JoCasta Zamarripa to hold fundraiser on October 31

From my email inbox comes news of a fundraiser in support of freshman Democratic Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa in advance of her 2012 reelection campaign. WE MUST SUPPORT OUR CHAMPIONS Please join us, on Halloween night, for an event to support one of Wisconsin’s hardest working Freshman Legislators Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa…

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Democrats at odds over illegal immigration legislation

On June 27, Democratic State Senators Dave Hansen, Bob Wirch, Jim Holperin, John Erpenbach, and Tim Carpenter introduced Senate Bill 137, a bill that would make “companies that hire persons who are not legally in the United States ineligible for certain tax exemptions, governmental contracts, grants, and loans, granting rule−making…

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Michelle Litjens said what?!?

On last week’s “Up Front” with Mike Gousha, the program featured two freshman State Representatives, Democrat JoCasta Zamarripa of Milwaukee and Republican State Rep. Michelle Litjens of Vinland, with both sharing their perceptions of what’s been going on here in Wisconsin since they were sworn into office. With the last…

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Blogging Blue interviews JoCasta Zamarripa

Last week I had an opportunity to sit down and chat with JoCasta Zamarripa, one of several Democratic candidates vying to represent the 8th state Assembly District, a seat currently held by Rep. Pedro Colon, who is not seeking another term in office. I started our interview by asking Zamarripa…

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