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Sensenbrenner Dodges Debate

October 18, 2016 By admin

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For Immediate Release

October 18, 2016

Contact: media@kharyforcongress.com

Sensenbrenner Dodges Debate

Today marks six weeks since thirty-eight-year incumbent Jim Sensenbrenner was challenged to a series of debates by Khary Penebaker, his Democratic opponent.  The challenge was delivered by certified mail via the US Post Office and announced online.

No response has been received from Jim Sensenbrenner by email, telephone message, text, mailed letter, social media post or any other known form of communication.  Mr. Penebaker did not ascribe any specific motive to the failure to respond, but noted that there is “a long Congressional tradition of laziness” and “a new Congressional fad of ignorance.” Khary Penebaker also refused the possibility that his opponent was trying to distance himself from other Republican candidates. “The Congressman has already shown that he is not afraid to defend Donald Trump’s values.

“The people of Southeastern Wisconsin deserve honesty and hard work from their Congressman, even if he is a nineteen-term incumbent. Congressman Sensenbrenner’s refusal to defend his political values in debate insults citizens who have voted for him for decades, abandons the people who are concerned at the sudden transformation of the National Republican Party, and sets a poor example for students everywhere,” said the Democratic nominee for the US House of Representatives for Wisconsin’s 5th District.

Khary Penebaker believes that voters deserve to know how their next Representative will stand on the issues that affect them such as:

  1. Creating good paying jobs for veterans
  2. Mental health care
  3. Domestic violence reduction
  4. College affordability
  5. Student loan interest rate controls
  6. Ensuring opportunities for new four-year and technical college graduates
  7. Maintaining safer communities
  8. Common sense gun reform
  9. Tax incentives for businesses to grow and expand
  10. Healthcare and the Affordable Care Act
  11. National security spending
  12. Homeland security spending
  13. Drinking water quality
  14. Preserving parklands for future generations
  15. Child health and wellness programs
  16. Quality funding for high performing schools
  17. Standards for academics and student learning
  18. Technology improvements in the classroom
  19. Women’s health and wellness
  20. Protecting Social Security
  21. Affordable prescription drugs for seniors
  22. Tax relief for middle class taxpayers
  23. Investing in roads, bridges and highway infrastructure projects
  24. Enhanced university research and development funding
  25. Improving response times to public concerns

Democracy is not served when our elected officials hide their views from the public.

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Sensenbrenner Bears Responsibility for Trump, and for Trump’s Betrayal of Republican Values

October 11, 2016 By admin

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For Immediate Release
October 8, 2016
Contact: media@kharyforcongress.com

Sensenbrenner Bears Responsibility for Trump, and for Trump’s Betrayal of Republican Values

Waukesha, WI – Yesterday, we were all forced to confront Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump’s vile anti-woman worldview in his own words. It comes after sixteen straight months of Mr. Trump’s own graphic words describing equally vile opinions on a seemingly endless list of groups; including but not limited to disabled adults and children, veterans, pregnant women, Mexican Americans, African Americans, refugees, Muslims, and several distinct attacks on Asian American ethnicities. More than that, it comes after four decades of news stories about Donald Trump’s prejudices.

As news agencies large and small struggled to report a story so offensive that they had to censor their headlines and despaired of meeting FCC broadcast decency standards, we looked to the leadership of the Republican Party to stand up against the politics of hate. Here in Wisconsin, our dean of the National Republican Party, thirty-eight year incumbent Congressman James Sensenbrenner, did not live up to that expectation. Not long ago, Sensenbrenner bragged at a Waukesha rally of being Vice Presidential nominee Pence’s political mentor, claiming he was one of the only members of Congress in 1988 to travel to Indiana to help him become a politician. Sensenbrenner has enough influence that, when Donald Trump was challenged to provide specifics from his immigration plan, Trump’s answers were taken from a bill written and sponsored by Sensenbrenner in 2005.

