Duffy's Push for Son-in-Law's House Campaign Sparks Backlash in Wisconsin

DOT Sec Sean Duffy ‘exploiting’ position to get son-in-law elected, critics say

Some Wisconsin Republicans have raised concerns about credentials of Michael Alfonso, who previously worked in construction and podcasting

Republicans 'utterly disgusted' by Trump official's push to get son-in-law elected

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has spent the past eight months mounting what critics describe as an unprecedented campaign to install his son-in-law, 26-year-old first-time candidate Michael Alfonso, in a vacant congressional seat — and the backlash from within his own party is growing.Duffy transferred $1 million in leftover funds from his own congressional campaign account directly to Alfonso's super PAC, attended multiple fundraisers on …

Duffy's push for son-in-law's House campaign sparks backlash in Wisconsin

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is going all-out to get his 26-year-old son-in-law elected to a Wisconsin House seat, infuriating Republicans in the district who say he's abusing his office and access to President Trump.Driving the news: The campaign of first-time candidate Michael Alfonso has Duffy's fingerprints all over it — from Trump's endorsement of him at Duffy's urging, to tens of thousands of dollars in campaign money from transport…