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State Senator District 17

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Republican · Incumbent

A retired CPA and former forensic accountant who co-chairs the Legislature's budget-writing finance committee. He works on tight state spending and on rural roads, broadband and schools.

Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 12 for, 1 against, Public Education Quality 5 for, 1 against, Civil Rights 5 against,

Democratic

A second-term state representative from Oregon who trained in consumer financial planning and served as a village trustee. She works on public school funding, wider health care access and affordable housing.

Records: Limit Foreign Influence 1 for, 5 against, Social Programs and Welfare 3 for, 1 against, Public Education Quality 3 for,

Sources: elections.wi.gov23