Printing mistake names wrong candidate as incumbent

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – Some confusion over an election mailer sent out to voters in the Chippewa Valley. The mailer, sent out by Americans for Prosperity is titled Re-elect Michele Magadance Skinner for State Assembly 91. However, Magadance Skinner is not running for re-election. Her opponent Jodi Emerson is the incumbent.

Americans for Prosperity issued a statement today that Presstige Printing, the company that printed the mailers took ownership of the mistake and said it happened due to “human error.” we also reached out to Magadance Skinner who says the flier quote, “Was not from our campaign. Some other group circulated the material and obviously got their information wrong.”

Jodi Emerson’s campaign has not commented on the flier.

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