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Brad Schimel: “I was born in West Dallas, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County.”

Featuring: Brad Schimel, Republican | Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge, Waukesha County

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Published December 1, 2023 | Video Starts at 01:45

But for those who don't, give us a quick bio. Who is Brad Schimmel? Where were you born and raised? Where'd you go to school? Start from the beginning. Well, I was born in West Dallas, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. But when I was in junior high, my family moved out to Waukesha County, Mukwonago area. And I've lived essentially there the rest of my life. I. (01:45–01:49)

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“One of [my daughters] graduated from college and is a teacher already.”
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“I went to Mukwonago High School here in Waukesha.”
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“I started my college at UW Waukesha, went to UW Milwaukee, where I got my political science degree.”
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“We developed the first full service child advocacy center in Wisconsin [in Waukesha County].”
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“We created the first victim impact panel for drunk drivers in Wisconsin.”
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“We created a first in the nation program that focused on... wellness programs that had chaplain programs, had employee assistance programs…”
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“We lose four times as many [law enforcement officers] to suicide [compared to duty deaths].”
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“By the time I left Department of Justice, we had a chaplain training and credentialing program in Wisconsin that for free.”
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“I lost by 17,000 votes. There's a third party candidate who took 47,000.”
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“Department of justice will always be important to me.”
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