MONROE - Former Monroe alderman and Common Council president Tyler Schultz has thrown his name into the pool of candidates running for the vacant 51st Assembly District seat in the August primary.
Four Republicans, including Schultz; one Democrat; and one Libertarian have successfully filed their nomination papers for that seat, which will place their names on the ballots for the partisan primary Aug. 12. The deadline for filing papers was 5 p.m. Monday.
Todd Novak of Dodgeville, Dennis Polivka of Spring Green and Ken Rhino Rynes of Richland are also vying for the Republican spot on the general election ballot Nov. 4. Two previously registered Republican candidates, Charles Nichols of Linden and Curt Peterson of Dodgeville, have dropped out.
Dick Cates of Spring Green is running on the Democrat primary ticket, and Adam Laufenberg of Highland is running for the Libertarian party.
51st District Assemblyman Howard Marklein, a Republican from Spring Green, filed non-candidacy papers for the Assembly seat. He is running without a party primary challenger for the empty Senate seat in District 17.
Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, who has represented the District 17 as a Republican since 1991, is not seeking re-election.
Candidates seeking to gain that Senate seat for the Democratic Party are Pat Bomhack of Spring Green and Ernie Wittwer of Hillpoint.
Assembly District 51 and Senate District 17 include the City of Monroe; the Green County Towns of Jordan, Cadiz, Clarno and Monroe; and Lafayette County.
On the east side of Green County in Assembly District 45, two Democrats from Beloit, Sheila Deforest and Mark Spreitzer, will battle for a place in the November election. Russell Rucker of Orfordville had registered as the only Republican candidate, but has dropped out.
Janis Ringhand, Evansville, filed non-candidacy papers for her 45th Assembly District seat to run for the state Senate in District 15. She has two challengers on the Democrat primary ticket, Austin Scieszinski and Mark Sheridan, both of Janesville. Brian Fitzgerald, also of Janesville, filed nomination papers on the Republican ticket; he is unchallenged.
Tim Cullen, D-Janesville, the current District 15 senator, is not seeking re-election.
Assembly District 45 and Senate District 17 take in the City of Brodhead and the Green County Towns of Jefferson, Spring Grove, Sylvester, Decatur, Albany and part of Mt. Pleasant.
The rest of Green County, the northern most townships, can take a break from comparing the candidates. Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, is unchallenged in the 27th District, and Rep. Sondy Pope, D-Cross Plains, will run unchallenged in the 80th District in November.
Green County is in U.S. Congressional District 2, where incumbent Mark Pocan, D-Black Earth, and challenger Peter Theron, R-Madison, will meet on the general election ballot in November.
Lafayette County, in U. S. Congressional District 3, will need to help choose a Republican candidate to challenge incumbent Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, in November. That August primary has three Republicans on the ballot: Tony Kurtz of Prairie du Chien, Karen Mueller of Chippewa Falls, and Ken Van Doren of Mauston.
Four Republicans, including Schultz; one Democrat; and one Libertarian have successfully filed their nomination papers for that seat, which will place their names on the ballots for the partisan primary Aug. 12. The deadline for filing papers was 5 p.m. Monday.
Todd Novak of Dodgeville, Dennis Polivka of Spring Green and Ken Rhino Rynes of Richland are also vying for the Republican spot on the general election ballot Nov. 4. Two previously registered Republican candidates, Charles Nichols of Linden and Curt Peterson of Dodgeville, have dropped out.
Dick Cates of Spring Green is running on the Democrat primary ticket, and Adam Laufenberg of Highland is running for the Libertarian party.
51st District Assemblyman Howard Marklein, a Republican from Spring Green, filed non-candidacy papers for the Assembly seat. He is running without a party primary challenger for the empty Senate seat in District 17.
Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, who has represented the District 17 as a Republican since 1991, is not seeking re-election.
Candidates seeking to gain that Senate seat for the Democratic Party are Pat Bomhack of Spring Green and Ernie Wittwer of Hillpoint.
Assembly District 51 and Senate District 17 include the City of Monroe; the Green County Towns of Jordan, Cadiz, Clarno and Monroe; and Lafayette County.
On the east side of Green County in Assembly District 45, two Democrats from Beloit, Sheila Deforest and Mark Spreitzer, will battle for a place in the November election. Russell Rucker of Orfordville had registered as the only Republican candidate, but has dropped out.
Janis Ringhand, Evansville, filed non-candidacy papers for her 45th Assembly District seat to run for the state Senate in District 15. She has two challengers on the Democrat primary ticket, Austin Scieszinski and Mark Sheridan, both of Janesville. Brian Fitzgerald, also of Janesville, filed nomination papers on the Republican ticket; he is unchallenged.
Tim Cullen, D-Janesville, the current District 15 senator, is not seeking re-election.
Assembly District 45 and Senate District 17 take in the City of Brodhead and the Green County Towns of Jefferson, Spring Grove, Sylvester, Decatur, Albany and part of Mt. Pleasant.
The rest of Green County, the northern most townships, can take a break from comparing the candidates. Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, is unchallenged in the 27th District, and Rep. Sondy Pope, D-Cross Plains, will run unchallenged in the 80th District in November.
Green County is in U.S. Congressional District 2, where incumbent Mark Pocan, D-Black Earth, and challenger Peter Theron, R-Madison, will meet on the general election ballot in November.
Lafayette County, in U. S. Congressional District 3, will need to help choose a Republican candidate to challenge incumbent Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, in November. That August primary has three Republicans on the ballot: Tony Kurtz of Prairie du Chien, Karen Mueller of Chippewa Falls, and Ken Van Doren of Mauston.