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Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos Announces Retirement After 14 Years
Robin Vos cited a mild heart attack and stress as reasons for retirement after 22 years; Democrats see potential to gain seats as GOP majority shrinks to 54, according to experts.
- Robin Vos, who has led the Republican charge in Wisconsin as state Assembly speaker for a record-long stint, announced that he will retire at the end of the year.
- Vos successfully thwarted much of Governor Tony Evers' policy agenda the past seven years and kneecapped Evers even before he took office by passing bills that weakened the governor's powers.
- Vos, who clashed with former President Donald Trump over Trump's false claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, fired a former conservative justice investigating the election amid bipartisan criticism.
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Wisconsin, Milwaukee Democrats react to Vos retirement announcement
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Reactions are pouring in from Wisconsin politicians on the heels of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announcing he will not seek re-election and plans to retire at the end of the year. Governor Tony Evers, who directly conflicted with Vos on policy numerous times over his eight years in office, called the news “the end of an era in Wisconsin politics” in a statement sent shortly after the Speaker unveiled his plans at the start of a …
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Wisconsin’s longest serving speaker, announces retirement
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) announced Thursday that he will not seek another term in office, putting an end to his tenure as the state’s longest serving top Assembly leader. (Photo by Baylor Spears/Wisconsin Examiner)Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) announced Thursday that he will not seek another term in office, putting an end to his tenure as the state’s longest serving top Assembly leader. Vos, who is Wisconsin’s 75th Ass…
Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos leaving office at end of the year
Reading Time: 3 minutes Robin Vos, who has led the Republican charge in Wisconsin during his record-long stint as state Assembly speaker and blocked much of the Democratic governor’s agenda, announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of the year. Vos, who also drew President Donald Trump’s ire for not aggressively challenging Trump’s loss in the battleground state in 2020, made the announcement from the floor of the Assembly. Vos is in hi…
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