This weekend, lifelong Republican voters across Southeastern Wisconsin shake with shame and anger, betrayed in all of their values by their own Party. As was the case during the Republican Primaries, Congressman Sensenbrenner was not available and did not use his years of political influence to help.

Khary Penebaker, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin’s 5th Congressional District, issued the following statement:

“This is not news. These tapes were obscure, but the behavior they depict is not a surprise to my opponent or any other Republican leader. For Jim Sensenbrenner or Paul Ryan to claim that they didn’t know who Trump really was, that is an unbelievable statement. Donald Trump won the Republican Primary by welcoming misogynists and other bigots in to vote for him. They saw, they knew, they could have done something. The only thing they’re just now learning, apparently, is that they should have.”

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Rep. Sensenbrenner Silent on Request for Debates

September 23, 2016 By admin

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Party in Cutler Park with Russ, Khary & Sen. Mary Landrieu!

August 13, 2016 By admin

Party in Cutler Park with Russ, Khary & Sen. Mary Landrieu!

Cutler Park August 14th, from 2pm – 5pm!
321 Wisconsin Ave Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186

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Join other supporters in your area for an event in your neighborhood. It’s a picnic in Cutler Park with Russ Feingold, Khary Penebaker, and JoCasta Zamarippa!

Khary Penebaker Wins Primary, Will Face Jim Sensenbrenner in November

August 10, 2016 By admin

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August 10, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: media@kharyforcongress.com

Khary Penebaker Wins Primary, Will Face Jim Sensenbrenner in November

WAUKESHA – Khary Penebaker, candidate for Wisconsin’s 5th United States House of Representatives seat, won the uncontested Democratic Primary.  Mr. Penebaker will now face Republican Representative Jim Sensenbrenner in the November General Election.

“Our victory is an important step toward real change for Wisconsin’s 5th District,” said Mr. Penebaker. “My opponent wants you to believe his 38th year in Congress will be the year he finally delivers on his promises. I’ll only need one term for that.”

Khary Penebaker is a longtime Wisconsin resident and a small business leader in the Wisconsin roofing industry. He is a husband, a father of three, and a lifelong advocate for public safety issues.  Mr. Penebaker declared his candidacy after weeks of one-on-one meetings with Southeastern Wisconsin residents, many of whom expressed frustration with the broken U.S. Congress.

“Donald Trump’s candidacy is a test of our legislators’ character. Sadly, Rep. Sensenbrenner failed the test when he endorsed Mr. Trump,” said Mr. Penebaker. “I have fought my entire life for issues I believe in, even when my opinion has been unpopular. As Representative, I will continue to stand up for the citizens in my district. I will never compromise my ideals when times get tough.”

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Candidate Khary Penebaker to Cast His Vote in the Wisconsin Primary

August 9, 2016 By admin

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August 9, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: media@kharyforcongress.com

 

 

Candidate Khary Penebaker to Cast His Vote in the Wisconsin Primary

WAUKESHA – Tomorrow, Khary Penebaker, candidate for the United States House of Representatives 5th Congressional district seat, will cast his ballot in the Wisconsin primary. Mr. Penebaker will proudly vote for leaders up and down the ticket who support public safety initiatives and quality education, including Russ Feingold for US Senate. Mr. Penebaker intends to be one of the first in line to exercise his right to vote tomorrow morning.

“Legislators like Speaker Ryan and Rep. Sensenbrenner have failed the people of Wisconsin through their continued endorsement of Donald Trump and his dangerous policies. Our state needs leaders who will stand up against hate,” said Mr. Penebaker. “I will continue to work every day to earn and keep the trust of my constituents in the 5th District. Today, I do so by adding one more vote to the side of sanity.”

WHO:

Khary Penebaker, Candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin’s 5th Congressional District

WHAT:

Khary Penebaker will cast his vote in the Wisconsin primary election

WHERE:

Merton Village Hall

N67W28343 Sussex Road

Merton, WI, 53056

WHEN:

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

7:00 am

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