CLEVELAND - As the 2016 Republican National Convention closed Thursday, one man in attendance reflected on the presence Wisconsin had at the historic event.
State Sen. Howard Marklein served as a Republican delegate for Wisconsin's Second Congressional District at the RNC and as a member of the convention's Credentials Committee. "It's impressive, the footprint Wisconsin has at the convention," Marklein said.
Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, is a former Wisconsin resident, and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is from Janesville; both spoke in Cleveland.
Marklein also praised the efforts of Steve King, national committeeman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, who arranged for the Wisconsin delegation to have superior seating and hotel reservations.
Marklein said the convention helped give some much-needed attention to vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence.
"Not many people know about Mike Pence," Marklein said. "But now people can see that he's a good, solid common-sense candidate."
Although much of the news coverage out of Cleveland has characterized the Republican party as being deep in the throes of an internal schism over the ascendency of presidential nominee Donald Trump, Marklein said nothing could be further from the truth.
"I had the chance to talk to delegates from all over the country," Marklein said. "The primary process has taken a long time, but people are finally coalescing around Trump."
State Sen. Howard Marklein served as a Republican delegate for Wisconsin's Second Congressional District at the RNC and as a member of the convention's Credentials Committee. "It's impressive, the footprint Wisconsin has at the convention," Marklein said.
Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, is a former Wisconsin resident, and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is from Janesville; both spoke in Cleveland.
Marklein also praised the efforts of Steve King, national committeeman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, who arranged for the Wisconsin delegation to have superior seating and hotel reservations.
Marklein said the convention helped give some much-needed attention to vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence.
"Not many people know about Mike Pence," Marklein said. "But now people can see that he's a good, solid common-sense candidate."
Although much of the news coverage out of Cleveland has characterized the Republican party as being deep in the throes of an internal schism over the ascendency of presidential nominee Donald Trump, Marklein said nothing could be further from the truth.
"I had the chance to talk to delegates from all over the country," Marklein said. "The primary process has taken a long time, but people are finally coalescing around Trump."