Monday, February 14, 2011
5:04 PM
Voters to narrow field in spring primary election
The 2011 spring primary features a Supreme Court race and big battles for county executive and mayoral offices around the state.
In the Supreme Court campaign, Justice David Prosser is seeking another term. The former district attorney and Assembly speaker was appointed to the Supreme Court by Gov. Tommy G. Thompson in 1998 and elected to unopposed in 2001 to a 10-year term.
He's joined in the primary field by JoAnne Kloppenburg, an assistant attorney general in the state Department of Justice; Marla Stephens, the director of the state public defender's appellate division; and Madison attorney Joel Winnig.
Crowded races for open seats as Milwaukee Co. executive and Dane Co. executive are also receiving attention. Scott Walker resigned his Milwaukee Co. executive post after being elected governor, and Kathleen Falk in Dane Co. decided to quit mid-term.
Meanwhile, voters in Brown, Outagamie and Racine counties are also seeing contested county executive campaigns, with the Outagamie race featuring former GOP State Treasurer Jack Voight and former Dem Assembly Majority Leader Tom Nelson.
And incumbent mayors Dave Cieslewicz in Madison and Jim Schmitt in Green Bay also face crowded primary fields in their respective races.
See a rundown of top races in the WisPolitics spring election page.
-- By Andy Szal
Labels: 2011 spring primary
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