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Kim Simac, a Republican, is a leader of the tea party movement in Wisconsin and is founder of Northwoods Patriots, a group based in Eagle River, Wis., that says it is dedicated to protecting Christian values. She ran unsuccessfully in a 2011 recall election against Democratic Wisconsin state Sen. Jim Holperin.
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