A Democratic Party-linked account mocked a Republican lawmaker’s decision to not seek reelection following multiple deaths in his family and his daughter’s cancer diagnosis.Republican Wisconsin State Sen. Van Wanggaard, 73, announced Tuesday that he would not run in November’s election citing personal reasons, his family’s health and his age.
On the same day of Wanggaard’s announcement, the Wisconsin Senate Democrats X account posted “Another one bites the dust,” encircling a picture of the Republican lawmaker with the words #OPENTOWORK, appearing to reference LinkedIn users searching for their next job.
“It’s been 48 hours. I decide to retire to be with my family after 3 siblings died, daughter has Stage 4 cancer, and another brother had a heart attack + more,” Wanggaard wrote on X Thursday afternoon, replying to the post. “It shows that Democrats don’t care about people, only power.”
He went on to call for Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader Dianne
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