Rozar, Tomczyk, Hurd win seats in state legislature
A host of local Republican politicians punched their ticket to Madison on Tuesday.
Given the recent history of these elected positions, the fact that they remained red did not come as much of a surprise. While there may have been some relatively new faces, a member of the Republican party has held the seats of State Assembly District 68 and 69 over the last decade, as well as Districts 23 and 29 in Wisconsin’s senate.
The fact that many of the Republican primaries in August had smaller margins of victory than the final election further highlights how entrenched the Republican party has become in these positions.
State Assembly District 69
Donna Rozar will serve as the Representative for the 69th District of the Wisconsin state Assembly after defeating Democrat Lisa Boero. Rozar earned 64% of the vote as she pulled in nearly 15,000 votes during the election. Rozar, of Marshfield, has been a part of a string of recent Republican lawmakers to come out of the 69th Assembly. Predecessor Bob Kulp endorsed Rozar prior to the election.
In her first two years as a representative for the 69th District, Rozar has used her medical expertise to give her opinion on the hot-topic of abortion. She has also played a part in funding local watershed projects and even worked with Sen. Kathy Bernier to introduce a bill that would make Colby the state cheese.
Republican Karen Hurd defeated Democratic challenger Nate Otto by a wide margin. Hurd will fill a seat vacated by Rep. Jesse James as he made the transition to the state senate in Bernier’s stead.
Hurd is a veteran, small-business owner and substitute teacher and will look to bring those various points of expertise to the Assembly.
Hurd stated she wanted to fix the economy, keep communities safe and empower parents and put kids first as her platforms for running. Hurd has lived in Fall Creek for 25 years and has served as a village trustee and public library trustee while in the community.
James along with Republican Cory Tomczyk secured their seats in the state Senate on Tuesday. James won his seat by running unopposed in district 23. Tomczyk had an opponent but proved to be just as much of a shoo-in as the Republican defeated Bob Look by a sum of nearly 20,000 votes.
Tomczyk named economic security, public safety, education and “radical political leadership at the Governor’s office” as the issues that he was looking to tackle when leading up to the election.
