Senate Minority Leader Diane Hesselbein celebrated new state maps that led to more Democratic seats in the Senate and proclaimed she’s “optimistic” Democrats can win back the Senate majority next year.
“I cannot wait to take back the state Senate in 2026. But between now and then, we have work to do,” the Middleton Dem said during a speech at the Dem state convention today.
She bemoaned the Republicans’ developing state budget, saying they stripped money for childcare, K12 education and PFAS remediation.
Hesselbein promised Democrats would invest in K-12 funding, higher education, health care, and healthy school meals.
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She also promised Democrats would support abortion rights, legalize marijuana, repeal Act 10 and pass gun safety legislation.
“I’m pretty excited about what lies before us, because I am optimistic that we can accomplish what we must do in order to do right by the people who elect us, and who expect us to focus on what matters to them,” Hesselbein said.
