Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate OK with Jan. 6 participant

By SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court says he has no problem with someone who was on the U.S. Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection campaigning for him across the state in the waning days of the high stakes race, calling his work “invaluable.” Dan Kelly on Wednesday posted a video on Twitter of himself standing side-by-side with conservative activist Scott Presler, thanking him for his work. When asked Thursday about Presler’s attendance at the insurrection, Kelly said that he was “not really familiar with his background.” Kelly faces Democratic-backed Janet Protasiewicz in the April 4 election, with majority control of the Supreme Court at stake.