Mark Scheffler is running for the 8th Congressional District seat as a Democrat. He has pledged to become an independent, if elected.

Scheffler's campaign platform has three pillars, which would overhaul America's health care system, tax code, and political process.

Some Democrats are wary of Scheffler's intentions to become an independent.

Mark Scheffler, a former wealth adviser from Appleton and previous state Senate candidate , wants to be an independent in Congress.

To get there, he decided out of pragmatism to run as a Democrat, he said in an interview with the Green Bay Press-Gazette. “My political calculus is that the Democratic Party better reflects my values,” Scheffler said.

Scheffler filed his candidacy papers Aug. 1, making him the first Democrat to challenge incumbent U

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