Jeremy Thiesfeldt
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Jeremy Thiesfeldt is a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 52nd District. He is on the following committees: Children and Families; Education; Urban and Local Affairs; and Criminal Justice and Corrections.[1]
Thiesfeldt was reelected on November 6, 2012.[2]
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Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council
Thiesfeldt is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and serves as an alternate on the ALEC Education Task Force. In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Rep. Thiesfeldt co-authored 11 bills that reflect ALEC models, according to an analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy.
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Rep. Thiesfeldt and Capital Gains
Bills introduced or cosponsored by Thiesfeldt in the 2011 spring session:
SB-10: Capital gains tax: changes made by 2009 WisAct 28 reversed and tax phased out; JSCTE appendix report.[3](SB-10)* (compare with ALEC The Capital Gains Tax Elimination Act ).
Rep. Thiesfeldt and Voting
Bills introduced or cosponsored by Thiesfeldt in the 2011 spring session:
AB-7: "Identification requirement for voting in elections created, provisional and absentee ballot provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee waived, obtaining a card without a photo for religious reasons, and issuing an identification certificate; special voting deputies to certain adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes permitted; GAB public informational campaign."[4](AB-7)* (compare with ALEC Voter ID Act).
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- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature. Jeremy Thiesfeldt. Government website. Accessed July 31, 2011.
- ↑ Wisconsin Vote, 2012 Election Results, accessed November 27, 2012.
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature. SB-10. Government website. Accessed August 1, 2011.
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature. AB-7. Government website. Accessed August 1, 2011.
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