Wisconsin: GOP Candidate in Recall Election is twice-convicted wife-beater.

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http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/124720238.html



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Madison - A GOP candidate from Green Bay running in a Senate recall race has been convicted of two misdemeanor counts, arrested on other occasions, and now faces another probe by the Oconto County Sheriff's Department.

The incidents involving David VanderLeest, which were brought forward by Democrats on Wednesday, stem from domestic violence allegations. VanderLeest, 34, helped organize the recall against Sen. Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay) and is the only Republican on the ballot challenging Hansen in the July 19 election.

VanderLeest, a Green Bay wind farm developer with a history of other legal troubles, was convicted of two misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges in 2007 as part of a plea deal in Brown County Circuit Court. Also Wednesday, Democrats pointed to at least two other times - in 2006 and 2009 - when VanderLeest was arrested on domestic abuse allegations involving his ex-wife but was not convicted.

As part of the 2007 plea deal, VanderLeest avoided a felony charge of intimidating a witness and misdemeanor battery and bail-jumping charges. VanderLeest entered an Alford plea, which means he maintained his innocence but acknowledged there was enough evidence to convict him.

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Looks like Hanson is safe. Why do Republicans hate women?

[dsc]

1. Hanson is safe if the candidate who missed by a couple of

signatures loses his appeal.

[malaise]

2. Because they are

ReTHUGS

[Blue Owl]

3. toss that scumbag in the dumpster

n/t