Rebecca Kleefisch

Rebecca Ann Kleefisch (née Reed; born August 7, 1975) is an American politician and former television news anchor. She was the 44th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019.'Wisconsin Blue Book 2011–2012,' Biographical Sketch of Rebecca Kleefisch, pg. 4 She is a Republican.

She was elected on November 2, 2010 as the running mate of Governor Scott Walker. The two ticket lost re-election in 2018."Walker wins governor's race on promise of jobs", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 3, 2010.

In September 2021, Kleefisch announced that she would run for the Republican nomination for Governor of Wisconsin in the 2022 election. She lost the nomination in the August 2022 primary to businessman Tim Michels.

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