2020 Spring Election Union Endorsements
On April 7, 2020, hundreds of local and municipal seats, many important referendums, and a statewide seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court are up for election. The Wisconsin AFL-CIO has endorsed Judge Jill Karofsky for Wisconsin Supreme Court. Local labor councils have made endorsements around the state.
View our list of union-approved candidates on the ballot this spring below.
Spring Elections are a vital building block to restoring worker power in Wisconsin. Vote Tuesday, April 7, and help us elect union-approved candidates up and down the ballot.
For information on absentee and in-person early voting download the Wisconsin AFL-CIO Early Voter Guide at wisaflcio.org/voter-guide.
To join in our voter outreach efforts, visit wisaflcio.org/mobilize.
*indicates candidate is a union member
Office | District | Candidate | |
Wisconsin Supreme Court | Statewide | Jill | Karofsky |
Milwaukee Public School Referendum | City of Milwaukee Referendum | Support | |
Mayor | City of Milwaukee | Tom | Barrett |
City Attorney | City of Milwaukee | Tearman | Spencer |
City Treasurer | City of Milwaukee | Spencer | Coggs |
Milwaukee Alderperson | 2 | Chevy | Johnson |
Milwaukee Alderperson | 3 | Nik | Kovac |
Milwaukee Alderperson | 4 | Bob | Bauman |
Milwaukee Alderperson | 5 | Nikiya | Dodd |
Milwaukee Alderperson | 8 | Justin | Bielinski |
Milwaukee Alderperson | 10 | Michael | Murphy |
Milwaukee Alderperson | 11 | Peter | Burgelis |
Milwaukee Alderperson | 13 | Scott | Spiker |
Milwaukee Alderperson | 14 | Marina | Dimitrijevic |
Milwaukee County Executive | Chris | Larson | |
Milwaukee County Board | 1 | Liz | Sumner |
Milwaukee County Board | 2 | Sequanna | Taylor |
Milwaukee County Board | 4 | Ryan | Clancy |
Milwaukee County Board | 5 | Marcelia | Nicholson |
Milwaukee County Board | 6 | Shawn | Rolland |
Milwaukee County Board | 7 | Felesia | Martin |
Milwaukee County Board | 8 | Steven | Shea |
Milwaukee County Board | 10 | Supreme | Moore Omokunde |
Milwaukee County Board | 11 | Andrew | Moriarity |
Milwaukee County Board | 12 | Sylvia | Ortiz-Velez |
Milwaukee County Board | 13 | Willie | Johnson |
Milwaukee County Board | 14 | Jason | Haas |
Milwaukee County Board | 16 | John | Weishan |
Wauwatosa Mayor | Dennis | McBride | |
Circuit Court | Branch 29 | Rebecca | Keifer |
Circuit Court | Branch 5 | Brett | Bloom |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 1 | Elizabeth | Doyle |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 2 | Heidi M. | Wegleitner* |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 3 | Analiese | Eicher |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 4 | Richard | Kilmer |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 5 | Elena | Haasl |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 6 | Yogesh | Chawla |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 7 | Matt | Veldran |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 8 | Carousel Andrea | Bayrd |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 9 | Alex | Joers |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 10 | Jeremy | Levin |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 12 | Paul | Rusk |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 13 | Chuck | Erickson |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 14 | Anthony | Gray |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 15 | Steven | Peters |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 16 | Blaire | Adkins |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 17 | Kristen | Audet |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 18 | Michele | Ritt* |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 19 | Teran | Peterson |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 20 | Julie | Schwellenbach |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 21 | Andrew | Schauer |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 22 | Maureen | McCarville |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 23 | Shelia | Stubbs |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 24 | Sarah | Smith |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 25 | Tim | Kiefer |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 26 | Holly | Hatcher* |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 27 | Dorothy | Krause |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 28 | Michele | Doolan |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 30 | Patrick | Downing |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 31 | Jerry | Bollig* |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 31 | Todd | Kluever* |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 32 | Mike | Bare* |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 33 | Ann | DeGarmo |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 34 | Patrick | Miles |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 35 | Carl T. | Chenoweth |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 36 | Melissa | Ratcliff |
Dane County Board of Supervisors | 37 | Kate | McGinnity |
Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education | 2 | Savion | Castro* |
Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education | 7 | Nicki | Vander Meulen |
Village of Cottage Grove | Melissa | Ratcliff | |
Fitchburg City Council | District 1 Seat 2 | Joe | Maldonado* |
Fitchburg City Council | District 2 Seat 4 | Dan | Bahr |
Fitchburg City Council | District 2 Seat 4 | Gabrielle | Gerhardt |
