MADISON — A Wisconsin state legislative race is a new target of a national Republican group created to support the reelections of GOP members of Congress who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection.
Americans for Country First is spending at least $55,000 on ads criticizing state Rep. Janel Brandtjen, a Republican from Menomonee Falls who is seeking a seat in the state Senate in a special election this spring. She faces state Rep. Dan Knodl of Germantown and Thiensville Village President Van Mobley in a Feb. 21 Republican primary. The winner will go on to face Jodi Habush Sinykin of Whitefish Bay.
In the ad, Brandtjen is described as "inept, unqualified, ineffective" — citing words her caucus leader, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, used to describe Brandtjen following the midterm elections.
"... Brandtjen spends her time tearing others down and dividing the state. She's not fighting for us. She's promoting herself," the ad says using a voiceover and a photo of Brandtjen speaking at a rally Trump held ahead of the August primary election during which he blasted Vos for not doing more to undo his election loss.
Brandtjen did not immediately respond to the ads.
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