Thompson, Walker, state GOP leaders among Wisconsin delegates to Republican National Convention
Wisconsin’s delegation to the Republican National Convention in Florida next month includes newly minted UW System Interim President Tommy Thompson, former Gov. Scott Walker and the Legislature’s top GOP leaders. In addition to Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, state Sens. Dan Feyen, of Fond du Lac, and Howard Marklein, of Spring Green, are among the delegates. Reps. Tyler August, of Lake Geneva, and John Nygren, of Marinette, are among the alternates. Altogether, the party is sending 52 delegates and another 49 alternates. Republicans moved the national convention to Jacksonville, Fla., after a dispute between