Leah Vukmir for State Senate

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02/19/2011

Wisconsin State GOP Senator to Fleeing Dems: You’re Exaggerating

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...more
01/23/2011

Constitutional Amendment Proposed for State Taxes

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...more
01/05/2011

Protecting the Legislative Process

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...more
11/02/2010

Republicans Take Over State Senate, Assembly

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....more
11/02/2010

State Senate: Vukmir Beats Sullivan

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...more
10/22/2010

5th Senate District Race A Door-to-Door Game

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...more
10/18/2010

As Doyle's Polls Plunge, State Democrats Try to Stand Clear

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...more
08/25/2010

All Eyes Focused on High-stakes Battle That Could Shake Up Madison

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...more
04/29/2010

Harley's Cuts Spark Wisconsin Political Debate

State Rep. Leah Vukmir (R-Wauwatosa) today called for a special session of the legislature to repeal the state's combined reporting tax. ... "Shortly after this tax was passed in 2009, Harley...more
04/23/2010

Assembly Approves New Superintendent Powers

Legislation allowing the state Superintendent to intervene in failing school districts heads to the Governor. The bill given final approval in the Assembly Thursday night would allow the Superintende...more
03/30/2010

State's Medical Malpractice Fund has Negative Balance

To balance the state budget in 2007, Democratic Gov. Doyle and the Legislature pulled $200 million from the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, which is used to pay medical malpractice...more
11/20/2009

Law Prevents Wisconsin Retailers From Dropping Prices Too Low

It was on Black Friday two years ago that state Rep. Leah Vukmir proposed doing away with the law, replacing it with one she said protects small business, while still allowing Wisconsin consumers to find bargains without have to cross the border. “We have Wisconsin consumers crossing state lines contributing to other state's economies, namely Illinois and Minnesota,” Vukmir said. more
09/16/2009

Assembly GOP Unveils Jobs Agenda

Recommendations made to the task force have been incorporated in a number of legislative proposals...Representative Leah Vukmir of Wauwatosa said the GOP will push to allow Wisconsin employers to purchase health insurance plans from out-of-state, something they can’t do now. more
09/16/2009

Sullivan Comes Out as Early Backer of Lawton

State Sen. Jim Sullivan (D-Wauwatosa) has come out in support of Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton for governor at a time when most Democrats are staying on the sidelines...Sullivan is facing what is expected to be a tough re-election campaign next year because of a challenge by state Rep. Leah Vukmir (R-Wauwatosa). more
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