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Snyder wins re-election to 85th Assembly seat

Patrick Snyder, the Republican incumbent for Wisconsin's 85th Assembly District, will serve another two-year term after a victory in Tuesday's election.

By Shereen Siewert | Wausau Pilot & Review Patrick Snyder, the Republican incumbent for Wisconsin’s 85th Assembly District, will serve another two-year term after a victory in Tuesday’s election. Snyder tallied 15,636 votes, or about 52 percent. His challenger, Democrat Yee Leng Xiong, received 13,735 votes, or about 48 percent. Republican incumbent Pat Snyder won re-election for Wisconsin’s…

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Weston to consider resolution opposing deportation of Hmong residents

WESTON, WI (WSAU) — The Village of Weston could be the next area municipality to issue a non-binding resolution opposing the deportation of Hmong residents to Laos. Trustees Yee Leng Xiong and Nathan …

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Your letters: Xiong devoted to serving residents, writer says

"Born in Wausau and raised in Weston, Yee has been dedicated to service and community leadership for over 20 years." - Steven Miller

Dear editor, Nov. 6 cannot get here soon enough so we can watch television commercials about A1C medications and rid ourselves of the incessant political ads spewing falsehoods from people claiming to care about regular folks and high taxes. In Wisconsin’s 85th Assembly race, there is a clear-cut delineation of a true public servant who will serve all residents of the district. That candidate…

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Your letters: Writer argues case for Xiong for 85th Assembly District

"Yee is a work horse, and most importantly, he is a person of character." - Russ Wilson of Wausau

Dear editor, It is cause for celebration when the best and the brightest is not only born, raised and educated right here, but who stays right here where he serves his community with unstinting devotion. Such a person deserves our vote. Yee Leng Xiong was born in Wausau and is a product of the D. C. Everest Area School District and University of Wisconsin-Marathon County. Ever since his school…

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Wausau Assembly candidates agree on issue of new refugee placement

Wisconsin has received nearly 2K refugees in the last year. Candidates in key Assembly race say they belong here.

By Rob Mentzer– Wisconsin Public Radio n some parts of Wisconsin, the news that refugees from war-torn nations would be placed in the community was followed by a backlash from members of the public. In Wausau, that was not the case. After a newly opened refugee resettlement agency placed 160 people in central Wisconsin in its first year of operations, the placements did not surface as a major…

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Your letters: Writer encourages vote for Snyder in 85th Assembly District race

"He can and does work in a bipartisan manner but does not sacrifice his values or his dedication to our community in doing so." - James Juedes of Ringle

Dear editor, With the election now upon us I feel the need to write this letter in support of my friend Pat Snyder. Unfortunately I cannot vote for Pat because of the redistricting that was forced upon us by Gov. Evers and the now liberal state Supreme Court because the democratic policies outside of the heavy population centers in this state didn’t hold water with the good conservative people…

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Can Democrats win Wisconsin Assembly? Key races could decide control

Now, days before the 2024 election, both parties have a real shot at winning control of the state Assembly, with the outcome hinging on a handful of competitive districts that are scattered throughout the state.

By Rob Mentzer, Danielle Kaeding, and Shawn Johnson | Wisconsin Public Radio In the days before the 2022 election, Wisconsin Republicans had a real shot at winning two-thirds supermajorities in both houses of the Legislature that would have given them the power to override vetoes by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and control the agenda in state government. Now, days before the 2024 election, both…

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Your letters: Writer defends Yee Leng Xiong's character, actions

"In no way does the candidate conjured by the Wisconsin Principles advertisement resemble the Yee Leng Xiong many of us know and respect." - Sarah Rudolph of Wausau

Dear editor, While highly tempting, becoming immune to the falsehoods bombarding us in campaign advertising can only make us complicit. A television ad attacking Yee Leng Xiong, running to represent Wisconsin’s 85th in the State Assembly, strikes me as too pernicious to go unchecked. This ad is funded by a political action committee calling itself Wisconsin Principles, not Xiong’s opponent,…

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In race for 85th Assembly seat, Snyder cites past experience while vowing to work with members of both parties

Snyder said Wisconsin needs to reexamine its tax brackets to compete with neighboring states.

By Shereen Siewert– Wisconsin Public Radio First elected in 2017, Pat Snyder said he is the best candidate to represent Wisconsin’s 85th Assembly district because of his years of experience and track record of bipartisan cooperation. Snyder said he is carefully considering the idea of expanding Medicaid, will try again to pass medical marijuana legislation and will reexamine Wisconsin’s tax…

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Your letters: Rep. Snyder fails to deliver for democracy, writer says

"... if (Pat Snyder) really wanted meaningful reform he would “take the pledge” in favor of non-partisan redistricting." Calvin Dexter of Wausau

Dear editor, Rep. Pat Snyder’s campaign commercials (85th Assembly district) claim that he “always delivers.” In one of the most fundamental ways possible, Snyder has failed to deliver for the people of his district, and the state as a whole. In a representative democracy, the people control the state legislature. Their votes will matter, and the makeup of the legislature will reflect the…

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Yee Leng Xiong announces run for Wis. 85th Assembly seat

Damakant Jayshi | Wausau Pilot & Review A Marathon County supervisor could be the first Hmong state representative if he is elected to represent the 85th Assembly district. Yee Leng Xiong, a longtime leader in Marathon County’s Hmong community and the Dist. 19 supervisor for the Marathon County Board, will seek the seat this fall, according to a campaign news release. Xiong will run as a…

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Candidate Yee Leng Xiong stresses health care, bipartisanship in race for 85th Assembly seat

Xiong vowed to work with lawmakers from both parties to address the needs of residents in the district.

By Shereen Siewert– Wisconsin Public Radio The son of immigrant parents who came to the U.S. to escape communism, Yee Leng Xiong said being elected to Wisconsin’s 85th Assembly would be a “dream come true.” First elected to the D.C. Everest School Board in 2014 at age 19, Xiong went on to win a seat on the Marathon Board of Supervisors in 2016 and on the Village of Weston Board of Trustees in…

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Labor Day parade set for Monday in Wausau

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Wausau Pilot & Review Wausau will celebrate workers Monday with an annual Labor Day Parade and festivities. Marchers and floats will line up at 3 p.m. on the corner of West Wausau Avenue and Third Avenue in Wausau. The parade begins at 4 p.m. with a route that travels south on Third Avenue and ends at the Labor Temple, 318 S. Third Ave., Wausau. This year’s Grand Marshal is Yee Leng Xiong, who…

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WI Assembly candidate Xiong to leave Hmong American Center

Xiong, a longtime leader in Marathon County’s Hmong community and the Dist. 19 supervisor for the Marathon County Board, has been with the Hmong American Center for a decade.

Wausau Pilot & Review Yee Leng Xiong, executive director of the Hmong American Center, will step down from his position at the end of the year, the organization announced Friday. In April, Xiong announced he will run for Wisconsin’s 85th Assembly district. He will run as a Democrat in the district, which encompasses Wausau and Weston. The incumbent in Dist. 85, Republican Pat Snyder, was drawn…

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Election Results: Village of Weston Board of Trustees

Results are in for the village of Weston:

Village of Weston Trustee: Official results. April 3, 2018: Top three candidates will serve two-year terms Scott Berger: (Incumbent): 754 Mark Maloney: 1,347 Stephanie Nagel: 754 Wally Sparks: 1,826 Loren White (Incumbent): 856 Yee Leng Xiong: 1,164