Republican Dan Knodl has said that he would be open to impeaching the newly elected justice if he wins his own race for state senate.
Wisconsin judge Janet Protasiewicz scored a major victory on Tuesday when she was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
However, Republican senate candidate Dan Knodl had suggested last week that he would be open to impeaching Protasiewicz if he won his own race, which would give the GOP a two-thirds majority in the Wisconsin senate. On Wednesday morning, Knodl declared victory with 98 percent of the votes counted, giving the Republicans a two-thirds majority in the state senate.
Democrat-aligned Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz scored a major victory on Tuesday as she secured election to the WisconsinRepublican state senate candidate Dan Knodl suggested last week that he would be open to impeaching Protasiewicz if he were to win his own race. This would give the GOP a two-thirds majority in the Wisconsin senate. Knodl made those remarks before the elections took place.
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