Number of seats up for election: 116. Number of incumbents who lost: 1*.
The Moderation Political Party of One
In this time of nasty partisanship, the candidate from The Moderation Party is realistic about his chances of winning a seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly next month.
CARTOON: The Blue Wave vs. The Red Wall
Blue Wave or Red Wall?
Six members of State Assembly have declared personal bankruptcy
Thousands of dollars in debts to a Las Vegas resort and casino. Hundreds of thousands in back taxes owed to the state of Wisconsin. And huge credit card debt.
CARTOON: The Pre-Election Child Tax Credit
Election season is coming up eh?
No academic degree fraud found in Wisconsin Legislature …but we couldn’t check everybody
Brookfield state legislator pleaded no contest in 2000 to punching minor
Dale Kooyenga tackled and punched a 17-year-old boy in 2000 during a dispute outside a summer party in Sheboygan. Now a 39-year-old Republican state representative from Brookfield, Kooyenga was 21 at the time police filed a criminal charge of disorderly conduct against him.
Milwaukee politician pleaded guilty to 2nd drunk driving charge in 2014
Fields told police he had “a lot” to drink, according to the report, and officers found an open bottle of vodka in the van. He was later found to have a blood-alcohol level of .305, well over the legal limit of .08.