Sources:
- Walker appoints Harsdorf
- Walker calls 10th State Senate District special election
- Lasee. Ripp appointments
2/22/2018 update, "Too much of a big chicken to schedule a special election, Scott Walker plays his shitty hand (part 2)", starts here.
Sources: Wisconsin State Senate, @ScottWalker
1/17/2018 update, "Scott Walker plays defense", starts here.
The Wisconsin 1st looks like a pretty safe district, right?
Source: Ballotpedia
So did the 10th up until last night.
Source: Ballotpedia, Amery Free Press
Democrats grab key Wisconsin Senate seat in Tuesday's special elections. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/16/2018)
Schachtner's win gives Democrats momentum, but they remain deep in the minority. Once she is seated, Republican will hold an 18-14 advantage, with one district vacant. That seat belonged to Sen. Frank Lasee (R-De Pere), who joined Walker's administration last month, and won't be decided until November, when 17 of the state's 33 Senate districts are up for election.Scott Walker called for a special election in the 10th Senate District on November 10, 2017. A month and a half later, he must have realized putting another GOP seat in play would be a gamble. Not special election here. The seat will remain open until early January 2019.
Original 12/30/2017 post, "Too much of a big chicken to schedule a special election, Scott Walker plays his shitty hand (part 1)", starts here.
Cousins Alan and Frank Lasee won their elections since 2002 by an average of more than 20 percentage points. The Wisconsin GOP has to be plenty skittish going into the 2018 elections.
Two GOP lawmakers resign to take jobs in Scott Walker administration. (Madison.com, 12/30/2017)
A spokesman for Walker said special elections will not be held for the seats, meaning they’ll be vacant for more than a year and filled after the November 2018 election — at which time they already were set to be on the ballot.
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