Janel Brandtjen

Janel Brandtjen is an American businesswoman and politician who serves as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Janel Brandtjen
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 22nd district
Assumed office
January 5, 2015
Preceded byDon Pridemore
Personal details
BornWisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceMenomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Biography

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Brandjten received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Marketing from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.[1] Brandtjen is married and has two children.[2] Brandtjen is the owner of an advertising agency.

In the Wisconsin State Assembly. she has pushed for legislation to prohibit the use of fetal tissue in research.[3]

She was on the Waukesha County Board of Supervisors.[4] On November 4, 2014, Brandtjen was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly.[5][6] After Joe Biden won Wisconsin in the 2020 presidential election and President Donald Trump refused to concede, Brandtjen falsely claimed that there had been fraud and that Trump won Wisconsin. She said, "There is no doubt that... Donald Trump won this election in Wisconsin and several methods of fraud were used to change the outcome."[7][8][9]

Notes
  1. "Representative Janel Brandtjen". docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  2. "BIO". Your Conservative Leader. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  3. Reilly, Briana (2019). "Wisconsin Republican lawmakers pushing another bill to target use of fetal tissue in research". madison.com. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  4. "Wisconsin Vote.org.-Janel Brandtjen". Archived from the original on 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  5. Current Election Results
  6. Radcliffe, J. R. "Digital roll call in Wisconsin Assembly gave us a glimpse into lawmakers' home offices. So who has the best setup?". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  7. Marley, Patrick. "The Republican leading a hearing on Wisconsin's election won't say whether he believes the state went to Biden". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  8. Conklin, Melanie; December 9, Wisconsin Examiner; 2020. "GOP rep: 'There is no doubt … Donald Trump won this election". Wisconsin Examiner. Retrieved 2020-12-30.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. Conklin, Melanie. "Trump Won State, GOP Legislators Declare". Urban Milwaukee. Retrieved 2020-12-30.


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