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- Peter Theron: I'm Dr. Peter Theron. I'm running to represent Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District to solve problems and restore civility. People worry that impeachment, other partisan politics, name calling, have frayed our civil society, allowing our underlying problems to fester. I believe if we work together to solve real problems, our country will begin to heal. I live in Madison. I teach mathematics and statistics. I'm married to a wonderful woman who, luckily, likes math too. My B.A. in statistics comes from Princeton University. My Ph.D. in mathematics from UW, here in Madison. I love Wisconsin. In the last four years, our economy has boomed, raising incomes, especially among our poorest. In the world, Iran weakened, ISIS defeated, our military strong again, and much more. Our president was doing a great job. Then in January, there was panic. The initial predictions were dire. A flu new to America had exploded from one case to thousands. Critically-ill people flooded our hospitals. We went on red alert. We didn't know what we didn't know. Flatten the curve, slow the spread, build ventilators, make PPE, do more testing, wear masks, stay home, lock down the economy. Now, it's been seven months. Hospitalizations are way down. Drug treatments such as Hydroxychloroquine have been shown to be very effective. Weekly death counts have dropped dramatically. The emergency is over. It's time for sensible policies for our economy, our schools, and our lives. In addition to the public health emergency, we've had over three months of rioting, led by Democrat radicals who flood into our cities at the slightest provocation. In Kenosha, 102 of 175 arrested were from out of town. When confronted, Democratic mayors and governors blame the president's harsh rhetoric. But it was the Democrats who led disorderly demonstrations on inauguration day 2017, who spent three years on partisan investigations leading to a failed impeachment, who make up a new political crisis every week. Democrats have superheated our politics since January 2017. They only regret it now because Dem-- Americans have turned against them. September 1st, President Trump visited Kenosha to view the destruction left by the riots and hear from local leaders. One of those leaders was 1st Congressional District Representative Bryan Steil. When the rioting started in Kenosha, Governor Evers showed no leadership, chastised the police and refused to call for federal aid. Congressmen Steil, on the other hand, denounced the violence, called the White House, and connected local leaders with the president. When the National Guard arrived, the riots, looting, and arson stopped. Madison endured riots. Our 2nd District incumbent Congressman was silent. No statement denouncing the violence, no action, no leadership. We deserve better. When our president has done a great job on Capitol Hill, Congress isn't pulling its weight. I wanna change that. I'm Dr. Peter Theron. Let's restore America together and civility will return. Join me.