(Wisconsin) (Repub) Candidate in Senate recall has disorderly conduct convictions

Source: Journal Sentinal

Candidate in Senate recall has disorderly conduct convictions
By Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel
June 29, 2011 12:32 p.m. |(87) COMMENTS

Madison - A GOP candidate from Green Bay running in a Senate recall race has been convicted of two misdemeanor counts, arrested on other occasions, and now faces another probe by the Oconto County Sheriff's Department.

The incidents involving David VanderLeest, which were raised by Democrats Wednesday, stem from domestic violence allegations. VanderLeest, 34, helped organize the recall against Sen. Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay) and is the only Republican on the ballot challenging Hansen in the July 19 election.

"It's an open investigation at the current time. It has also been shared with our human services department," Clark Longsine, chief deputy at the Oconto County Sheriff's Department, said Wednesday of the latest investigation. Longsine said he couldn't provide more details.

VanderLeest, a Green Bay wind farm developer with a history of other legal troubles, pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges in 2007 as part of a plea deal. Also Wednesday, Democrats pointed to at least two other dates in which VanderLeest was arrested for alleged domestic abuse involving his ex-wife in 2006 and 2009 but was not convicted.

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Whooda thunk??? :crazy:

to call police for help. But, he says, it was HER fault. (Sounds familiar.)

Always defending marriage, they are.

since the other one turned in not enough signatures...oh boo,hoo...the repubs will vote for him anyway.

Violent, racist, sexist, criminals acts, and their nickname is the family values party. When will people pull the wool from over their eyes. This country is full of deaf dumb and blind people.

:sarcasm:

Violent thugs and bullies.