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Wisconsin Dems rally around Lassa to fill Obey’s seat

By Paul Schmelzer | 05.11.10 | 7:46 am

Five days after long-serving Wisconsin Rep. Dave Obey announced he’d be retiring after 21 terms in the U.S. House, state Democrats have their replacement candidate: Julie Lassa, a state senator from Stevens Point, threw her hat into…

Pawlenty’s PAC picks Wisconsin’s Duffy

By Andy Birkey | 05.04.10 | 7:48 am

Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s Freedom First PAC announced the winner of its crowdsourcing endorsement: Congressional candidate Sean Duffy, who is running against Rep. David Obey, D-Wis. Duffy will…

GOP challenger to Wisconsin’s Obey raises $140,000

By David Weigel | 10.14.09 | 1:08 pm

Sean Duffy, the leading Republican candidate challenging Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.), will report a fundraising total of $140,000, with $120,000 cash on hand, for the third quarter of 2009. I talked with the candidate today, keying off NRCC Chairman and…