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Wisconsin state Rep. Chris Taylor, a Madison Democrat, was elected to the Assembly in a special election in August 2011. An attorney, she is the former public policy director of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin.

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Chris Taylor
stated on December 13, 2019 in news release:

“Getting access to a gun in America is easier than adopting a dog or registering to vote.”

By Laura Schulte • May 22, 2020
Chris Taylor
stated on May 30, 2019 in a statement to the Joint Committee on Finance:

Voucher schools have increased property taxes by $1 billion since 2011

By Eric Litke • July 1, 2019
Chris Taylor
stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet:

"We saw the prison population expand and vacancy rates for correctional officers go from 2.9% to 15.2%" over the last eight years.

By D.L. Davis • June 4, 2019
Chris Taylor
stated on October 4, 2017 in a news conference:

In Wisconsin, "we have a bill that would allow hidden, deadly weapons -- every single person to carry one -- no training, no background check, even around schools."

By Tom Kertscher • October 6, 2017
Chris Taylor
stated on April 15, 2015 in a press release:

Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget contained 110 pages of errors -- an unusually high number -- "and millions of dollars’ worth of mistakes" that were corrected with a follow-up document.

By James B. Nelson • June 1, 2015

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