislation.

ByJay Selthofner Posted on12/31/2019 10:30 AM12/31/2019 10:30 AM

Rep. Michael Schraa is a Republican from Oshkosh and we have been working in his district forever and a day on the issue. With 99 Assembly Districts and not even all Democrats being up to speed on marijuana reform, education is constant, education is critical and education is key. Schraa is not a newcomer to…

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Rep. Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) 2019 Spring Survey Results

ByJay Selthofner Posted on11/21/2019 5:01 PM11/21/2019 5:20 PM Updated on11/21/2019 5:20 PM

Ballweg, Joan (R – Markesan)District 41 Telephone:(608) 266-8077(888) 534-0041Email:Rep.Ballweg@legis.wisconsin.gov I have been working on the issue for some time now, over 10 years. Rep. Ballweg has moved backwards on the issue. I first met her in 2009 and felt she at least in theory supported medical marijuana. However, over the course of months of getting the…

Republican Jon Plumer 2019 Spring Survey Marijuana Question Results

ByJay Selthofner Posted on08/12/2019 4:20 PM01/08/2020 6:31 PM Updated on01/08/2020 6:31 PM

Republican Jon Plumer from Lodi representing the 42nd Assembly District joined the GOP Spring Survey and had a question about marijuana for you, the constituents that live within the following area. https://maps.legis.wisconsin.gov/?asm=42&single=y Legalization of marijuana for medical and recreational purposes has been proposed. Law enforcement, educators and the medical community oppose legalization. Which best describes…

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Senator Feyen has conditions for backing medical pot

ByJay Selthofner Posted on04/01/2019 4:20 PM02/07/2020 9:31 PM Updated on02/07/2020 9:31 PM

As the Republicans hint of crafting their own medical cannabis bill in the 2019-2020 session, it will be important to keep the education train going about medical marijuana with this Senator from Fond du Lac: A statewide poll shows overwhelming support for legalizing medical marijuana, and a Republican from northeast Wisconsin says he’s open to…

Republican Jeremy Thiesfeldt 2018 Campaign Statements on Marijuana

ByJay Selthofner Posted on10/20/2018 4:20 PM10/02/2022 10:42 AM Updated on10/02/2022 10:42 AM

FOND DU LAC – The race for the 52nd District Assembly seat pits Republican incumbent Jeremy Thiesfeldt against Democratic challenger Kevin Booth — both of Fond du Lac. Thiesfeldt, 51, a former teacher at Winnebago Lutheran Academy , was elected to the Assembly in November 2011. Newcomer Booth, 27, is executive director at Touchmark on West Prospect senior living community in Appleton. …

Republican Michael Schraa 2018 campaign statement on marijuana reform

ByJay Selthofner Posted on10/17/2018 8:14 PM10/02/2022 12:05 AM Updated on10/02/2022 12:05 AM

The upcoming referendums will pass, we all know it. The “Cannabis Question” is being asked to all candidates and incumbents. Marijuana reform is on the agenda and is not going away. Remember these statements and these names, as some will make campaign promises, some will break them and some will champion marijuana reform that never…