Tuesday, September 10, 2019

UPDATE: Who will run in Wisconsin's 5th congressional district now that Jim Sensenbrenner has announced his retirement?


State Assembly Rep. Adam Neylon (R-Delafield), 34, says he's definitely looking at a run.

Reported in U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner's retirement could prompt crowded primary.  (Wisconsin State Journal, 9/6/2019)

Source:  Ballotpedia

Welcome to the 98th Wisconsin Assembly District, a gerrymandered Democratic wasteland.


9/8/2019 update starts here

State Senator Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield), 47, says he's definitely looking at a run.  


Reported in U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner's retirement could prompt crowded primary.  (Wisconsin State Journal, 9/6/2019)

Sources:  Wisconsin Election Commission (2010), Ballotpedia (the rest)
White columns indicate write-in votes.

Other Kapenga posts:
2019
The crocodile tears of Chris Kapenga.  (6/27/2019)
BREAKING NEWS: Second Wisconsin State Senate fiscal hawk sez 'no' to budget.   (6/20/2019)

2018
Point/counterpoint: Tax incentives for Kimberly Clark.  (8/4/2018)

2017
UPDATE. Get me rewrite: Terrorist wins seat on budget committee.  (12/7/2017)

2016
Some Saukville and Delafield politicians point fingers at some Marinette politicians.  (12/6/2016)
Robin Vos to Chris Kapanga and Duey Stroebel: "Fasten your seat belts, guys, it going to be a bumpy ride!"  (12/5/2016)
ALEC waterboy Chris Kapenga bemoans 'activist Dane County judge'.  (4/9/2016)
Heck of a job! Yesterday Governor Walker promotes job training in State of State, today State Senate votes to defund Planned Parenthood.  (1/20/2016)

2015
ALEC waterboy Chris Kapenga belatedly celebrates Constitution Day.  (9/24/2015)
ALEC Waterboy Chris Kapenga wins state senate special election.  (6/25/2015)
Chris Kapenga, ALEC waterboy, keeps himself busy.  (5/1/2015)

2014
Chris Kapenga, ALEC waterboy, is at it again.  (12/11/2014)
Of course Rep. Kapenga hasn't drafted a bill; it's already been done for him.  (12/4/2014)
Speaking of plagiarism: The Kapenga chronicles.  (9/22/2014)
What did Assembly Republicans know and when did they know it?  (3/1/2014)
Meet Chris Kapenga, ALEC's waterboy.  (2/18/2014)
Yet another lesson in Republican hypocrisy.  (2/13/2014)


9/8/2019 update starts here.

The Leahs are "strongly considering this terrific opportunity".


Reported in 'The dean' is out and the line to replace Jim Sensenbrenner could be a long one.  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9/5/2019)

The Leahs' suburban Milwaukee base was of no help to her in a statewide election.

Sources:  Wisconsin Election Commission (2002-2008), Ballotpedia (the rest)
Yellow columns indicate Libertarian challengers.

Background on the 2010 election:
Vukmir vs. Sullivan - mudfest?  (Milwaukee Magazine, 6/30/2009)
Wauwatosa has suddenly become the center of the state political world. State Rep. Leah Vukmir(R-Wauwatosa) has announced she is challenging incumbent state Sen. Jim Sullivan(D-Wauwatosa) in the November 2010 election – in a race that could determine which party controls the state senate.
Though Vukmir grew up in Brookfield and her assembly district includes Elm Grove and chunks of Brookfield, it also includes the western portion of Wauwatosa. That’s where she lives, just 21 blocks west of Sullivan. But the two are worlds apart. Vukmir is a registered nurse and high-profile, arch-conservative Republican, while Sullivan is an attorney, barely known, and a moderate Democrat.

Previous coverage of the Leahs:
In the news: The Leahs re-emerge after a post-election hibernation.  (3/11/2019)
Trailing badly in the polls, the Leahs resort to Trump playbook-style taunting, name-calling.  (11/2/2019)
The Leahs values do not align with Wisconsin voters.  (10/29/2018)
The Leahs:  Trying to lie their way into the U.S. Senate.  (10/26/2018)
The Leahs on toast (the Brett Kavanaugh edition).  (10/11/2018)
Money can't buy the Leahs love.  (9/30/2018)
The Leahs are toast (the home base edition).  (9/18/2018)Wisconsin independent voters UPDATE: And the hits just keep on coming for Scott Walker and Leah Vukmir.  (9/4/2018)
UPDATE. Leah Vukmir all smiles receving her Iron Lady award from ALEC.  (8/23/2018)
ALEC tools Leah Vukmir and Alberta Darling go off the deep end.  (9/22/2014)
Speaking of plagiarism.  (9/20/2014)
Let's connect the dots from Leah Vukmir to the American Legislative Exchange Council.  (7/21/2014)


9/7/2019 update starts here.

State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, 56, is seriously weighing a run.


Reported in 'The dean' is out and the line to replace Jim Sensenbrenner could be a long one.  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9/5/2019)

Yes, Scott, that's just what Washington needs!

Getting re-elected has never been an issue for Scott.

Sources:  Wisconsin Blue Book (1994, 1998), 

Current boundaries of the gerrymandered 13th State Senate District

Thanks to Scott Walker's mind-scrambling obsession with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, we have the possiiblity of a joke candidate here.

“I think in particular what intrigues him is he feels frustrated that (U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) somehow nationally is reflective of his generation," Scott Walker said in an appearance on WISN's "UpFront."  
[snip] 
"He’s 25 and he feels there needs to be a counter-voice to that."Hours after taping the interview with WISN-TV, Scott Walker took to Twitter to promote his son's possible candidacy, again by invoking Ocasio-Cortez. "He believes there needs to be a counter from his generation to @AOC," Scott Walker wrote.

Or is it just a matter of Walker wanting some payback and using his son as a pawn?


Yes, folks, after nearly 3 decades of feeding off the public trough...

  • Wisconsin State Assembly, 1993-2002
  • Milwaukee County Executive, 2002-2010 
  • Governor of Wisconsin, 2011-2018
....Scott Walker just doesn't know what to do with himself.  And the mental toll is showing.



Original 9/4/2019 post starts here.


Reported in Jim Sensenbrenner won't run for re-election.  (Wisconsin State Journal, 9/4/2019)
Several Republicans could line up for the seat. Those include Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, former Rep. Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, or Sen. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield.

The GOP primary election will decide who succeeds Sensenbrenner.  (Retiring Guy could go all the way back to 1978, but I'm sure you get the bright red picture with this 'abbreviated' column graph.)

Source:  Ballotpedia (white columns indicate Independent challenger)

Note the gerrymandering incursions into Milwaukee County.

Source:  Wikipedia


Other retirement/resignation posts:
Alabama 1st CD.  Bradley Byrne.  (8/1/2019)
Alabama 2nd CD.  Martha Roby.  (8/1/2019)
Georgia 7th CD.  Rob Woodall.  (8/2/2019)
Indiana 5th CD.  Susan Brooks.  (8/3/2019)
Michigan 10th CD.  Paul Mitchell.  (8/5/2019)
Texas 11th CD.  Tom Conaway.  (8/3/2019)
Texas 22nd CD.  Pete Olson.  (8/4/2019)
Texas 23rd CD.  Will Hurd.  (8/5/2019)
Texas 24th CD.  Kenny Marchant.  (8/6/2019)
Wisconsin 7th CD.  Sean Duffy.  (9/1/2019)

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