A former politician from this area is voicing his concerns over the current political climate in our country.  Dave Hutchinson, a Republican who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 1st District from 1995-2001, says he watched a lot of the recent Democratic and Republican National Conventions and came away impressed by both parties during this important election year.  He says one negative take away from President Donald Trump’s acceptance speech on the last night of the convention was the setting.

Hutchinson also questioned the choice of normal seating and the lack of mask-wearing at the event during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Classifying himself as a moderate Republican, Hutchinson likens his politics similar to that of the late U.S. Sen. John McCain, Sen. Mitt Romney, and former Ohio Governor John Kasich.  He says he has not decided for sure who he is voting for in the fall election. Retired and now living in New London, the 77-year-old Hutchinson is hoping both political parties can get meaningful legislation passed for the American people before and after the election by reaching across the aisle and compromising.