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For voters who don't

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know who you are

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introduce yourself

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and give us a sense of why

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you're running for governor.

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Yeah, a lifelong

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resident of Wisconsin

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I grew up on a dairy farm

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in western Wisconsin

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with my seven brothers

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and sisters.

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We were up early

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in the morning

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milking cows

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feeding calves and all that.

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I worked my way through

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UW-River Falls

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got an agricultural degree

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and then ultimately

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settled in the North Woods

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where I met my wife, Chris

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and that's where we raised

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our three daughters.

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Is there a single issue

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that would say defines you

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or maybe a lane

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within your political party

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that may drive you?

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I think one thing

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that maybe a lot of people

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don't realize

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the reason I ran for

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the state Assembly back in 2010

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when I first gained

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elected office

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was because

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of fiscal responsibility.

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We had a $3 billion deficit

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at that point

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and that's

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always animated me

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that government should

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spend within its means.