… vacant since December of last year as a result of Governor Walker appointing two state legislators to positions in his administration. By refusing to call special elections to replace them, Governor Walker left a significant share of Wisconsinites unrepresented and unheard [by not calling special elections]. Had the governor followed his duty immediately, those seats could have been filled in the regularly scheduled spring election on April 3rd. (00:38–00:48)
CLAIM
Asserts that Governor Walker did not call special elections, leaving constituents unrepresented.
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