Wisconsin Republican Peter Schmidt, who appears to be a lock for a seat in the State Assembly in November’s elections, is downplaying his past same-sex flings in an effort to stay on the good side of conservative Christian voters.

Earlier this month, Schmidt won a six-way primary by a mere 63 votes to become the Republican nominee for the reliably red District 6 seat. But his nomination means more people are sifting through his past… and that’s troubling for two key reasons.

The first big problem came in November of 2019 when Schmidt (a Shawano County Board member at the time) was accused of strangling a staffer at his family’s farm.

According to an incident report obtained by OnlySky, on November 22 of that year, two employees who lived at the farm told an officer they had overslept for an early morning shift. Schmidt allegedly barged into the residence, “yelled at them,” then grew even angrier when they weren’t ready 15 minutes later. At that point, the employees said they weren’t going to work… and that set Schmidt off: ...