Timothy W. Carpenter is an American politician and Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Senate,representing the 3rd Senate district since 2003. He previously served 18 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1985–2003).
The Republican Party of Wisconsin is a conservative political party in Wisconsin and is the Wisconsin affiliate of the United States Republican Party (GOP). The state party chair is Brian Schimming. The state party is divided into 72 county parties for each of the state's counties,as well as organizations for the state's eight congressional districts.
Mark William Pocan is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district since 2013. The district is based in the state capital,Madison. A member of the Democratic Party,Pocan is co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and chair emeritus of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. From 1999 to 2013 he served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the 78th district,succeeding Tammy Baldwin there,whom he also replaced in the House when Baldwin was elected to the U.S. Senate.
Henry Smith was a millwright,architect,builder and politician who was elected a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1887 - 1889 as a member of the Union Labor Party. He also served as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1878. At different times,Smith ran for office on the Socialist,Greenback,Democratic and Union Labor tickets.
Jeffrey E. Smith is an American politician and member of the Wisconsin State Senate. A member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin,he represents District 31,which stretches from Eau Claire to Prescott to Black River Falls.
Julie M. Lassa is a former Democratic Party member of the Wisconsin State Senate,who represented the 24th District from April 2003 to January 2017. She was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly for the 71st District from 1998 through 2003.
Kelda Helen Roys is an American tech entrepreneur,business owner,attorney,and Democratic politician. She currently serves in the Wisconsin State Senate,representing the 26th senatorial district. She succeeded Fred Risser in 2021,who was the longest-serving state legislator in American history. She previously served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly,was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012 and for Governor of Wisconsin in 2018.
Joan Ballweg is an American politician and legislator,currently serving in the Wisconsin State Senate,representing the 14th senatorial district. She previously served eight terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was Mayor of Markesan,Wisconsin. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Stephen L. Nass is an American politician from Wisconsin. A Republican,he has been a member of the Wisconsin State Senate since 2015,and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1991 to 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.
Richard J. "Rick" Phelps is an American politician from Wisconsin. Phelps served as Dane County,Wisconsin County Executive for nine years.
Melissa Kristen Agard is an American small business owner and politician from Madison,Wisconsin. A Democrat,she is a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and minority leader since November 2022. She previously served four terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly,when she was primarily known as Melissa Sargent.
Martha Kniess Laning was the chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. A businesswoman,activist,and politician from Port Edwards,Wisconsin,she was elected Democratic chairwoman on June 5,2015 and was succeeded by Ben Wikler on July 1,2019.
The 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018. It occurred concurrently with a Senate election in the state,elections to the state's U.S. House seats,and various other elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Scott Walker sought re-election to a third term,and was challenged by Democratic candidate and then-Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers,as well as Libertarian Phil Anderson and independent Maggie Turnbull. Evers,along with his running mate Mandela Barnes,managed to defeat Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch in a closely fought and widely watched race,ending unified Republican control of the state.
The 2017 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election was held on February 25,2017,at the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel in Atlanta to determine the next chairperson of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). It was the first contested DNC chair election since 1985.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate from Wisconsin. The party primaries were held on August 9,2022. Incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson won re-election to a third term,defeating the Democratic Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Wisconsin will be held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Wisconsin. Incumbent two-term Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin was re-elected with 55.4% of the vote in 2018. Baldwin announced she would be running for re-election on April 12,2023. No Republican has won this Class 1 senate seat since Joseph McCarthy in 1952. Primary elections will take place on August 13,2024.
The 2022 Wisconsin fall general election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 8,2022. All of Wisconsin's partisan executive and administrative offices were up for election,as well as one of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats,Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives,the seventeen odd-numbered seats in the Wisconsin State Senate,and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The 2022 Wisconsin fall primary was held on August 9,2022.
Nonpartisan elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Madison,Wisconsin.
Michael Andrew "Mike" Bare is an American policy analyst and Democratic politician from Verona,Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing Wisconsin's 80th Assembly district since January 2023. He is also currently a member of the Dane County board of supervisors and previously served as a legislative aide to United States senator Russ Feingold.
