WISCONSIN
Bristol; Herald Courier
SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press
May 9, 2018
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A defiant Matt Flynn, who became the first Democratic candidate for governor to submit nomination signatures Wednesday, had a simple message for those calling for him to drop out because of his past work defending the Milwaukee Archdiocese: “Jump in the lake.”
Flynn, a retired attorney and former chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, represented the archdiocese against allegations of sexual abuse by priests between 1989 and 2004.
The Madison and Wisconsin chapters of the National Organization for Women, along with Women’s March Wisconsin, this week called for Flynn to drop out of the race because of his work for the archdiocese. Peter Isely, a founding member and former Midwest Director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, has also been critical of Flynn’s candidacy.
Flynn was having none of it.
“My response to anybody who thinks I should get out of the race is: Jump in the lake. That’s my response,” Flynn said, moments after he turned in 4,000 signatures on his nomination papers.
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