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A plane arrives with Vice President Mike Pence on board at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Janesville, Wis., on March 3, 2017. (Angela Major/The Janesville Gazette via AP)

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Vice President Mike Pence arrives at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Janesville, Wis., on March 3, 2017. (Angela Major/The Janesville Gazette via AP)

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Vice President Mike Pence arrives at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Janesville, Wis., on March 3, 2017. (Angela Major/The Janesville Gazette via AP)

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UltraViolet national women's advocacy organization stacks up postcards addressed to House Speaker Paul Ryan outside of Ryan's office on Main Street in downtown Janesville, Wis., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (Angela Major/The Janesville Gazette via AP)

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Melissa Byrne, a consultant for UltraViolet national women's advocacy organization, holds a cake with a message for House Speaker Paul Ryan written on it outside of Ryan's office on Main Street in downtown Janesville, Wis., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (Angela Major/The Janesville Gazette via AP)

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Protesters hold signs outside of House Speaker Paul Ryan's office on Main Street in downtown Janesville, Wis., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (Angela Major/The Janesville Gazette via AP)

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John Spasaro, with Milwaukee's Sing A Song Telegram, performs a version of "Please, Mr. Postman" with altered lyrics addressed to House Speaker Paul Ryan outside of Ryan's office on Main Street in downtown Janesville, Wis., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (Angela Major/The Janesville Gazette via AP)

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The shoreline below the Monterey Dam, along the Rock River in Janesville on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Most of the Monterey Dam Citizen Advisory Committee leans toward removing the dam. (Anthony Wahl /The Janesville Gazette via AP)

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The water below the Monterey Dam, along the Rock River in Janesville on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017 .The Monterey Dam Citizen Advisory Committee will soon recommend to the the Janesville City Council a solution to address the dam. The Department of Natural Resources has ordered the city to repair or remove the dam. (Anthony Wahl /The Janesville Gazette via AP)

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Republican presidential candidate, Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks at a campaign stop at the Armory, Saturday, April 2, 2016, in Janesville, Wis. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign stop, Tuesday, March 29, 2016, in Janesville, Wis. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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A fire Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at the Rock Disposal facility on Townline Rd. south of Janesville destroyed four garbage trucks and damaged a fifth. Fire officials say they don't suspect foul play and won't investigate further. The owner of the company says that his employees were initially told that the cause may be a lightning strike. (AP Photo/The Janesville Gazette, Bill Olmsted)

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Janesville, Wi. Police Chief David Moore, left, speaks during a news conference on Monday, May 12, 2014. Janesville has become a center of interest in the last 10 days, as it investigates an attempted murder, the discovery of the body of a young woman, and the disappearance of two other people. The body of one of those missing people was found in the Rock River last Friday and the other person was found alive and well in northern Wisconsin earlier today. (AP Photo/The Janesville Gazette, Bill Olmsted)

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In this April 17, 2014 photo, equipage dangles on Marilyn Hess' dress in her home in Janesville, Wis. Bill and Marilyn Hess have been Revolutionary War re-enactors since 1981 and are members of the North West Territory Alliance, a nonprofit educational organization that studies and re-creates the cultures, lifestyle and arts of the time of the American Revolution, 1775-1783. The alliance strives to duplicate the uniforms, weapons, battlefield tactics and camp life of the era as accurately as possible, Bill said. (AP Photo/The Janesville Gazette, Dan Lassiter)

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In this April 17, 2014 photo, Bill Hess has three types of 3 lb cannon balls displayed at his home in Janesville, Wis. Bill and Marilyn Hess have been Revolutionary War re-enactors since 1981 and are members of the North West Territory Alliance, a nonprofit educational organization that studies and re-creates the cultures, lifestyle and arts of the time of the American Revolution, 1775-1783. The alliance strives to duplicate the uniforms, weapons, battlefield tactics and camp life of the era as accurately as possible, Bill said. (AP Photo/The Janesville Gazette, Dan Lassiter)

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In this April 17, 2014 photo, Marilyn Hess makes Dorset buttons by hand for the sleeves of her husband, Bill, shirt in Janesville, Wis. The Janesville couple have been Revolutionary War re-enactors since 1981 and are members of the North West Territory Alliance, a nonprofit educational organization that studies and re-creates the cultures, lifestyle and arts of the time of the American Revolution, 1775-1783. The alliance strives to duplicate the uniforms, weapons, battlefield tactics and camp life of the era as accurately as possible, Bill said. (AP Photo/The Janesville Gazette, Dan Lassiter)

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This April 17, 2014 photo shows Bill and Marilyn Hess, Revolutionary War re-enactors photographed in their Janesville, Ind., basement. The Janesville couple have been Revolutionary War re-enactors since 1981 and are members of the North West Territory Alliance, a nonprofit educational organization that studies and re-creates the cultures, lifestyle and arts of the time of the American Revolution, 1775-1783. The alliance strives to duplicate the uniforms, weapons, battlefield tactics and camp life of the era as accurately as possible, Bill said. (AP Photo/The Janesville Gazette, Dan Lassiter)

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In this April 27, 2014 photo, Mike Sheridan, right, announces his candidacy for the Wisconsin State Senate in Janesville, Wis. Democrats and Republicans alike are pouring out of the woodwork in hopes of capturing one of more than two dozen open seats in the Legislature this fall, but it looks like they probably won't change the big picture _ Republicans probably will retain complete control of the statehouse, experts anticipate. (AP Photo/The Janesville Gazette, Neil Johnson)