For the First Time, a Member of Congress Will Have Been Born in the 21st Century
Alfonso won 56.1% to 43.9% and will become the youngest member of Congress after a Trump-backed campaign in a heavily Republican district.
- On Tuesday, Republican Michael Alfonso won Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District seat with 56.1 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Fred Clark. The Associated Press called the race at 10:02 p.m. with 79 percent of the vote counted.
- President Donald Trump endorsed the candidate as a "MAGA Warrior," helping Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's son-in-law navigate the primary. Alfonso leaned heavily on Trump ties throughout his campaign in the heavily Republican district.
- Prioritizing Trump's agenda, Alfonso pledged to make tax cuts permanent and introduce legislation ensuring women's spaces. His platform also focused on lowering healthcare costs and achieving "energy independence."
- Opponent Fred Clark, a former state lawmaker, promoted himself as an "independent Democrat" who could work across the aisle. Clark focused on standing up to Trump administration policies and addressing Northwoods economic challenges.
- Taking the title of youngest member of Congress from Democrat Maxwell Frost, Alfonso becomes the first member born in the 2000s. He replaces Republican Tom Tiffany, who vacated the seat to run for governor.
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For the first time, a member of Congress will have been born in the 21st century
Michael Alfonso, the 26-year-old Republican son-in-law of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, will become the youngest member of Congress.
Michael Alfonso, Sean Duffy’s Son-in-Law, Wins Wisconsin House Seat as Youngest Member
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Sean Duffy’s son-in-law Michael Alfonso wins Wisconsin house seat to become youngest House member
Republican Michael Alfonso, the son-in-law of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, won Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District on Tuesday — clinching the same seat his father-in-law once held.
Republican Michael Alfonso wins Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District
Republican Michael Alfonso, 26, the son-in-law of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, won by a margin of 56.1% to 43.9% over Democrat Fred Clark, a conservationist and former state lawmaker, in the election for an open seat in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District. AP called the race at 10:03 p.m. with 86% of the vote counted. […]
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