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party insiders put this candidate on the Rigged Red Card
Documented Record
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Kratom, chemtrails and concealed carry
Coeur d'Alene Press · April 2026
- At a public legislative forum, said the federal government uses chemtrails to change the weather.
- "It is a real thing in my opinion."
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Voted no on Benji's Law, requiring safety checks for newborns with parents with documented abuse history
KTVB · March 2026
- Voted no on HB 776, which requires child welfare workers to respond within 12 hours when a newborn's parents have a documented history of abuse or prior termination of parental rights.
- The bill was named for 12-day-old Benjamin Lemke of Nampa, who died after his parents had previously lost five children to the state for abuse.
- The House passed the bill 49-18; it was signed into law April 2, 2026.
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Primary SourceIdaho Legislature - HB 776 roll callOfficial House vote record: Wisniewski listed in NAYS (49-18-3, March 2026)
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Attended Lincoln Day 2026 with Matt Gaetz, said he "doesn't have time" to read the Ethics Committee allegations
Coeur d'Alene Press · February 2026 (archive)
- He attended a fundraiser with Matt Gaetz after the House Ethics Committee found Gaetz paid a 17-year-old for sex.
- He told the paper he "doesn't have time to read up on the allegations."
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Idaho Statehouse Roundup, February 2026
Idaho Ed News · February 2026
- He compared teachers who skip a mandatory moment of silence to criminals.
- He was supporting a bill to require silence in public schools.
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Idaho House wants to allow civil suits against libraries
Boise State Public Radio · March 2023 (archive)
- He said showing library books to children is "sexually abusing them," without naming which books.
- He was supporting a bill to allow civil lawsuits against libraries.
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Wisniewski defended Priscilla Giddings at ethics censure hearing
KTVB · November 2021 (archive)
- He defended a colleague who outed a rape victim, arguing that false statements aren't lies if you believe them.
- The House voted 49-19 to censure her anyway.
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House Education trashes task force's social-emotional learning recommendation
Idaho Ed News · February 2020 (archive)
- He invoked taking children "behind the woodshed" while rejecting a school mental health program.
- The hearing was about Idaho's high youth suicide rate.
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Pushback Over SEL Bubbles Up in Idaho
Education Week · February 2020 (archive)
- His remarks got national coverage from education media.
- Idaho has the fifth-highest youth suicide rate in the nation; this hearing was about that.
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Editorial: Wisniewski deserves the woodshed
Coeur d'Alene Press · February 2020 (archive)
- The local paper said his remarks about a youth suicide-prevention program were inappropriate.
- He made the comments at a public committee hearing.
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Why did your Republican representative vote to defund the police?
Coeur d'Alene Press · January 2024
- He voted against the Idaho State Police budget bill.
- All ten legislators who voted no were top-rated by the KCRCC and Idaho Freedom Foundation.