MADISON — Democratic Senator Dave Hansen has apologized to "anyone offended" by his retweet of a message that included a profane, derogatory reference to Republican Governor Scott Walker.
Hansen said Tuesday, December 15th he was trying to share a tweet about new limits on political corruption investigations when he inadvertently posted the foul Twitter message that's derogatory to the governor and people with disabilities.
Hansen says it's not the message he wanted to retweet.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald on Tuesday called for Hansen to apologize, issuing this statement:
Below is the complete statement from Senator Hansen:
The governor's office had no immediate comment.