Eric Hovde: “In 2012, I was in a primary against Tommy Thompson, Mark…”

“What was that for? And then why did you decide to run for U.S. senate? Okay, so I ran for the U.S. senate. I got. In 2012, I was in a primary against Tommy Thompson, Mark Newman and Jeff Fitzgerald. who was the speaker of the Assembly. Mark was a congressperson that had been the Senate candidate for the Republicans. Why did I run that first time?” (14:47–14:54)

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