Election landscape for the 2014 State Senate and Assembly in Wisconsin presented by Matt Brusky, Deputy Director of Citizen Action of Wisconsin on March 13, 2014.

1. 2014 Elections2014 Elections
A Progressive's Preview of
Wisconsin's Legislative Races.
Matt BruskyMatt Brusky
Deputy Director
Citizen Action of
Wisconsin

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3. WALKERWALKER vs.vs. BURKEBURKE

4. WISCONSINWISCONSIN
GERRYMANDEREDGERRYMANDERED

7. SENATE DISTRICT 21 & 22SENATE DISTRICT 21 & 22
OLD NEW

8. 2014 Voter Problem2014 Voter Problem
2010 Governor: 2,133,244
votes
2012 Presidential: 3,068,434
votes
2014 ?

9. STATESTATE
ASSEMBLYASSEMBLY
• 60-39 GOP Control
• All 99 Assembly
seats up for election
• More conservative
than Scott Walker

10. STATESTATE
SENATESENATE
• 18-15 GOP
Control
• Half of Senate
seats up for
election
• Odd numbered
districts in 2014
• Slightly less
conservative than
Scott Walker

11. STATESTATE
SENATESENATE
Democratic Incumbents
• SD 3 Tim Carpenter
• SD 7 Chris Larson
• SD 21 John Lehman (Safe GOP)
• SD 27 Jon Erpenbach
• SD 31 Kathleen Vinehout
Republican Incumbents
• SD 1 Frank Lasee
• SD 5 Leah Vukmir
• SD 9 Joe Liebham
• SD 11 Neal Kedzie
• SD 13 Scott Fitzgerald
• SD 19 Mike Ellis
• SD 23 Terry Moulton
• SD 29 Jerry Petrowski
• SD 33 Paul Farrow
Open Seats
• SD 17 (Dale Schultz)
• SD 15 (Tim Cullen)

12. SENATESENATE
DISTRICT 17DISTRICT 17
• 52% Dem. Seat
• Ernest Frederick Wittwer (D
• Pat Bomhack (D)
• Howard Marklein (R)

13. SENATESENATE
DISTRICT 19DISTRICT 19
• 47% Dem Seat
• Mike Ellis (R)
• Penny Bernard-Schaber (D)

14. • 46% Dem Seat
• Joe Liebham (R)
• Martha Laning (D)
SENATESENATE
DISTRICT 9DISTRICT 9

15. STATESTATE
ASSEMBLYASSEMBLY
Democratic Incumbents Protects
AD 75 Steve Smith
(Washburn & Barron County)
50% Dem seat
Romaine Quinn (R)
AD 70 Amy Sue Vruwink
(Portage, Wood, & Monroe County)
49% Dem seat
Nancy Lynn Vandermeer (R)
AD 94 Steve Doyle (La Crosse County)
48% Dem seat
None
AD 85 Mandy Wright
(City of Wausau, Schofield, Rothchild, and Marathon County)
53% Dem seat
None

16. Open Seat Pick up
AD 51 (Lafayette, Iowa, & Richland
County)
54% Dem seat
Dick Cates
AD 1 (Door, Brown, & Kewanee County)
50% Dem seat
Joe Majeski
Arnie Johnsrud
AD 88 (Green Bay, Brown County)
48% Dem seat
Dan Robinson
STATESTATE
ASSEMBLYASSEMBLY

17. Democratic Top Pick Up
AD 96 (Monroe, Vernon, & Crawford County)
Lee Nerison (R)
54% Dem seat
Pete Flesch (D)
AD 72 (Portage, Adams, & Waushra County)
Scott Krug (R)
49% Dem seat
Dana Duncan (D)
AD 50 (Juneau, Sauk, & Richland County)
Ed Brooks (R)
48% Dem seat
Chris Miller (D)
AD 49 (Richland & Grant County)
Travis Tranel
52% Dem seat
No Announced
STATESTATE
ASSEMBLYASSEMBLY

18. Democratic Pick Up (cont)
AD 68 (Clark, Eau Claire, & Jackson County)
Kathy Bernier (R)
52% Dem seat
Jeff Peck (D)
AD 28 (Burnett, Polk, & St Croix)
Eric Severson (R)
48% Dem seat
Travis Schactner (D)
AD 69 (Chippewa & Eau Claire County)
Tom Larson
49% Dem seat
None
AD 93 (Pierce, Pepin, & Eau Claire County)
Warren Petryk
50% Dem seat
None
STATESTATE
ASSEMBLYASSEMBLY

19. Democratic Open Safe
AD 19 (Milwaukee)
71% Dem seat
Marina Dimitrijevic, Dan Adams, Sara Geenen,
& Jonathan Brostoff
AD 57 (Appleton & Outagamie County)
57% Dem seat
Amanda Dietrich (D)
AD 74 (Bayfield, Price, Ashland, & Iron
County)
60% Dem seat
Beth Meyer & Scott Griffiths (D)
AD 45 (Rock County)
61% Dem seat
Sheila DeForest, Mark Sprietzer
STATESTATE
ASSEMBLYASSEMBLY