WASB government relations staff has identified several current or former Wisconsin school board members whose names will appear on the Nov. 3rd ballot, running for seats in either Congress or the Wisconsin Legislature. (If you are aware of others who we may have missed, please let us know and we will update this post accordingly.)
While the WASB is forbidden from making political contributions or endorsing candidates, we can take note of which of our current and former members have stepped forward to place their names on the ballot. These include:
|
Congressional District |
Candidate Name |
School Board (status) |
Party Affiliation |
Current Elective Position |
|
7th |
Tricia Zunker |
Wausau (current) |
Dem |
Board President |
|
Senate District |
Candidate Name |
School Board (status) |
Party Affiliation |
Current Elective Position |
|
10th |
Patty Schactner (Inc.) |
Somerset (former) |
Dem |
State Senator |
|
20th |
Duey Stroebel (Inc.) |
Cedarburg (former) |
GOP |
State Senator |
|
Assembly District |
Candidate |
School Board (status) |
Party Affiliation |
Current Elective Position |
|
1st |
Joel Kitchens (Inc.) |
Sturgeon Bay (former) |
GOP |
State Representative |
|
20th |
Christine Sinicki (Inc.) |
Milwaukee (former) |
Dem |
State Representative |
|
26th |
Mary Lynne Donohue |
Sheboygan (former) |
Dem |
Common Council |
|
29th |
Clint Moses |
Menomonie (current) |
GOP |
Board Clerk |
|
41st |
Nate Zimdars |
Ripon (current) |
Dem |
Board Member |
|
43rd |
Don Vruwink (Inc.) |
Milton (former) |
Dem |
State Representative |
|
59th |
Timothy Ramthun (Inc.) |
Kewaskum (current) |
GOP |
Board Vice-President/ State Representative |
|
62nd |
Robert Wittke (Inc.) |
Racine (former) |
GOP |
State Representative |
|
79th |
Dianne Hesselbein (Inc.) |
Middleton-Cross Plains (former) |
Dem |
State Representative |
|
82nd |
Jacob Malinowski |
Greendale (former student representative to school board) |
Dem |
N/A |
|
90th |
Kristina Shelton |
Green Bay (current) |
Dem |
Board Vice-President
|
