180 votes out of over 83,000 cast in unofficial results.
County - Jess King - Randy Hopper - Difference
Dodge - 981 - 1,303 - (322)
Winnebago - 24,451 - 20,213 - 4,238
FDL - 16,232 - 20,328 - (4,096)
Total - 41,664 - 41,844 - (180)
There are also provisional ballots to be decided, as well as the results being unofficial.
In Winnebago County we use 2 types of voting machines - touchscreen and scanners. The results on the county website are sometimes shown as complete for a ward even if the ward only has one of the machine types reported.
There are several questions about these results. Lets get to the bottom of this.
Showing posts with label Randy Hopper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Randy Hopper. Show all posts
11.05.2008
9.18.2008
Is Randy Hopper Against Maternity & Family Leave?
Another greatest hit from WIEye...
In an interview with Candidate Randy Hopper at the Winnebago County Republican Party Corn Roast, he stated (and I paraphrase)...
"I spoke with a business that sold off a million dollar unit because they were about to go over 50 employees. That is absurd."
Why would that happen? Because of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Once you have 50 employees, you need to offer maternity leave. Once you have over 50 employees, you need to allow employees to care for their spouses when they are critically ill.
I believe it is important that we allow new families the time to adjust and recuperate after a birth.
I also believe that families need the time to care for loved ones in times of dire need.
I guess Randy Hopper doesn't.
In an interview with Candidate Randy Hopper at the Winnebago County Republican Party Corn Roast, he stated (and I paraphrase)...
"I spoke with a business that sold off a million dollar unit because they were about to go over 50 employees. That is absurd."
Why would that happen? Because of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Once you have 50 employees, you need to offer maternity leave. Once you have over 50 employees, you need to allow employees to care for their spouses when they are critically ill.
I believe it is important that we allow new families the time to adjust and recuperate after a birth.
I also believe that families need the time to care for loved ones in times of dire need.
I guess Randy Hopper doesn't.
8.12.2008
Not to Belabor a Point here, But... (Randy Hopper Response)
Here is what Randy Hopper (or at least his mouthpiece) has to say:
1. The Hopper Campaign is acknowledging that it would be illegal for Hopper and Townsend to have this discussion in the office, or else there would not be a denial.
2. Hopper and his campaign seem to be contradicting themselves. Once again, the complete quote from Randy Hopper in the WI EYE interview is:
Lies after the matter will not change the statement made before the complaint. And recorded.
See for yourself. The interview can be seen here. The statement starts at the 9:00 minute mark.
Nelson said the alleged misconduct never took place, as all political discussion between Randy Hopper and John Townsend happened at a lunch meeting, not in a Capitol office.This means 2 things:
1. The Hopper Campaign is acknowledging that it would be illegal for Hopper and Townsend to have this discussion in the office, or else there would not be a denial.
2. Hopper and his campaign seem to be contradicting themselves. Once again, the complete quote from Randy Hopper in the WI EYE interview is:
I came to Madison to meet with John to talk about my potential for running. We went to lunch and then we went back to his office and shut his door so we could talk about what I needed to do in the campaign. He had a great satellite map of the 151 bypass and I thought, “Wow, this is really a neat map.” I could see my office in the map and I said, “Let me see if I can find my house.” And I located my house and I said, “John, why does my house have pink lines drawn around it?” And it turns out, well I knew this already, but at the time I wasn’t assuming anything, but my house is an island with two other homes in the 53rd district and my backyard is in John’s district, but my house is in Carol Owen’s district.Hopper himself said that he spoke about the campaign after lunch, after closing the door, in a tax-payer funded office, with a taxpayer map.
Lies after the matter will not change the statement made before the complaint. And recorded.
See for yourself. The interview can be seen here. The statement starts at the 9:00 minute mark.
Complaint is Filed Aginst Randy Hopper for Campaigning with the Taxpayers Resources
A copy of the complaint is here.
The Journal has an overview here.
The FdL Reporter has a story here.
It is funny how the story out of the Hopper camp keeps changing. Here is the direct quote from the WIEYE interview:
This would mean that, unlike in Hopper's statement to the FdL reporter, they did discuss politics in his office.
Also, even if they looked at the map after they "shut his door so we could talk about what I needed to do in the campaign" and decided he was not in Townsend's district, they still discussed politics enough to get there, behind the closed door.
They are also admitting that whether they discussed campaign strategy or not, they were planning on it, right up until they saw the map.
Parse their words all they want, they broke the Assembly's rules, and perhaps the law.
The Journal has an overview here.
The FdL Reporter has a story here.
