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Scheffler officially enters House race

You will have another choice in next year’s Democratic primary for the U.S. House of Representatives. Retired business owner Mark Scheffler officially announced his candidacy on Tuesday after formally filing the paperwork to run earlier this month.

 

In his statement, the lifelong Wisconsinite says his campaign “will be powered by people,” budgeting $5 per voter in the district (approximately $2.1 million) and free from political-action committees, special interests, and national party money. “This campaign belongs to us — not to Washington, not to distant corporations, not to billionaires and not to a national political machine,” Scheffler said. “Let’s prove that integrity, unity and good ideas still win in America. And let’s start right here in Northeast Wisconsin.”

 

Scheffler joins former Green Bay School Board member Rich Crosson, a retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel and Master Army Aviator, and a former Chief Operating Officer for a Wisconsin-based transportation and logistics company.

 

The primary winner will likely face incumbent Rep. Tony Wied, who defeated his Democratic opponent, Dr. Kristin Lyerly, by more than 61,000 votes. With Wied’s win, Republicans have held onto the seat since former Rep. Reid Ribble beat Dr. Steve Kagen in 2010. 

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