Three candidates are vying for the 23rd Senate District seat in a GOP primary race that will virtually decide who will represent the district. Sandra Scholz of Chippewa Falls is a retired registered nurse turned home renovator with no experience in elected office. Jesse James, R-Altoona, is the incumbent 68th Assembly District representative as well as a small business owner and part-time police o… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me    

Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, will face Jay Stone in a GOP primary that will all but formally decide who will represent the Senate’s 21st district. Wanggaard, 70, is a former member of the Racine Police Department. He has held the 21st district’s seat since regaining it in 2015 after being recalled in 2012. Stone, a 65-year-old retired hypnotherapist, looks to unseat Wanggaard in the primary elect… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

GOP primary candidates vying to unseat Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu differ with the incumbent on whether to rescind Wisconsin’s electoral votes for President Biden and how to use the state’s massive budget surplus. LeMahieu, 49, faces two challengers in a GOP primary race that will all but officially decide who will represent the 9th Senate District. LeMahieu is running against Ruth Villa… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

Rep. Rob Brooks and challenger Samuel Krieg differ on exemptions to Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban and how to address record-high gas prices. Krieg plans to unseat Brooks, who served as assistant majority leder in 2017 and has represented the 60th AD since 2015. Both candidates spoke to WisPolitics.com this week about their policy positions ahead of the Aug. 9 primary. The 60th AD covers northern O… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and challenger Adam Steen split over possible exceptions to Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban and how to use a huge budget surplus. Steen looks to unseat Vos, the longest serving Assembly speaker in Wisconsin history and a state representative since 2005. Both candidates spoke to WisPolitics.com this week about some of the most important issues this election cycle. The winne… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

Rep. Loren Oldenburg and primary challenger Holly Ottesen Liska have different takes on suspending the state’s gas tax and whether to add exceptions to Wisconsin’s abortion ban. Oldenburg, R-Viroqua, said he wouldn’t be open to suspending the state’s 32.9 cent gas tax because it would take funds away from road maintenance projects. Liska, a farmer who lives in Hillsboro, said she would suspend the… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.