Retiring Guy's Digest: Meet Elijah Behnke, newest member of the Wisconsin Assembly Clown Show

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Meet Elijah Behnke, newest member of the Wisconsin Assembly Clown Show

Wisocnsin State Journal, 1/21/2022

But at least there's one area where Behnke finds common ground with Democrats.

Rep. Elijah Behnke, R-Oconto, also calls Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, a "swamp creature" in a wide-ranging 27-minute video posted Thursday in which he appears to be speaking with people espousing debunked election conspiracies about the 2020 presidential election.
It's not clear who shot the video, but it appears to have been taken near the end of Thursday's Assembly session. One of the visitors appears to be discreetly taking the video and it does not appear Behnke knows he's on camera. The visitors appear to be a small group of pro-Trump Wisconsin activists who were at the Capitol to meet with Republican lawmakers.

While speaking with the group, Behnke, a major Looney Tune from northeast Wisconsin, says he supports a "full forensic audit" of the 2020 election.

2/18/2021 update, "Elijah Behnke wins Wisconsin 89th State Assembly GOP primary election", starts here.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Carpetbagger* Debbie Jacques gets no traction out of her Women for Trump connection.. There seems to be something about her that rubs voters the wrong way. (*She currently doesn't live in the district, but sez she'll move there no matter what the outcome of the election.

2/7/2021 update, "GET ME REWRITE: GOP floodgates open in Wisconsin 89th State Assembly race", starts here.

Primary election set for Tuesday, February 16.

Kunesh, Jacques, Behnke, Kamps, Schneider

2/6/2021 update, "Democratic sacrificial lamb enters Wisconsin special election race in 89th Assembly District", starts here.

In November 2020, Kurt Jaeger lost to Nygren by 37.5 percentage points in a deeply red Assembly district. Trump increased his share of the vote by 2.2 percentage points in Marinette County, where Jaeger lives and serves on the county board.

Source: Ballotpedia

Green Bay Press Gazette, 1/4/2021

“I am prepared to sit down with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to coordinate a statewide response to the COVID-19 pandemic; restore the state’s commitment to fund at least two-thirds of K-12 (public school) costs; enact responsible regulations for PFAS and sulfide mining; make health care more affordable for all Wisconsin families; raise the minimum wage; and expand broadband internet access in our rural communities,” he said.

Kunish, Jacques, Jaeger

12/30/2020 special election update starts here

Green Bay Press Gazette, 12/1/2020

He's taken a job as lobbyist for the Wisconsin Assocaition of Health Plans.

Two Republicans candidates have announced.

ehextra, 12/27/2020

10/21/2020 update starts here.

Joint Committee on Finance co-chair John Nygren (R-Marinette) has a lock on the 89th district. In November 1028, he was elected by a wide margin to his 8th term in the Assembly

Democrat Karl Jaeger, a business owner, currently served on the Marinette County Board of Supervisors.