Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Vos won't run for Ryan's seat

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Vos won’t run for Ryan’s seat

By SCOTT BAUER
27 minutes ago

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Friday became the latest high-profile Republican to pass on the chance to run for Congress to replace retiring House Speaker Paul Ryan, leaving the field open for lesser-known candidates in a race that Democrats are increasingly optimistic will be competitive.

Vos joined with his longtime friend and college roommate Reince Priebus, the former White House chief of staff, in declining to run for the southeast Wisconsin seat. Republicans have been hastily weighing their options after Ryan’s abrupt announcement Wednesday that he would not seek re-election, giving potential candidates just seven weeks to get in the race and file by the June 1 deadline.

Like other state lawmakers who have declined to run in the past three days, Vos said he wanted to focus on his own re-election and continuing his work in the Wisconsin Legislature. Vos is the most powerful Republican in the Assembly, which the GOP currently controls 64-35, and was the highest profile remaining potential congressional candidate, until he demurred.

Vos said his wife, former state Rep. Michelle Litjens, had also decided against a run.

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[LakeArenal]

1. Randy Bryces increasing popularity has them scared.

🤞🏻🙏🏻👊🏻

[Heartstrings]

2. Randy Bryce is doing very well in the Janesville area

and my sources say he's looking very good at flipping Kenosha County blue.

Go Randy! You're the entire package!

[Liberalhammer]

3. London Calling

Big pay to play scandal has been exposed. The payday loan cartel made out well with Republican whores like Vos.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. What is this all about.

Heard a rumor from a friend in to Know mentioning this . Is Fitz about to get burned?