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Republican candidates gear up for 12th District State Senate seat

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Two Republican candidates are gearing up for a July 19th primary in the northwoods’ 12th State Senate district.As Glen Moberg reports, each brings a different background to the effort to defeat incumbent Jim Holperin in the upcoming recall election.

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