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Bill Feehan steps down as La Crosse County Republican Party chair

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The chair of the La Crosse County Republican Party is stepping down, after a decade
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Bill Feehan has been serving both as chair of the county party, and head of the 3rd Congressional District GOP.

Feehan said on his “Fact Check” podcast Wednesday, he’s decided to concentrate solely on the 3rd District position.

Feehan has served as chair of the county party for 11 years. He notes that 2016 was a big year for the area GOP, when they started winning some traditionally Democratic seats in western Wisconsin, including Patrick Testin and Treig Pronschinske

And in 2016, Donald Trump won Wisconsin in the presidential race. Feehan, however, pointed out that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers took the 3rd District last fall, so it’s still a “swing” area.

Asked about the most significant local political events that have occurred while he was county chair, Feehan pointed to Derrick Van Orden becoming the 3rd District’s first GOP US House Rep. in 26 years, as well as the election of more Republicans to the La Crosse County Board.

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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  1. Mary

    January 5, 2023 at 12:28 pm

    What a LOSER! He got 21 people to run for local office in 2022 and 3 of them won. Now maybe actual conservatives will join this club.

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