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2014 Elections 2014 Elections A Progressive's Preview of Wisconsin's Legislative Races. Matt Matt Brusky Brusky Deputy Director Citizen Action of

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Election landscape for the 2014 State Senate and Assembly in Wisconsin presented by Matt Brusky, Deputy Director of Citizen Action of Wisconsin on March 13, 2014.

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  • 1. 2014 Elections2014 Elections A Progressive's Preview of Wisconsin's Legislative Races. Matt BruskyMatt Brusky Deputy Director Citizen Action of Wisconsin

2. www.www.citizenactionwicitizenactionwi.org.org iTunes & Soundcloud Facebook, @Twitter 3. WALKERWALKER vs.vs. BURKEBURKE 4. WISCONSINWISCONSIN GERRYMANDEREDGERRYMANDERED 5. SENATE DISTRICT 21 & 22SENATE DISTRICT 21 & 22 OLD NEW 6. 2014 Voter Problem2014 Voter Problem 2010 Governor: 2,133,244 votes 2012 Presidential: 3,068,434 votes 2014 ? 7. STATESTATE ASSEMBLYASSEMBLY 60-39 GOP Control All 99 Assembly seats up for election More conservative than Scott Walker 8. STATESTATE SENATESENATE 18-15 GOP Control Half of Senate seats up for election Odd numbered districts in 2014 Slightly less conservative than Scott Walker 9. STATESTATE SENATESENATE Democratic Incumbents SD 3 Tim Carpenter SD 7 Chris Larson SD 21 John Lehman (Safe GOP) SD 27 Jon Erpenbach SD 31 Kathleen Vinehout Republican Incumbents SD 1 Frank Lasee SD 5 Leah Vukmir SD 9 Joe Liebham SD 11 Neal Kedzie SD 13 Scott Fitzgerald SD 19 Mike Ellis SD 23 Terry Moulton SD 29 Jerry Petrowski SD 33 Paul Farrow Open Seats SD 17 (Dale Schultz) SD 15 (Tim Cullen) 10. SENATESENATE DISTRICT 17DISTRICT 17 52% Dem. Seat Ernest Frederick Wittwer (D Pat Bomhack (D) Howard Marklein (R) 11. SENATESENATE DISTRICT 19DISTRICT 19 47% Dem Seat Mike Ellis (R) Penny Bernard-Schaber (D) 12. 46% Dem Seat Joe Liebham (R) Martha Laning (D) SENATESENATE DISTRICT 9DISTRICT 9 13. STATESTATE ASSEMBLYASSEMBLY Democratic Incumbents Protects AD 75 Steve Smith (Washburn & Barron County) 50% Dem seat Romaine Quinn (R) AD 70 Amy Sue Vruwink (Portage, Wood, & Monroe County) 49% Dem seat Nancy Lynn Vandermeer (R) AD 94 Steve Doyle (La Crosse County) 48% Dem seat None AD 85 Mandy Wright (City of Wausau, Schofield, Rothchild, and Marathon County) 53% Dem seat None 14. Open Seat Pick up AD 51 (Lafayette, Iowa, & Richland County) 54% Dem seat Dick Cates AD 1 (Door, Brown, & Kewanee County) 50% Dem seat Joe Majeski Arnie Johnsrud AD 88 (Green Bay, Brown County) 48% Dem seat Dan Robinson STATESTATE ASSEMBLYASSEMBLY 15. Democratic Top Pick Up AD 96 (Monroe, Vernon, & Crawford County) Lee Nerison (R) 54% Dem seat Pete Flesch (D) AD 72 (Portage, Adams, & Waushra County) Scott Krug (R) 49% Dem seat Dana Duncan (D) AD 50 (Juneau, Sauk, & Richland County) Ed Brooks (R) 48% Dem seat Chris Miller (D) AD 49 (Richland & Grant County) Travis Tranel 52% Dem seat No Announced STATESTATE ASSEMBLYASSEMBLY 16. Democratic Pick Up (cont) AD 68 (Clark, Eau Claire, & Jackson County) Kathy Bernier (R) 52% Dem seat Jeff Peck (D) AD 28 (Burnett, Polk, & St Croix) Eric Severson (R) 48% Dem seat Travis Schactner (D) AD 69 (Chippewa & Eau Claire County) Tom Larson 49% Dem seat None AD 93 (Pierce, Pepin, & Eau Claire County) Warren Petryk 50% Dem seat None STATESTATE ASSEMBLYASSEMBLY 17. Democratic Open Safe AD 19 (Milwaukee) 71% Dem seat Marina Dimitrijevic, Dan Adams, Sara Geenen, & Jonathan Brostoff AD 57 (Appleton & Outagamie County) 57% Dem seat Amanda Dietrich (D) AD 74 (Bayfield, Price, Ashland, & Iron County) 60% Dem seat Beth Meyer & Scott Griffiths (D) AD 45 (Rock County) 61% Dem seat Sheila DeForest, Mark Sprietzer STATESTATE ASSEMBLYASSEMBLY