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Republican presidential debate to be held in Wisconsin

Posted January 16, 2015 10:00 pm

The Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - One of the nine Republican debates for the 2016 presidential candidates will be held in Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin State Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1IUOn0O ) the debate will be in November but the Republican National Committee didn't immediately announce a location.

Gov. Scott Walker is thinking about entering the race. Congressman Paul Ryan, from Janesville who was the 2012 GOP vice presidential nominee, has said he would not run. RNC chairman Reince Priebus grew up in Kenosha.

Other RNC debates will be held in Ohio, California, Colorado, Nevada, Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida.

The debates feature presidential candidates sanctioned by the RNC and will take place between August and March 1, 2016. The Wisconsin broadcast partner will be Fox Business.

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Information from: Wisconsin State Journal, http://www.madison.com/wsj

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