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The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released its annual report of anti-government and hate groups in Wisconsin in June 2024.

Two of those groups are based in Kenosha:

* MOMS FOR LIBERTY – KENOSHA – founded by Republican Assembly Rep. Amanda Nedweski and headed by Amber Infusino;

Republican Assembly Rep. Amanda Nedweski

Amber Infusino at Moms for Liberty National Convention in PA, 2023

* WISCONSIN MASS RESISTANCE – headed by Caleb Laitinen, Karen and Blaise Mahoney, and Kelly Hutchinson.

Caleb Laitinen

Karen Mahoney

Blaise Mahoney

Kevin ‘Kelly’ Hutchinson

Republican Rep. Bryan Steil has gained the approval of Caleb Laitinen, one of the leaders of MassResistance:

The SPLC is the premier U.S. nonprofit organization monitoring the activities of domestic hate groups and other hard right extremists – including the neo-Nazi movement, neo-Confederates, racist skinheads, antigovernment militias, Christian Identity, antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ adherents and others.

The SPLC defunded the KKK in 2008, suing them for the brutal beating of a Black teenaged boy at a county fair.

The SPLC has identified MassResistance and Kenosha Moms for Liberty as extremist groups.

You can read about Moms for Liberty HERE.

You can read about why WI MassResistance has been listed as both an anti-LGBT hate group and why both WI MassResistance and Kenosha Moms for Liberty are listed as anti-government extremist groups, and their activities in our community HERE.

You can see the full list of anti-government and hate groups in Wisconsin HERE.

We must stand up and expose extremist and their activities. We must reject all forms of hate and discrimination.