Tom Tiffany, WI Rep. | X
Tom Tiffany, WI Rep. | X
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wisc.) commented on the recent news of a measles outbreak being discovered in Chicago. The outbreak, coming from a migrant shelter in the city, is evidence of the impact of illegal immigration.
“Third world diseases showing up in America,” Tiffany said in a post on X. “How strange. What could possibly be causing this?”
The CDC has responded to an outbreak in Chicago, sending a team to support local health officials contain and manage the disease. Since March 10, there have been eight reported cases of the measles in the city, starting with two children in a migrant shelter in the city. Chicago had not had measles cases reported since 2019, according to CNN.
In 2020, there were 13 total cases of measles reported across the U.S. As of March 7, the CDC reports 45 cases of measles in 2024. Cases have come from 17 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York City, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington
Tom Tiffany, 65, was born in Wabasha, Minnesota in 1957. He currently lives in Minocqua. Tiffany graduated from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls in 1980 with a BS.
Tiffany has served in the U.S. Congress, representing Wisconsin`s 7th District, since 2020. He previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2011 to 2013, on the Wisconsin State Senate from 2013 to 2020.
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