Here & Now

Candidates Line Up for and Mull Congressional Bids

Frederica Freyberg:

With two Wisconsin congressional seats opening up in 2020, candidates are lining up to fill the seats. Republican State Senator Tom Tiffany formally announced this week he will run for Sean Duffy’s 7th Congressional seat. Duffy is resigning this fall for family reasons and a special election may be called early next year. In southeastern Wisconsin, former U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir and Waukesha County Exec Paul Farrow say they will not run next November to fill Jim Sensenbrenner’s 5th District seat. Names that have been floated for the seat include State Senators Scott Fitzgerald and Chris Kapenga. There could also be a second generation replay of the 2010 Republican gubernatorial primary as the sons of Mark Neumann and Scott Walker may both be considering a run.