MONROE - With America's primary election season nearing its end, delegates across the country prepare to represent their congressional districts at their parties' national conventions.
In Wisconsin's Second Congressional District, which comprises Green, Lafayette, Dane, Iowa and Sauk counties, and portions of Richland and Rock counties, both parties have chosen the delegates who will represent the district at their respective convention.
The Republican National Convention will take place from July 18 to 21 in Cleveland, while the Democratic National Conven-tion will take place from July 25 to 28 in Philadelphia.
On the GOP side, state Sen. Howard Marklein and Dane County residents Scott Grabins and Roger Stauter will represent the district at the party's national convention.
Gary Luhman, chairman of the Republican Party of Green County, said the Republican delegates are bound to vote for Ted Cruz at the National Convention. Although Cruz suspended his campaign Tuesday, his delegates will still vote for him as a matter of course until he formally releases them.
On the other side of the aisle, the Democratic Party on May 1 appointed 11 delegates, none from Green County, to represent the district. Four of the delegates are pledged to vote for Hillary Clinton, while the remainder are pledged to Bernie Sanders.
Phil Fransen, chairman of the Democratic Party of Green County, said one Green County resident, Judith Blank, won the county caucus and would have been a candidate at the district caucus but was disqualified by Clinton's campaign after learning that Blank had made donations to both Clinton's and Sanders' campaigns.
In addition to the delegates appointed at the district caucuses, each party appoints several extra delegates based on certain criteria. The Republican National Committee, for example, awards bonus delegates to states with Republican leadership, while members of the Democratic National Committee who reside in Wisconsin are made superdelegates who are pledged to no candidates.
All told, Wisconsin awards 42 Republican delegates and 96 Democratic delegates. The number of delegates allotted for each party is determined by how the state voted in the previous election.
In Wisconsin's Second Congressional District, which comprises Green, Lafayette, Dane, Iowa and Sauk counties, and portions of Richland and Rock counties, both parties have chosen the delegates who will represent the district at their respective convention.
The Republican National Convention will take place from July 18 to 21 in Cleveland, while the Democratic National Conven-tion will take place from July 25 to 28 in Philadelphia.
On the GOP side, state Sen. Howard Marklein and Dane County residents Scott Grabins and Roger Stauter will represent the district at the party's national convention.
Gary Luhman, chairman of the Republican Party of Green County, said the Republican delegates are bound to vote for Ted Cruz at the National Convention. Although Cruz suspended his campaign Tuesday, his delegates will still vote for him as a matter of course until he formally releases them.
On the other side of the aisle, the Democratic Party on May 1 appointed 11 delegates, none from Green County, to represent the district. Four of the delegates are pledged to vote for Hillary Clinton, while the remainder are pledged to Bernie Sanders.
Phil Fransen, chairman of the Democratic Party of Green County, said one Green County resident, Judith Blank, won the county caucus and would have been a candidate at the district caucus but was disqualified by Clinton's campaign after learning that Blank had made donations to both Clinton's and Sanders' campaigns.
In addition to the delegates appointed at the district caucuses, each party appoints several extra delegates based on certain criteria. The Republican National Committee, for example, awards bonus delegates to states with Republican leadership, while members of the Democratic National Committee who reside in Wisconsin are made superdelegates who are pledged to no candidates.
All told, Wisconsin awards 42 Republican delegates and 96 Democratic delegates. The number of delegates allotted for each party is determined by how the state voted in the previous election.