It is funny how the story out of the Hopper camp keeps changing. Here is the direct quote from the WIEYE interview:
"I came to Madison to meet with John to talk about my potential for running. We went to lunch and then we went back to his office and shut his door so we could talk about what I needed to do in the campaign."In the Reporter, he claimed:
"We stopped in his office — I don't remember, I think I left my coat in his office or I dropped my books off. We didn't discuss specifics of a campaign. In fact, I don't even live in his (Townsend's district), so it's irrelevant," Hopper said.The WI GOP claims:
Keith Gilkes, director of the Committee to Elect a Republican Senate, said Hopper and Townsend talked over lunch outside of the Capitol. They returned to look at Townsend's office but never discussed the campaign there because as soon as they arrived Hopper looked at a map of the district on the wall and discovered he didn't live in the district, Gilkes said.In the WI EYE interview, Randy Hopper did say he looked at a map in Townsend's office.
This would mean that, unlike in Hopper's statement to the FdL reporter, they did discuss politics in his office.
Also, even if they looked at the map after they "shut his door so we could talk about what I needed to do in the campaign" and decided he was not in Townsend's district, they still discussed politics enough to get there, behind the closed door.
They are also admitting that whether they discussed campaign strategy or not, they were planning on it, right up until they saw the map.
Parse their words all they want, they broke the Assembly's rules, and perhaps the law.
8.05.2008
Randy Hopper Admits to Potential Illegal Activity in the Capitol
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rich Mantz
August 5, 2008 920-979-2317 fdldems@milwpc.com
Randy Hopper Admits to Potential Illegal Activity in the Capitol
State Senate Candidate kicks off campaign with closed-door meeting in taxpayer-funded office
Fond du Lac – Fond du Lac County Democratic Party Chair Rich Mantz today called on the Government Accountability Board to investigate accounts that State Senate Candidate Randy Hopper took part in an illegal campaign meeting in the State Capitol.
Hopper recently admitted in an interview with Wisconsin Eye that while meeting with Rep. John Townsend in Madison, the two "went back to his [capitol] office and shut the door so we could talk about what I needed to do in the campaign."
"After the caucus scandals of recent years, it is well known that it is unethical to campaign on the State's dime and with the State's resources." Mantz pointed out. "Candidate Hopper's actions show that he either doesn't understand the law, or that he doesn't care. Either way, the voters of the 18th District deserve better from their candidates."
In the interview, Candidate Hopper continued describing Rep. Townsend's use of "a great satellite map of the 151 bypass" that was in Townsend's taxpayer funded office to discuss political boundaries.
"We need to know immediately what other taxpayer supported public resources were used to convince Candidate Hopper to run for the State Senate." Mantz urged. "We do not need more of the dirty, back-room politics that clouded Madison in the Jensen years. Candidate Hopper seems to be enthusiastically jumping into the old-boys GOP club."
As Candidate Hopper continued in the interview:
Interviewer: "Are there any areas in which you break with the core Republican values?"
Hopper: "No. And I think that's important."
"Whether it is using big, special interest money to finance his campaign, taxpayer resources to plan it or tired Republican talking points rejected by voters across the district, Candidate Hopper has shown himself to be out of touch with the needs of the 18th district, and quite possibly on the wrong side of campaign & ethics laws." Mantz concluded.
"Hopper needs to understand that this type of back room politics might be acceptable in his home state of Illinois, but voters here in Wisconsin won't stand for it."
The entire interview can be seen on Wisconsin Eye’s website mms://71.87.25.133/cpn/cpn_080708_sen_hopper.wmv
Authorized & Paid for by the Democratic Party of Fond du Lac County Rich Mantz, Chair
August 5, 2008 920-979-2317 fdldems@milwpc.com
Randy Hopper Admits to Potential Illegal Activity in the Capitol
State Senate Candidate kicks off campaign with closed-door meeting in taxpayer-funded office
Fond du Lac – Fond du Lac County Democratic Party Chair Rich Mantz today called on the Government Accountability Board to investigate accounts that State Senate Candidate Randy Hopper took part in an illegal campaign meeting in the State Capitol.
Hopper recently admitted in an interview with Wisconsin Eye that while meeting with Rep. John Townsend in Madison, the two "went back to his [capitol] office and shut the door so we could talk about what I needed to do in the campaign."
"After the caucus scandals of recent years, it is well known that it is unethical to campaign on the State's dime and with the State's resources." Mantz pointed out. "Candidate Hopper's actions show that he either doesn't understand the law, or that he doesn't care. Either way, the voters of the 18th District deserve better from their candidates."
