HOLMEN, Wis. – A Village Board member in this LaCrosse suburb has been listed as a member of the Oath Keepers, an anti-government extremist group. Rodney Lee Stanek, was listed by the Anti-Defamation League among 80 people either currently in elected nationwide office or a current candidate. Lee, 68, is self-employed doing business as RDS Construction in Holmen. He focuses on house construction and remodeling. He is a 1968 graduate of Wonewon High School.
League profile
The Anti-Defamation League is an international Jewish organization based in New York. The league is a non-profit organization. It specializes in civil rights law. It was founded in 1913.
Oath Keepers profile
Oath Keepers is a far-right militaristic and anti-government organization. Oath Keepers was founded in 2009. The group has strong anti-Semitic. racist and white nationalist strains. It was involved in leadership of 2021 terrorist mass assault on the U.S. Capitol. The group encourages members to disobey orders that they believe violate the U.S. Constitution. Oath Keepers is guarded about its membership, but it’s believed around 5,000 nationwide. Some leaders have claimed as many as 38,000.