WISCONSIN

Your complete directory of Wisconsin candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline: July 13, 2010
Primary: September 14, 2010

This page was last updated on August 1, 2010

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Jim Doyle (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Tom Barrett (D) - Milwaukee Mayor, Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & '02 Candidate
Tim John (D) - Publishing Company Owner & Author
Mark Neumann (R) - Ex-Congressman, Non-Profit Group Chair, Businessman & '98 US Sen. Nominee
Scott Paterick (R) - Ex-Wisconsin Rapids City Councilman, Financial Planner & '86 Wisconsin Rapids City Clerk Candidate
Scott Walker (R) - Milwaukee County Executive & Ex-State Assemblyman
James James (Common Sense) - Salesman
Jim Langer (Independent) - Ex-Germantown Village Board Member
Leslie Smetak (Write-In) - Businessman & Ex-Marathon City Village Trustee
Hariprasad Trivedi (Write-In) - Physician & Medical School Professor

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Barbara Lawton (D)* -Retiring in 2010. ]
Spencer Coggs (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman, Ex-Urban Health Official & Ex-Printer
Tom Nelson (D) - State Assembly Majority Leader & Community Activist
Henry Sanders Jr. (D) - Businessman, Non-Profit Group Founder & Ex-Congressional Aide
James Schneider (D) - Ex-Lodi City Alderman, Ex-Sauk County Democratic Chair & Motivational Speaker
Brett Davis (R) - State Rep. & Ex-Gubernatorial Aide
Rebecca Kleefisch (R) - Ex-TV News Reporter
Robert Gerald Lorge (R) - Attorney, Farmer & Frequent Candidate
Dave Ross (R) - Superior Mayor & Businessman
Nick Voegeli (R) - Ex-Sun Prairie City Councilman, Accountant, '06 Candidate & '04 State Assembly Nominee

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
J.B. Van Hollen (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Hassett (D) - Ex-State Natural Resources Secretary & Attorney

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Doug LaFollette (D)*
David King (R) - Pastor & Community Activist

STATE TREASURER:
Dawn Marie Sass (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Dan Bohrod (D) - Municipal Budget Analyst, '98 State Rep. Candidate & '95 Madison School Board Candidate
Scott Feldt (R) - Ex-Rock County Supervisor & Ex-State Treasury Dept. Official
Jim Sanfilippo (R)
Kurt Schuller (R) - Restaurant Manager

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
(Note: Superintendent is officially a non-partisan post. Next Election in 2013.)
Tony Evers (D)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATOR:

Russ Feingold (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Stephen Finn (R)
Ron Johnson (R) - Plastic Manufacturer
Dave Westlake (R) - Businessman & Army Veteran
Rob Taylor (Constitution) - Cumberland Alderman & Software Engineer

Herb Kohl (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Paul Ryan (R)* - (Campaign Site)
John Heckenlively (D) - Ex-Racine County Democratic Chair
Joseph Kexel (Libertarian) - IT Consultant, Ex-Factory Worker & '08 Nominee

District 2:
Tammy Baldwin (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Chad Lee (R) - Businessman
Peter Theron (R) - College Professor & Software Designer

District 3:
Ron Kind (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bruce Evers (R) - Retirement Consultant, Ex-Banker, Army Veteran & Tea Party Activist
Dan Kapanke (R) - State Sen., Ex-Campbell Town Councilman, Seed Company Sales Manager & USMC Veteran
Mike Krsiean (Independent) - Aerospace Engineer & Farmer

District 4:
Gwen Moore (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Paul Morel (D) - Businessman & Army Veteran
Ken Lipinski (R) - Police Officer, Ex-Construction Worker & Army Veteran
Dan Sebring (R) - Auto Repair Shop Owner, Navy Veteran & '08 Candidate

District 5:
Jim Sensenbrenner (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Todd Kolosso (D) - Commercial Real Estate Management Company Owner

District 6:
Tom Petri (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Joe Kallas (D) - Teacher & Democratic Activist

District 7:
[ Dave Obey (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Julie Lassa (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Assemblywoman, Ex-Dewey Town Board Member & Ex-Portage County Democratic Chair
Don Raihala (D) - Realtor
Sean Duffy (R) - Ashland County District Attorney & Ex-MTV Real World Cast Member
Dan Mielke (R) - Farmer, '08 Nominee & '06 Portage County Executive Candidate

District 8:
Steve Kagen (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Terri McCormick (R) - Ex-State Rep., Marketing Consultant & '06 Candidate
Reid Ribble (R) - Roofing Contractor
Roger Roth (R) - State Rep. & Iraq War Veteran
Marc Savard (R) - Door County Supervisor, Ex-County GOP Chair & Businessman

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Green Party
Libertarian Party of Wisconsin
Progressive Dane (state affiliate of The New Party)
Wisconsin Republican Party
Socialist Party of Wisconsin

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Government Accountability Board

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Appleton Post-Crescent
Ashland Daily Press
Beloit Daily News
Chippewa Herald
CNI Newspapers (23 suburban Milwaukee newspapers)
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
Fond du Lac Reporter
Green Bay News-Chronicle
Janesville Gazette
Kenosha News
LaCrosse Tribune
Madison Capital Times
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
Madison Isthmus (Alternative)
Marshfield News-Herald
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Greater Milwaukee Today
Oshkosh Northwestern
Racine Journal Times
Sheboygan Press
Stevens Point Journal
Superior Daily Telegram
Watertown Daily Times
Wausau Daily Herald
The Wheeler Report (Politics)
WISC TV-3 (CBS - Madison) / Channel 3000
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
WisconsinVote.org
WisInfo.com
WisPolitics.com
Wisconsin Radio Network
WKOW TV-27 (ABC - Madison)