EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – State Representative Christian Phelps (D-Eau Claire) joined local leaders and supporters on the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus on Thursday, April 9, 2026 to officially launch his re-election campaign for Assembly District 93.

Phelps, who was born and raised in Eau Claire, was elected to the Assembly in 2024. He now represents the diverse urban and rural constituencies of the 93rd Assembly District, covering parts of Dunn, Eau Claire, and Trempealeau Counties: western and southwestern parts of the city of Eau Claire, including the UW-Eau Claire campus, as well as Osseo, Strum, Eleva, and Downsville, and part or all of the 13 towns in between.

Prior to being elected, Phelps worked as a special education paraprofessional in Wisconsin public schools and as Director of Communications at Wisconsin Public Education Network. He holds a master’s degree in journalism. In the Assembly, Phelps has served on the Committee on Public Benefit Reform and the Committee on Education.

In a show of energy and momentum, speakers at Phelps’s re-election campaign launch included:

  • Eau Claire City Council Member Larry Mboga
  • UW-Eau Claire College Democrats President Emma Steffen
  • Trempealeau County Board Member Jeanne Nutter
  • Menomonie Area School Board President Rachel Henderson
  • Eau Claire Area School Board Member Pa Thao
  • Eau Claire City Council President-elect Jeremy Gragert.

“Why I especially love Christian is he understands rural communities and our struggles with farmland preservation and our need to protect public lands and our environment,” Trempealeau County Board Member Jeanne Nutter said. “He also understands reflective listening…where you listen to people, and then you reflect back on what they have said to you. He understands how to communicate.”

“It feels like every month, I’m saying, there’s my representative. There’s Christian. He’s put forward a really smart proposal. He has come up with a really elegant solution, and he has expressed it so articulately, he has identified the needs, he is assembling a coalition,” Menomonie School Board President Rachel Henderson said. “And I am so grateful that he wants to keep doing this.”

“As someone that came to this country as a child refugee, I know that immigration policy and justice is not just about policy. It’s about our dignity, our safety, and our right to belong. It’s about whether families can build a future without fear,” Eau Claire School Board Member Pa Thao said. “Christian Phelps understands that, and he has stood firmly on the side of justice. We don’t need leaders who wait for change. We need leaders who fight for it.”

“[Christian has] been a huge advocate on healthcare, on public schools, on tackling climate change, on housing,” Eau Claire City Council President-elect Jeremy Gragert said. “There’s kind of an unlimited amount of issues that he can speak to, and speak to with a bold, progressive vision.”

In his remarks, Rep. Phelps projected confidence going into November 2026 and laid out his agenda for a second term in the legislature.

“We’re going to fully fund our public schools and take pressure off of property taxpayers. We’re going to make sure everyone here can go to the doctor. And we are going to restore the rights of labor unions in the public and private sectors so every one of our neighbors can take home a living wage,” Phelps said.

“All of this comes from a basic belief that I’ve shared hundreds of times, and that I know the community shares with me,” he continued. “That healthcare, housing, food, and education should be basic human rights in the Chippewa Valley.”

Phelps concluded: “I am very ready to keep fighting for every corner of the 93rd Assembly District, and I know you are, too.”