Who will run in Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District now that Reid Ribble is retiring?

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Nelson, a Democrat, served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2005 to 2010.

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Weininger, a Republican, served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2011 to 2014.

Not running:

• Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna)
• Rep. Eric Genrich (D-Green Bay)
• State Sen. Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay)
• Former U.S Rep. Steve Kagen

No comment:

• State Sen. Roger Roth (R-Appleton)
• State Sen. Rob Cowles (R-Allouez)
• State Sen. Frank Lasee (R-De Pere)

All of the above as quoted or reported in Scramble begins after Rep. Reid Ribble decides not to seek re-election.  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/2/2016)

Related reading:
What One House GOP Retirement May Say About the Future.  (Roll Call, 2/2/2016)

Just below the surface, though, Ribble’s decision to abandon the congressional seat for northeastern Wisconsin looks like a canary in the coal mine’s warning about the future of the GOP.  

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Reid Ribble and I have something in common.  (1/31/2016)