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A far-left candidate running for the House of Representatives in Michigan was arrested for resisting police during a 2013 protest.<\/p>\n

William Lawrence, co-founder of the progressive Sunrise Movement, is challenging Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., in one of the most closely-watched elections in the country. With so few congressional seats still expected to be up in the air, a victory there could be decisive for whichever party wins control in November.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital obtained documents that show Lawrence was among a group of people arrested in 2013 during a demonstration against the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline, a 645-mile piece of infrastructure running crude oil and natural gas between Wisconsin and Ontario \u2014 with Michigan in between.<\/p>\n

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He and others chained themselves to machinery in protest of the pipeline, which helps the U.S. meet critical energy needs but has also been a subject of pushback by environmental groups and indigenous tribes whose land the pipeline partially runs through.<\/p>\n

The defendants were charged with trespassing, as well as resisting and obstructing a police officer. The documents stated that Lawrence and three others had to be cut off of the equipment but were then arrested without incident.<\/p>\n

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Lawrence himself previously posted on X, “Defund the Police!” in May 2020. A tweet the following month called to defund the Lansing, Michigan police, specifically.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to his campaign about the arrest and his statements on police funding.<\/p>\n

He’s since addressed the arrest himself on Instagram, however. He said in a video earlier this year that he “took a stand” against energy company Enbridge, adding, “Was it righteous? Absolutely. Was it wise? Perhaps not.”<\/p>\n

“The fact is, they were back operating that afternoon, while my collaborators and I faced legal consequences for years,” he said. “I wouldn’t advise you do what I did, but my conviction remains, and you can always count on me to fight for pure Michigan and our water.”<\/p>\n

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While Lawrence was backed by progressive groups in his primary election, he has since said he’s left the Democratic Socialists of America<\/a> (DSA) as his general race begins to heat up.<\/p>\n

But it did not stop House Republicans’ campaign arm, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), from tying him to the far-left.<\/p>\n

“Socialist felon William Lawrence is a radical far-left liberal who puts his extreme climate agenda ahead of common sense and the priorities of hardworking Michiganders. Lawrence\u2019s extreme agenda makes one thing clear: he is far too radical for Mid-Michigan and can\u2019t be trusted to put Michigan families first,” NRCC spokesman Zach Bannon said.<\/p>\n

Republicans are facing an uphill battle to keep control of the House this year<\/a>, with the party in power traditionally facing significant losses during the midterms. But the far-left insurgency that’s gripped the Democratic Party has given the right new hope that they could buck historic political trends.<\/p>\n

Lawrence’s upstart primary campaign saw him defeat establishment-backed candidates Matt Maasdam and Bridget Brink<\/a>, the latter of whom formerly served as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/michigan-dem-candidates-2013-arrest-resurfaces-pivotal-race-control-congress <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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