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  • Letter: Laning, Harris are best options

    Nov 03, 2014

    Letter: Laning, Harris are best options Over the course of the last few months I have had the pleasure of getting to know State Senate candidate Martha Laning and Congressional candidate Mark Harris. Martha is the type of person we need at the State Capitol. She is someone who understands the concerns of the average […]more

  • Austin Given: As a Republican, I say don’t vote for Glenn Grothman

    Nov 03, 2014

    Austin Given: As a Republican, I say don’t vote for Glenn Grothman Dear Editor: As a lifelong Republican, I am excited to see so much potential success for our candidates across the nation. We are projected to gain seats in the House and capture the Senate. With so much momentum, it may sound strange for […]more

  • Letters: Congressional race pits Paul Bunyan against Grumpy

    Nov 03, 2014

    Letters: Congressional race pits Paul Bunyan against Grumpy Paul Bunyan vs. “Grumpy” of the Seven Dwarfs? That seems to be our choices for electing a Congressperson in the 6th Congressional District this year! Mark Harris is our very own Paul Bunyan; a proven and effective government official who really knows how to run a public, […]more

  • Letters: Grothman not ready for prime time in Congress

    Nov 03, 2014

    Letters: Grothman not ready for prime time in Congress Mark Harris is a third-term Winnebago County Executive and a married father of three grown sons. Harris has the qualities of a statesman and diplomat. He is a fiscal conservative and a moderate in the manner of retiring Congressman Tom Petri. Even Petri has expressed admiration […]more

  • Bloomberg – What Would a GOP Candidate Say If He Absolutely, Positively Couldn’t Lose?

    Nov 03, 2014

    What Would a GOP Candidate Say If He Absolutely, Positively Couldn’t Lose? By David Weigel MENASHA, Wis.—Before he could become its congressman, Mark Harris needed Wisconsin’s 6th District to eat his African peanut soup. Ten days before the midterm election, Harris stood behind his table at Fox Valley College’s annual potluck fundraiser. He cheerfully gabbed to passersby about […]more

  • Fond du Lac Reporter – Reporter Editorial: Mark Harris is best choice for Congress

    Oct 31, 2014

    Reporter Editorial: Mark Harris is best choice for Congress Tom Petri has served residents of Wisconsin’s Sixth Congressional District admirably for 35 years. Not everyone agrees with all of his politics or votes, but Petri has emerged as a moderate who worked to effect change and bring positive results to the Sixth District, to Wisconsin […]more

  • Herald Times Reporter – Letter: Petri stance a ‘major red flag’ against Grothman

    Oct 29, 2014

    Letter: Petri stance a ‘major red flag’ against Grothman It should be a major red flag to all Independents and moderate-leaning Republicans that retiring Rep. Tom Petri will not endorse Republican candidate Glenn Grothman to take his place in Washington. My dad greatly respected Mr. Petri. Growing up, Petri’s mailings were the only ones I […]more

  • Fond du Lac Reporter – Seniors should stop, think before they vote

    Oct 28, 2014

    Seniors should stop, think before they vote Glenn Grothman, who doesn’t even live in the 6th Congressional District and only owns a P.O. Box here, is running to replace Tom Petri for the United States House of Representatives. Mr. Grothman has said that the reason he threw his hat in the ring was because Rep. […]more

  • Oshkosh Northwestern – Letters: Glenn Grothman’s ‘tax reform’ means picking winners, losers

    Oct 28, 2014

    Glenn Grothman’s ‘tax reform’ means picking winners, losers Democratic candidate Mark Harris has offered to publicly debate Republican candidate Glenn Grothman. Grothman has refused because, “People in the district already know where he stands on issues.” (Journal Sentinel Sept. 15) So where does Grothman stand on issues such as taxes? From the Grothman for Congress […]more

  • Appleton Post Crescent – Editorial: Harris better choice for Congress

    Oct 28, 2014

    Editorial: Harris better choice for Congress The Winnebago County executive is smart and moderate, making him the right candidate to replace Tom Petri. Republican Glenn Grothman, a state senator from Campbellsport, faces Democrat Mark Harris, the Winnebago County executive from Oshkosh, and Libertarian Gus Fahrendorf, a small-business owner from Neenah, in the Nov. 4 election […]more