Wisconsin Republican Dylan Pfaffenbach’s deleted social media posts reveal that before he started running for the state Assembly, he had hardline anti-abortion views and used rhetoric portraying political opponents as threats to the country.
As of July 6, Pfaffenbach had 259 deleted posts on X, according to documents obtained by Heartland Signal. His X account has since been deleted, with his last posts made just weeks before Wisconsin held its primary elections.
The posts offer a more explicit view of Pfaffenbach’s position on reproductive rights than his official campaign platform, which emphasizes protecting people with pre-existing conditions and supporting postpartum care for mothers but does not specify his position on abortion access or which restrictions he would support as a state lawmaker.
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In one deleted post from the account @DylnPfaffenbach, Pfaffenbach criticized the political left for supporting what he called “unrestricted termination in the womb.”
Pfaffenbach is a 21-year-old conservative activist running for the Wisconsin state Assembly in the 21st District. He studied business administration and political science at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wis., founding the university’s Turning Point USA chapter. He has also worked in Republican politics,...
Wisconsin Republican Dylan Pfaffenbach’s deleted social media posts reveal that before he started running for the state Assembly, he had hardline anti-abortion views and used rhetoric portraying p...