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So for voters

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who don't know you

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give us the quick story.

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Who are you

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and why are you

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running for governor?

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Well, the 60-second version is

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I'm a Christian first.

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I'm the son of a minister.

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My dad's ministry was in

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mostly northeastern Wisconsin.

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My mother

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she was a registered nurse.

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My wife and I have been

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married almost 25 years

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both Wisconsin kids.

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We raised our family

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and mostly

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in Washington County.

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We now have an 80-acre

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farm in between

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West Bend and Grafton

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love Wisconsin

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through and through.

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Aside from

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a tour of duty

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in Iraq in 2003

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and I always joke

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a tour of duty

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in the Chicagoland suburbs

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while I was getting

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my master's degree

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at Northern Illinois

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I'm a Wisconsin kid

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and been back

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working in public service

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my whole life.

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Dedicated it to the service

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and sacrifice

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of the guys and gals

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who didn't make it back.

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So is there a single issue

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that would define you

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or maybe a lane

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within the Republican Party

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that helps define you?

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I think, people driven

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being very people focused

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and mostly interested

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in solving problems.

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That's why

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I got into public service.

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I actually started

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in public administration

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because I thought politics

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was a little too volatile

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too theoretical.

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Public administration

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is really where the

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rubber hits the road

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and you're dealing with people

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where they're at.

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I think those are

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important things

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making sure

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when you flush the toilet

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it does what it's supposed to do

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and the garbage

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is collected on time.

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And to this day

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that's who I am

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as Washington County executive

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and who I will be

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as governor.