In the interview, Candidate Hopper continued describing Rep. Townsend's use of "a great satellite map of the 151 bypass" that was in Townsend's taxpayer funded office to discuss political boundaries.
"We need to know immediately what other taxpayer supported public resources were used to convince Candidate Hopper to run for the State Senate." Mantz urged. "We do not need more of the dirty, back-room politics that clouded Madison in the Jensen years. Candidate Hopper seems to be enthusiastically jumping into the old-boys GOP club."
As Candidate Hopper continued in the interview:
Interviewer: "Are there any areas in which you break with the core Republican values?"
Hopper: "No. And I think that's important."
"Whether it is using big, special interest money to finance his campaign, taxpayer resources to plan it or tired Republican talking points rejected by voters across the district, Candidate Hopper has shown himself to be out of touch with the needs of the 18th district, and quite possibly on the wrong side of campaign & ethics laws." Mantz concluded.
"Hopper needs to understand that this type of back room politics might be acceptable in his home state of Illinois, but voters here in Wisconsin won't stand for it."
The entire interview can be seen on Wisconsin Eye’s website mms://71.87.25.133/cpn/cpn_080708_sen_hopper.wmv
Authorized & Paid for by the Democratic Party of Fond du Lac County Rich Mantz, Chair
7.31.2008
What Does Randy Hopper Stand For?
Interviewer: Are there any areas in which you break with the core Republican values?There you have it, Randy Hopper is not going to be an independent voice in Madison. Candidate Hopper is going to be yet another partisan tool for the discredited Republican agenda.
Candidate Hopper: No. And I think that’s important.
Do you want higher health care costs? Do you want stagnant wages? Do you want lower taxes for the top 5% of Americans, while we see service and infrastructure cuts for all Americans.
If so vote Hopper, there is no single way in which he breaks with that agenda.
Are you happy with republican rule? From Bush to Katrina to our own do-nothing Assembly, we have seen the failure of the GOP agenda. Randy Hopper does not break with that at all.
I think that is important to know as well.
7.30.2008
Another Quote From the Hopper Interview: Does WI have too few workers & too many manufacturing jobs?
In the words of candidate Randy Hopper: another greatest hit from the WI Eye interview:
Maybe I am a little off here, but I do not think that the problem with Mercury marine right now is that there are not enough workers:
We need someone in office that understands the forces at work in our local economy.
Mercury Marine is critical to our economy. We need to be able to entice people to come to our community so they have a healthy workforce to choose from because the last thing you want is them going, you know what? We’re going to have an employee shortage in Fond Du Lac County in the next 10 years due to baby boomers retiring.
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What happens when one shift shuts down because there are not enough workers to work that shift and those jobs go someplace else, whether overseas or elsewhere in the country. That will give the business owners pause to think, “Well, I can operate at full capacity in this facility so why don’t I take one more shift?” Then pretty soon you’ve got one shift and that operate says that it is not cost effective for us to run here and the jobs go elsewhere.
Maybe I am a little off here, but I do not think that the problem with Mercury marine right now is that there are not enough workers:
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- Boat engine maker Mercury Marine said it will cut 60 jobs and temporarily shut down production in Fond du Lac.
The company has already announced layoffs at other facilities in the U.S.
Spokesman Steve Fleming said slow boat sales and the poor economy have forced the company to cut costs. He said more layoffs could be coming, but he didn't know how many.
Along with the layoffs announced Monday, Mercury Marine will shut down production for three weeks starting Aug. 28. Fleming says a two-week shutdown had been expected but a third week was being added.
He said salaried employees will keep working during the shutdown. Hourly workers will not.
Mercury Marine is a subsidiary of Brunswick Corp., based in Lake Forest, Ill.
We need someone in office that understands the forces at work in our local economy.
7.29.2008
Voting History
In his interview with Wisconsin Eye, 18th Senate District Republican Candidate Randy Hopper claims that he is involved with local governments:
Voting records are open records. And it seems that Candidate Randy Hopper has not voted in an April (or municipal) election in this century.
These are open records, feel free to check them and contact me if you have questions...
I’ve been around Fond Du Lac County and I’m working with the County Executive to direct me into different divisions. It’s amazing to me how no one from the state is listening to the municipalities. They’ve got more efficient and effective ways to do the jobs that are required by the state but no one is asking them what those more efficient and effective ways are.Who are these people that are not concerned with local government? Well, one of those people are not Candidate Randy Hopper...
Voting records are open records. And it seems that Candidate Randy Hopper has not voted in an April (or municipal) election in this century.
