Eau Claire County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census,the population was 105,710. Its county seat is Eau Claire. The county took its name from the Eau Claire River.
Ronald James Kind is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district from 1997 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His former district is in western Wisconsin,anchored by La Crosse,Eau Claire,Platteville,Stevens Point,Wisconsin Rapids,Prescott,and River Falls. Kind was the dean of Wisconsin's congressional delegation when he chose not to seek re-election in 2022.
Robert W. Wirch is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Senate,representing the 22nd district since 1997. He previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1993 through 1997.
Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district covers most of the Driftless Area in southwestern and western Wisconsin. The district includes the cities of Eau Claire,La Crosse,and Stevens Point,as well as many Wisconsin-based exurbs of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. It borders the states of Minnesota,Iowa,and Illinois. Republican Derrick Van Orden has represented the district since 2023.
Jonathan David Richards is an American attorney,judge,and Democratic politician. He currently serves as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County,since his appointment on September 22,2020,by Governor Tony Evers. He previously represented Milwaukee for 16 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a candidate for Attorney General of Wisconsin in 2014.
Dean R. Knudson is an American veterinarian and Republican politician. He was one of the architects of the Wisconsin Elections Commission in 2015,and served on the commission as an appointee of Assembly speaker Robin Vos from September 2017 until his sudden resignation in June 2022. He served as chairman of the commission from June 2018 through June 2020,and was expected to serve as chair again from June 2022 to June 2024,but he resigned suddenly after losing the support of Republican leaders in the state.
Gary Tauchen is an American dairy farmer and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the 6th Assembly district from 2007 through 2022. The 6th district comprised most of Shawano County along with northwestern Outagamie County and neighboring towns in eastern Waupaca County.
John Nygren is an American insurance and financial services agent,politician,and lobbyist. A Republican,he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for nearly 14 years,serving from January 2007 to December 2020. He was co-chair of the powerful Joint Finance Committee from 2013 until his sudden resignation on December 1,2020. He now works as executive director for the Wisconsin Association of Health Plans,a state lobbying organization for health insurance companies. Prior to holding public office,he was President of the United States Junior Chamber youth organization.
Connor Theodore Hansen was an American lawyer,jurist,and Republican politician from Eau Claire,Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for 13 years,from 1967 until 1980. Earlier in his career,he served as county judge and district attorney of Eau Claire County,and worked as a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation during World War II.
Warren Petryk is an American Republican politician in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He has been a member of the Assembly since 2011,representing Pierce County,Pepin County,and parts of Eau Claire,Dunn,St. Croix,and Buffalo counties. He has been the Chair of Assembly Committee on Workforce Development since 2015.
Tyler August is an American politician and legislator. He is the majority leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2023 and previously served as the chamber's speaker pro tempore. A Republican,he was first elected to the Assembly in 2010,representing eastern Walworth County.
Lisa B. Subeck is an American political organizer and Democratic politician. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the west side of Madison,Wisconsin,since January 2015.
Katrina Shankland is an American community organizer and Democratic politician. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the 71st Assembly district—based in Stevens Point and central Portage County. She is running for United States House of Representatives in 2024 in Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district.
Tod Ohnstad is an American politician,retired machinist,and former union representative. A Democrat,he is a current member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the Kenosha-based 65th assembly district since 2013.
John Jagler is an American radio broadcaster,communications consultant,and Republican politician. He served in the 37th district of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2013 until being elected to the 13th district of the Wisconsin Senate in the 2021 special election to fill the vacancy left by Scott L. Fitzgerald. He was sworn in on April 23.
Lisa Kay Stark is an American judge,serving on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals since 2013. She has been Deputy Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals since 2015. Prior to the Court of Appeals,she was a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for 15 years in Eau Claire County.
Robert Richard Stafsholt is an American politician. A Republican,he has been a member of the Wisconsin State Senate for the 10th district since 2021. He was previously a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 29th assembly district for two terms.
Jodene Emerson is an American activist and Democratic politician. She represents the city of Eau Claire in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
The 68th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in Northwestern Wisconsin,the district comprises the eastern half of Eau Claire County and about half of Clark County,as well as part of southeast Chippewa County. The district includes the cities of Altoona,Augusta,Greenwood,Osseo,Owen,Stanley,and Thorp. The district is represented by Republican Karen Hurd,since January 2023.
Karen Ruth Hurd is an American nutritionist,writer,and Republican politician from Eau Claire County,Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing Wisconsin's 68th Assembly district since January 2023. She is also currently a member of the village board of Fall Creek,Wisconsin.
