Tom Tiffany is only member of Wisconsin congressional delegation to vote against COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act

 

Wearing a hat as hard as his head.

Wausau Daily Herald, 5/19/2021

Tiffany, a Republican representing Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District, said his vote against the bill was because he didn't want to politicize the matter of violence against Asian Americans. 

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Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District is the largest district in the state geographically, covering 20 counties spanning the north-central region. About 1.7% of the district's 714,000 population — over 12,000 people — identify as Asian American and Pacific Islander, according to 2019 U.S. Census estimates. 

There has been a documented increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (sometimes abbreviated as AAPI) in the country. Stop AAPI Hate, a nonprofit reporting center, received more than 6,600 reports of anti-Asian hate incidents from March 2020 to March 2021. 

Wausau and Marathon County have a higher proportion of Hmong residents than most other parts of the state. Twelve percent of the population is AAPI in Wausau, where local leaders have condemned race-based hatred in recent months.

Wausau, the county seat of Marathon County, is located in Marathon County.

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