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Eric Hovde: “I funded something called Spotlight, which is a tool that…”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Eric Hovde interview on Western Wisconsin Journal

Published | Video Starts at 03:59

And then I do a lot in this country with food banks, housing for single moms, drug addiction. And a big thing I've been involved is fighting sex trafficking. I've had a partnership with Thorne, and I funded something called Spotlight, which is a tool that law enforcement uses to track children that are being trafficked over the Internet. So I'm a Christian. I believe too much has been given, much is expected, and that's why I do the foundation activities that I do. So that's kind of a background. (03:59–04:11)

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