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We did it!
I want to thank the people of Wisconsin’s 5th Senate District for allowing me the privilege of serving as your State Senator. There is much work to be done, I cannot do it alone.
Without all of you, I would not be able to advance our common beliefs and governing principles.
As I approach every vote and debate, no matter how contentious or personally challenging, I take great comfort in knowing that you are there to support me in the battle to defend our values and our freedoms.
Thank you for all that you do and thank you for standing with me!
Keep the Faith,
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In the News
February 19, 2011
Newly elected Wisconsin Republican state Sen. Leah Vukmir, a Tea Party favorite, told The Daily Caller that the “silent majority” of Wisconsinites agree with Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s new budget plan, despite mass union protests. “While there may be some loud protesters around the capitol all week, the silent majority, who are working during the week, agree with the Governor’s plan,” more
January 23, 2011
Backers of a plan that would make it harder to raise income or sales taxes in Wisconsin say they want their proposal written into the state's constitution...Wauwatosa Republican Sen. Leah Vukmir says she thinks it's what the public is asking for. “We have before us an opportunity to finally stop the spending spree, control what we do with the growth of government and provide relief to the people of the state of Wisconsin because that is what they're asking us to do," more
January 5, 2011
Wisconsin has the most powerful legislative regulatory oversight of any state in the nation. As the new co-chairs of the Joint Committee for the Review of Administrative Rules, this is a duty we take very seriously...Walker has proposed reforms to ensure that the laws passed by the Legislature are implemented as we intended. This strengthens the power of the Legislature and will provide stability to our rule-making process. We fully support these changes, and we would have supported them had they been proposed by Gov. Jim Doyle. more
November 2, 2010
The stunning victory amid high unemployment and economic turmoil in the state represented the first time a political party had won both houses of the Legislature in a single day of voting since 1938...In a key Senate race, Rep. Leah Vukmir defeated freshman Sen. Jim Sullivan in the 5th District..."Governor-elect Walker has a plan to move Wisconsin forward on jobs," Vukmir said Tuesday. "I think that has to be our No. 1 priority." more
November 2, 2010
State Rep. Leah Vukmir has defeated Jim Sullivan to take his seat in the Wisconsin Senate. With 100 percent of precincts reporting the Republican Vukmir had 54 percent of the vote to the Democratic Sullivan's 45 percent...Vukmir was first elected to the Assembly in 2002.... She gave up her seat to challenge Sullivan. more
October 22, 2010
Few voters have more of a chance to shape Wisconsin's future over the next four years than those in the 5th Senate District, where Republican Rep. Leah Vukmir is gunning to unseat freshman Democrat Sen. Jim Sullivan. A swing district anchored by Wauwatosa, it is considered among the most important this year in determining the balance of power in Madison and, with it, the legislative agenda. more
October 18, 2010
Republicans such as Vukmir,...are sharply criticizing votes that Sullivan and other Democrats did take with Doyle to raise taxes. This year, pocketbook issues such as jobs, taxes and spending are capturing the most attention in state legislative races. But the contests will have another less noticed impact - determining which political party gets the power to reshape legislative districts that will influence the outcomes of races for Congress and the Legislature for the next decade. more
August 25, 2010
The candidates fighting to represent the 5th District in the state Senate live a little more than two miles from each other in Wauwatosa, but their ideological views lie far apart...That means their Tosa neighbors will have a big decision when casting their ballots in November - a decision that could have significant partisan and policy ramifications in an election being closely watched throughout the state. more
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Leah's "Must Read" News
December 17, 2010
In failing to approve state union contracts Wednesday, the state Legislature has proved that not every lame-duck session need be useless. But in how this was accomplished, there is a clue to why voters in November's election had soured on the Democrats in charge of the current Legislature...When the vote in the Assembly is dependent on someone who gets out of jail to cast the deciding vote and when even the Senate majority leader breaks with his party to result in a 16-16 tie in that body, that might be a signal that the party's position is suspect. more
August 29, 2010
 Last August left little doubt that a conservative revival was underway. Constituents packed town-hall meetings across the country to confront Democratic House members and senators ill-prepared to explain why, in the teeth of a historic economic downturn and nearly 10% employment, President Obama and his party were pressing ahead with costly health-care legislation instead of reining in spending, cutting the deficit and spurring economic growth...It is always the task for conservatives to insist that money does not grow on trees, that government programs must be paid for, and that promising unaffordable benefits is reckless, unjust and a long-term threat to maintaining free institutions. more
July 5, 2010
It was supposed to be an easy re-election for Sen. Russ Feingold. And come November, it still may be. But for now, the Wisconsin Democrat is facing one of his toughest campaign challenges in a long and successful political career. Polls show Mr. Feingold with a razor-thin lead over an unknown Oshkosh businessman with no political experience. more
October 31, 2009
Posting its results late this afternoon at Recovery.gov, the White House claimed 640,329 jobs have been created or saved because of the $159 billion in stimulus funds allocated as of Sept. 30. Officials acknowledged the numbers were not exact, saying that states and localities that reported the numbers have made mistakes. more
October 21, 2009
Milwaukee police officers might be exempted from the four unpaid furlough days proposed for most other city workers next year, key Milwaukee city officials said Wednesday. Those comments came as Police Chief Edward Flynn voiced fears that plans for early release of state prison inmates could put more criminals on Milwaukee streets next year, just as police staffing is being cut back. more
October 12, 2009
For a public figure, Mr. Gore has been strangely reluctant to answer questions or debate the more controversial parts of his work. But over the weekend, he deigned to take a few questions during a meeting of the Society of Environmental Journalists in Madison, Wisconsin. more
September 20, 2009
Here's how the tiny seed of 1960s radicalism blossomed into a well-funded, national organization with political connections reaching all the way to the White House... more
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