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About Us
We, the Wolf River Area Patriots (WRAP), declare FREEDOM IS OUR RIGHT as stated in the Constitution of the United States. We will hold our government officials at all levels responsible for our continued freedoms. We usually meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Center Room of the Washington Center, 500 West Washington Street (corner of Washington and Dickinson Street) in New London, Wisconsin. For more about our mission, click here: WRAP About
DeWeese DeBrief
An Evening with Tom DeWeese
Thursday, April 10, 2025
A quick thanks to all who attended the Wisconsin Conservative Coalition’s 2025 Spring Gala last week Thursday! We sincerely appreciated your support of WCC — of which N.E.W. Patriots is a member — and the Act Local | Stop Global message that speaker Tom DeWeese delivered.
If you’d like to revisit Tom’s speech — or if you weren’t able to attend and would like to hear it for the first time — video is available here, on the N.E.W. Patriots’ YouTube channel. The videographer apologizes in advance for the odd orange lighting, which improves about 30 minutes into the presentation and then gets weird again! You can also view Tom’s PowerPoint presentation.
A special thanks to those who purchased tables for the event:
- Joe & Diane Bast
- Elmer Family
- Fox Valley Initiative
- Heritage Action for America
- John Birch Society
- Edward Perkins & Friends
- Sieker Family
- Turning Point Action
March 11 Local Candidate Forum
Thanks to all who attended the candidate forum on Tuesday, March 11. A special thanks to Mayor Mark Herter for his welcoming remarks; our moderator, Judge Laurie Shaw; our two candidates for District 4 Alderman: Jeffrey Gulbrandsen and Tim Roberts; and our three school board candidates: Rob Schweitzer (who valiantly stood in for his wife, Holly Schweitzer, the actual candidate), Andy Thorpe, and Patricia Toney.
Video of the event can be found on our Facebook page.
Gulbrandsen and Roberts each introduced themselves and then took questions submitted in advance by the audience. Those questions addressed, among other things:
- transparency and plans for direct conversations with constituents
- their willingness to oppose other council members in order to best represent their constituents
- what they considered to be the top one or two things the current council could do to improve.
The school board candidates then introduced themselves and answered quetions submitted by the audience. Those questions addressed, among other things:
- how to boost academic excellence and students' motivation to do their best
- what are your thoughts on sexuality in schools, including transgenderism, boys in girls locker rooms, etc.
- what have you done to prepare yourself to serve on the school board
- what is the current school board doing well, and what change do you consider to be most important.
Thanks to all of our audience members for being respectful and engaged! We think the biggest applause came during Andy Thorpe's closing remarks, when he said, "I voted for Trump all three times he won."
New London Mayor Mark Herter welcomed everyone to the Wolf River Area Patriots local candidate forum on March 11, 2025.
Judge Laurie Shaw moderated the Wolf River Area Patriots local candidate forum on March 11, 2025.
Tim Roberts, incumbent District 4 Alderman, spoke at the Wolf River Area Patriots local candidate forum on March 11, 2025.
Jeffrey Gulbrandsen, running for District 4 alderman in New London, spoke at the Wolf River Area Patriots local candidate forum on March 11, 2025.
Patricia Toney, Andy Thorpe, and Holly Schweitzer (represented here by her husband Rob), who are running for New London school board, participated in the Wolf River Area Patriots local candidate forum on March 11, 2025.
2023-24 Scorecard Is Here!
The Wisconsin Conservative Coalion -- of which Wolf River Area Patriots is a member -- released on July 1, 2024 its scorecard for Northeast Wisconsin state representatives and senators for 2023-24. Fourteen members of the Assembly and six members of the Senate representing Northeast Wisconsin were rated on how they voted on ten key bills
WCC also produced scorecards for 2015-16, 2017-18, and 2021-22. Click here: WCC Scorecard.
For information about scorecards produced by other conservative groups, click here: Voting Records.
Resources for Patriots
Candidate Endorsements
Who should you vote for? The Wisconsin Patriots Toolbox reports recommendations and endorsements made by several conservative groups, as well as results of 2022 primary and general elections. Endorsements
Scorecards
WCC released on December 28, 2022 its scorecard for Northeast Wisconsin state representatives and senators for 2021-22. WCC also has produced scorecards for 2015-16 and 2017-18. Click here: WCC Scorecard.
For information about scorecards produced by other conservative groups, click here: Voting Records.
How to Contact Your Elected Officials
Who are your national, state, and local elected officials? How are they are voting on issues that matter to you? How can you reach them with your concerns? For answers to these questions and more, click here: Elections
Find Reliable Allies and News Sources
Most of what you read in newspapers or see on television is biased against conservative values and elected officials who are trying to advance them. The Wisconsin Patriots Toolbox has identified reliable sources of news as well as research and commentary on issues that really matter. To learn more, click here: https://wipatriotstoolbox.com
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