FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 11, 2023
Contact: Senator Mark Spreitzer, 608-266-2253
Senator Jeff Smith, 608-266-8546

Senate Elections Committee Democrats Renew Calls for Bob Spindell to be removed from the Wisconsin Elections Commission

MADISON - Today, Democratic members of the Senate Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections, and Consumer Protection renewed their call for Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) to remove Bob Spindell from the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Senator Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit), the ranking Democrat on the committee, and Senator Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) released the following statement:

“As this session began, Senate Democrats called on Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu to remove Bob Spindell from the Wisconsin Elections Commission for his celebration of racially-targeted voter suppression efforts in Wisconsin. Since then, Bob Spindell has continued to serve without any repercussions for his actions and statements celebrating lower turnout and
successful voter suppression.

“Now, Bob Spindell has admitted his involvement in the scheme to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election, and it is abundantly clear that the Senate Majority Leader’s excuses and deflections must come to an end. Bob Spindell has admitted to signing and sending false documents claiming that he was a presidential elector for the state of Wisconsin. If there were any remaining questions about whether Bob Spindell should go, they were answered when he
finally acknowledged that he signed falsified documents submitted to public officials despite President Joe Biden winning the 2020 election in Wisconsin.

“Bob Spindell should resign. If he doesn't, Senator LeMahieu must remove him. We understand the Wisconsin Elections Commission is made up of partisan appointees, but surely Senator LeMahieu can find a different Republican who didn’t attempt to illegally overturn a presidential election. The people of Wisconsin deserve better than Bob Spindell.”

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