These are open records, feel free to check them and contact me if you have questions...
7.26.2008
Jessica King’s Grassroots Support Trumps Hopper’s Deep Pockets in 18th Senate District Race
Jessica King’s Grassroots Support Trumps Hopper’s Deep Pockets in 18th Senate District Race
OSHKOSH – Recently filed campaign finance reports indicate stark differences between the campaigns of Democratic Candidate Jessica King and Republican Candidate Randy Hopper for the open 18th Senate District Seat.
King, a native of Fond du Lac and Rosendale, a UW-Oshkosh graduate, attorney, and current member of the Oshkosh Common Council received 486 individual contributions during the recent fundraising period, 90% of those contributions were less than $100.
Hopper, a radio station owner in Fond du Lac with no government experience and no public positions on issues at this time, had just 28 individual contributors, an average contribution of $682.90 and just 2 contributions less than $100.
“While Jessica King continues to reach out and receive broad support from Democrats, Republicans, and Independents throughout the 18th District, Mr. Hopper is relying on support from his big money friends. The fact that Mr. Hopper has not received a single contribution from anyone in Winnebago County is very telling of his campaign’s support and reach beyond Fond du Lac.”
Jessica King challenged the incumbent State Senator Carol Roessler before Roessler dropped out in March. Since then, Winnebago County Sheriff Mike Brooks announced and then dropped out; Mark Reiff had announced for the Senate Seat before deciding to move to the 54th District and run for Assembly; and Tim Lakin had been running for months before Republican operatives asked him to step down, leading to his withdrawal from the race.
“I understand why the Republican party establishment is backing someone with deep pockets like Randy Hopper. But the 18th Senate Seat is not for sale, and as Jessica King’s previous opponents have found out, she has broad support throughout the District from people who want real change in Madison and want someone who will bring ideas and experience to the table.
“Jessica King will continue knocking on doors throughout the District and make her priorities for Wisconsin clear. In the meantime, we will be waiting for Mr. Hopper to make some positions known. Is he on board with the Senate Republicans agenda, or is he with the people of the 18th Senate District?”
King vs. Hopper July Reports
Average Contribution:
King - $77.90 Hopper - $682.90
Individual Contributors:
King – 486 Hopper – 28
Donations Under $100
King – 90% Hopper – 7%
Total Raised:
King – $54,997 Hopper – $18,425
Cash on Hand:
King - $44,520 Hopper - $18,425
OSHKOSH – Recently filed campaign finance reports indicate stark differences between the campaigns of Democratic Candidate Jessica King and Republican Candidate Randy Hopper for the open 18th Senate District Seat.
King, a native of Fond du Lac and Rosendale, a UW-Oshkosh graduate, attorney, and current member of the Oshkosh Common Council received 486 individual contributions during the recent fundraising period, 90% of those contributions were less than $100.
Hopper, a radio station owner in Fond du Lac with no government experience and no public positions on issues at this time, had just 28 individual contributors, an average contribution of $682.90 and just 2 contributions less than $100.
“While Jessica King continues to reach out and receive broad support from Democrats, Republicans, and Independents throughout the 18th District, Mr. Hopper is relying on support from his big money friends. The fact that Mr. Hopper has not received a single contribution from anyone in Winnebago County is very telling of his campaign’s support and reach beyond Fond du Lac.”
Jessica King challenged the incumbent State Senator Carol Roessler before Roessler dropped out in March. Since then, Winnebago County Sheriff Mike Brooks announced and then dropped out; Mark Reiff had announced for the Senate Seat before deciding to move to the 54th District and run for Assembly; and Tim Lakin had been running for months before Republican operatives asked him to step down, leading to his withdrawal from the race.
“I understand why the Republican party establishment is backing someone with deep pockets like Randy Hopper. But the 18th Senate Seat is not for sale, and as Jessica King’s previous opponents have found out, she has broad support throughout the District from people who want real change in Madison and want someone who will bring ideas and experience to the table.
“Jessica King will continue knocking on doors throughout the District and make her priorities for Wisconsin clear. In the meantime, we will be waiting for Mr. Hopper to make some positions known. Is he on board with the Senate Republicans agenda, or is he with the people of the 18th Senate District?”
King vs. Hopper July Reports
Average Contribution:
King - $77.90 Hopper - $682.90
Individual Contributors:
King – 486 Hopper – 28
Donations Under $100
King – 90% Hopper – 7%
Total Raised:
King – $54,997 Hopper – $18,425
Cash on Hand:
King - $44,520 Hopper - $18,425
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