WISCONSIN

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Wisconsin's 8th congressional district: Steve Kagen (D) won by a 51% to 49% margin his first term in this Republican-leaning district that went fairly easily to President George W. Bush with 55% to 45% for John Kerry in 2004. Kagen will likely face a serious threat from Republicans, who had held this seat since 1999. He recently garnered bad press when he bragged about speaking rudely to the President and First Lady at a White House function and then retracted this claim. He was the subject of controversy when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigated his clinic for selling allergy vaccines without a valid license, although his clinic stopped the practice. Kagen's predecessor, Mark Green, who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2006, has been nominated by Bush to be Ambassador to Tanzania, ruling out his running. His Republican opponent, as in 2006, will be former state Assembly Speaker John Gard. The 2006 opponent Republican candidate; state Rep. Frank Lasee of Bellevue; and former Republican Green Bay Mayor Paul Jadin were mentioned as potential candidates but did not seek the office.