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Mike Alfonso: “I look forward to in office working every single day to stop…”

Featuring: Mike Alfonso, Republican Party | Candidate, Wisconsin State Assembly District 7

WJFW Presents the 7th Congressional Republican Primary Debate

Published July 7, 2026 | Video Starts at 10:53

The older generation has already won the battle with communism. They fought very hard. But I will tell you what, my generation is falling for those very same lies. And I look forward to in office working every single day to stop the spread of violent Marxism. which is what got my friend Charlie Kirk murdered. I want to follow up on that. You posted in March, Mr. Alfonso, that you're an accountant for your parish in Hayward. (10:53–11:00)

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Asserts his intention to work against the spread of violent Marxism.

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“We're paying for the most ridiculous things like transgender surgeries for goats in Afghanistan.”
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“Their candidates have also seen massive success all across the country, including right here in Wisconsin with the leading candidate for…”
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“We need to recommit ourselves to the Trump agenda here. Energy independence, cutting spending to shrink inflation. Banning asset management…”
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“We need to make sure that rural funding earmarked for our rural communities actually gets there.”
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“One of my number one priorities in office will be shrinking the size and scope of the federal government.”
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“The states know better how to spend the money than D.C. bureaucrats.”
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“We need to cut the government budget. Every year, the government spends more and more money.”
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“President Trump has taken a good step to start shrinking [the government budget].”
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“We need people in Congress who are going to fight with President Trump to shrink the budget.”
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“We need to encourage businesses to succeed. We need to get the government out of the way.”
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“It costs $50,000 before you can even break ground on a home.”
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“The rise of AI is a very scary thing, especially to my generation. We stand to lose so many jobs, we don't even know how many.”
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“Many [young people] believe they will never see a dime of [Social Security].”
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“The United States has always led the way when it comes to technological advancements.”
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“The Federal government is only interested in taking your money and sending it elsewhere.”
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“I am the only candidate on this stage that our great president, the greatest president of my lifetime, President Donald J. Trump, trusts to…”
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“President Trump cares deeply about northern Wisconsin. He knows it is the very place that delivered him the election in 2024.”
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“I sat down with [President Trump] for an interview in the Oval Office and I promised him that no one will ever outwork me and that no one…”
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“We cannot allow Iran to get a nuclear weapon.”
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“I stand with [President Trump's] actions in Iran.”
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“President Trump is the master negotiator.”
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“For too long, Republicans have ceded the idea of conservation to the left.”
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“We can encourage businesses to be responsible and we can also have businesses not be hampered by overregulation.”
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“The President of the United States understands just how important natural resources are to the seventh District.”
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“The federal government is always, always stepping in and going over the top when it comes to regulations.”
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“The federal government is shrunk. D.C. bureaucrats do not know what is best for Wisconsin.”
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“We need to recommit ourselves to President Trump's America first agenda.”
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“President Trump is working every single day to make sure costs are coming down in the United States.”
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“Congress, as always, is slow to act and fighting him tooth and nail.”
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“I am the only person on this stage that President Trump trusts to get his agenda enacted into office.”
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“On day one, we will re put through yet again the Save America Act.”
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“We can only have United States citizens voting in American elections.”
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“The federal government should not be regulating the gray wolf.”
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“Farmers across the district are having their livestock eaten by gray wolves.”
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“Every farmer I have spoken to, every manufacturer I have spoken to has said we do not want handouts.”
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