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Angela Lang: “The Koch brothers, you know, they're playing around in…”

Featuring: Angela Lang, Vice President | ACLU of Wisconsin

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Published May 28, 2026 | Video Starts at 24:59

And I think this is just a really good example of how school board elections can get overlooked. But I remember I'm saying back in the day, like, it wasn't that long ago, but The Koch brothers, you know, they're playing around in school board races because they saw that as a pipeline to develop further candidates for higher office. And it, to me, it's just so, so ridiculous. And it makes me think about, you know, the. (24:59–25:07)

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