Thursday, August 13, 2020

26th Wisconsin Senate District UPDATE: Kelda Roys wins Democratic primary


Former Rep. Kelda Roys wins 26th Senate District race.  (Wisconsin State Journal, 8/11/2020)
With no Republicans running for the district, Roys is poised to take the seat that Sen. Fred Risser — the longest serving lawmaker in the nation's history — has held for more than five decades. 
"He has been our senator since long before I was born," Roys, who served four years on the state Assembly from 2009-13, said Tuesday. "I'm thrilled and incredibly honored. These are big shoes to fill and I promise that I will do my best."


Original 4/4/2020 post, "Who's running in the 26th Wisconsin Senate District now that Fred Risser is retiring after 64 years as a legislator?", starts here.


Reported in After six decades at Capitol, Madison Sen. Fred Risser announces his retirement.  (Capital Times, 3/26/2020)

The 26th is a solidly Democratic district.  No Republican need apply, as he or she will get crushed.

Map sourceBallotpedia

Kelda Roys to run for State Senate.  (Media release, 3/27/2020)
A Madison native,, Kelda’s passion for public service was inspired by her mother, a social worker, father, a prosecutor, and stepfather, an environmental lawyer. Graduating from college in 3 years, while working full time during the last year to help pay for her education, Roys earned a B.A. magna cum laude in Politics, Drama, and Cultural Studies from NYU. In 2004, Roys earned a JD magna cum laude from UW Law School, where, as part of the Wisconsin Innocence Project, she helped pass landmark criminal justice reforms to prevent wrongful convictions.


2020 Wisconsin election posts:
14th Senate District.  (2/24/2020)
16th Senate District.  (1/28/2020)
26th Senate District.  (8/13/2020)
30th Senate District.  (1/18/2020)

1st Assembly District.  (5/8/2020)
2nd Assembly District.  (7/5/2020)
3rd Assembly District.  (7/6/2020)
4th Assembly District.  (7/6/2020)
6th Assembly District.  (7/8/2020)
8th Assembly District.  (7/8/2020)
9th Assembly District.  (7/9/2020)
11th Assembly District.  (7/9/2020)
12th Assembly District.  (7/10/2020)
13th Assembly District.  (7/14/2020)
14th Assembly District.  (7/15/2020)
15th Assembly District.  (7/16/2020)
19th Assembly District.  (7/20/2020)
21st Assembly District.  (7/21/2020)
23rd Assembly District.  (7/24/2020)
24th Assembly District.  (7/28/2020)
25th Assembly District.  (7/30/2020)
26th Assembly District.  (8/3/2020)
28th Assembly District.  (8/4/2020)
29th Assembly District.  (2/21/2020)
31st Assembly District:  (8/6/2020)
32nd Assembly District.  (8/7/2020)
35th Assembly District.  (5/25/2020)
44th Assembly District.  (2/21/2020)
48th Assembly District.  (3/12/2020)
63rd Assembly District.  (5/29/2020)
67th Assembly District.  (5/4/2020)
69th Assembly District.  (1/16/2020)
76th Assembly District.  (8/12/2020)
82nd Assembly District.  (5/13/2020)
96th Assembly District.  (5/3/2020)

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