Vice President Mike Pence is raising money in Wisconsin for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir.
Pence was in Milwaukee on Thursday night for the closed-door fundraiser. Vukmir faces Democrat Tammy Baldwin in the November election.
Vukmir has trailed Baldwin in fundraising to date, but the Pence visit is sure to give her a financial boost.
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.@RealDonaldTrump and I are all in for @LeahVukmir! She has impeccable credentials and is the kind of fighter the great people of Wisconsin need representing them in Washington. pic.twitter.com/ndUuC8Ja8y
— Mike Pence (@mike_pence) August 31, 2018
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports Pence told reporters at Mitchell International Airport that Vukmir has served the state with distinction and he and President Donald Trump are excited to have her in the U.S. Senate race. He also said Vukmir would support Trump’s nominees to the federal courts.
Trump endorsed Vukmir after her primary victory over Kevin Nicholson.
What an honor to welcome Vice President @Mike_Pence and his wife, Karen, to Wisconsin and join them on Air Force Two! 🇺🇸 #wisen #maga #kag pic.twitter.com/0MYS11zJ3U
— Leah Vukmir (@LeahVukmir) August 30, 2018
Baldwin spokesman Bill Neidhardt said Pence is supporting Vukmir because she supports the Trump administration’s push to eliminate the national health care law while Baldwin supports keeping it.
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