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Dan Kapanke is a Republican state Senator, representing the La Crosse area in northwest Wisconsin. He was elected to his post in 2004. He is one of the Republican state Senators targeted for recalls based on their 2011 vote for a measure curtailing collective bargaining rights for public employees.
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