Fitchburg City Council | District 4 Seat 8 | Randy | Udell* |
McFarland Trustee | Carolyn | Clow | |
McFarland Trustee | Justin | Rupert* | |
Middleton Mayor | Kurt | Paulson | |
Middleton City Council | 4 | Emily | Kuhn |
Middleton-Cross Plains School Board | Area IV | Annette | Ashley |
Middleton-Cross Plains School Board | Area IV | Paul | Kinne |
Monona City Council | Molly | Grupe* | |
Monona Grove School Board | At Large | Susan | Fox* |
Monona Grove School Board | At Large | Loreen | Gage* |
Monona Grove School Board | At Large | Elizabeth | Cook |
Oregon Village Board Trustee | Jerry | Bolling | |
Oregon Village Board Trustee | Amanda | Peterson | |
Stoughton City Council | 2 | Lisa | Reeves |
Stoughton City Council | 4 | Ben | Heili |
Stoughton School Board | Timothy | Bubon | |
Stoughton School Board | Steve | Jackson | |
Sun Prairie City Council | 1 | Steve | Stocker |
Sun Prairie City Council | 2 | Brent | Eisberner* |
Sun Prairie City Council | 3 | Maureen | Crombie |
Sun Prairie City Council | 4 | David | Virgill |
Sun Prairie School Board | Carol | Albright | |
Verona Mayor | Luke | Diaz | |
Verona City Council | 1 | Chad | Kemp |
Verona City Council | 2 | Katie | Kohl |
Verona City Council | 3 | Kate | Cronin* |
Verona City Council | 4 | Evan | Touchett |
Verona School Board | Christina | Navarro-Heffner | |
Waunakee School Board | Joel | Lewis* | |
Columbia County Board | 3 | Tom | Borgkvist |
Columbia County Board | 14 | Sue | Bradley |
Columbia County Board | 15 | Mark | Sleger |
Columbia County Board | 20 | Tim | Zander |
Columbia County Board | 21 | Henry A. | St Maurice |
Columbia County Board | 27 | Nancy M. | Long |
Columbus School Referendum | Referendum | Support | |
Dodge County Board | 3 | Mary J | Bobholz |
Dodge County Board | 7 | Richard | Bennett |
Dodge County Board | 14 | Rob | Boelk* |
Dodge County Board | 24 | Dennis | Schmidt |
Dodge County Board | 25 | Bill | Hoekstra |
Dodge County Board | 29 | Daniel | Hilbert |
Dodge County Board | 31 | Scott | Petrack |
Dodge County Board | 32 | Lisa | Derr |
Beaver Dam City Council | Ward 6 | Ken | Anderson |
Beaver Dam City Council | Ward 14 | Mike | Wissel |
Mayville Mayor | Rob | Boelk* | |
Waupun Mayor | Jay | Graff* | |
Green County Board | 11 | Alex | Lonien |
Green County Board | 14 | Sue | Nelson |
Green County Board | 15 | Nick | Hartwig |
Green County Board | 16 | Lori | Stern |
Green County Board | 20 | John | Bernstein |
Green County Board | 24 | Erica | Roth |
Green County Board | 30 | Dawn Marie | Sass |
Jefferson County Board | 1 | Richard C. | Jones |
Jefferson County Board | 2 | Mike | Kelly |
Jefferson County Board | 6 | Dan | Herbst |
Jefferson County Board | 8 | Michael | Wineke |
Jefferson County Board | 9 | Amy | Rinard |
Jefferson County Board | 10 | Lloyd | Zastrow |
Jefferson County Board | 11 | Jeff | Johns |
Jefferson County Board | 14 | Kirk | Lund |
Jefferson County Board | 15 | Steven J. | Nass |
Jefferson County Board | 16 | Laura | Payne |
Jefferson County Board | 18 | Brandon | White |
Jefferson County Board | 19 | Dave | Drayna |
Jefferson County Board | 26 | Joan | Fitzgerald |
Jefferson County Board | 27 | Conor | Nelan |
Jefferson County Board | 29 | Mary K. | Roberts |
Jefferson County Board | 30 | Walt | Christensen |
Cambridge School Board | Courtney | Reed Jenkins | |
Lake Mills School Board | Melissa | Roglitz-Walker* | |
Palmyra-Eagle School Board | Tara | Leroy | |
Palmyra-Eagle School Board | Zachary | Rutkowski | |
Whitewater School Board | Thayer | Coburn | |
Lafayette County Board | 8 | Kriss | Marion |
New Holstein City Council | District 2 Ward 3 | Rich | Snelson* |
Manitowoc County Board | 1 | Mark | Linsmeier* |
Montello School Board | Don | Lloyd* | |
Marquette County Fair Maps Resolution | Referendum | Support | |
Sauk County Board | 2 | Thomas | Kriegl |
Sauk County Board | 3 | Lynn A. | Eberl |
Sauk County Board | 4 | Patricia A. | Rego* |
Sauk County Board | 5 | Bob | Newport |
Sauk County Board | 6 | John S. | Dietz |
Sauk County Board | 7 | Mark | Waldon |
Sauk County Board | 11 | Glen T. | Johnson |
Sauk County Board | 13 | Kristin | White Eagle |
Sauk County Board | 14 | Shane P. | Gibson* |
Sauk County Board | 15 | Peter J. | Vedro |
Sauk County Board | 16 | John A. | Miller |
Sauk County Board | 17 | Tim | Reppen |
Sauk County Board | 18 | Robert F. | Nelson |
Sauk County Board | 21 | Charles | Spencer |
Sauk County Board | 22 | Jean E. | Berlin |
Sauk County Board | 23 | Kevin | Lins |
Sauk County Board | 24 | David A. | Riek |
Sauk County Board | 25 | Sandy May | Cook |
Sauk County Board | 27 | Scott K. | Alexander |
Sauk County Board | 28 | William | Hambrecht |
Sauk County Board | 29 | Paul | Hefty |
Sauk County Board | 31 | Valerie | McAuliffe |
Baraboo School Board | Tim | Heilman* | |
Baraboo School Board | Paul | Kujak* | |
Baraboo School Board | James | O'Neil | |
Sauk Prairie School District Referendum | Referendum | Support | |
Reedsburg School Board | Gary | Woolevar | |
Reedsburg School Board | Nathan | Johnson | |
Neenah School Board Referendum | Referendum | Support | |
Outagamie County Board of Supervisors | 31 | Dennis | Clegg* |
Outagamie County Board of Supervisors | 33 | Jim | Neuens* |
Appleton School Board | Kristine | Sauter* | |
Menasha City Council | 4 | Lindsey | Klumpp |
Barron County Board | 4 | Randal | Braun* |
Barron County Board | 27 | Dan | Hopkins* |
Chippewa County Board | 6 | Don | Hauser* |
Chippewa County Board | 12 | Kari | Ives* |
Dunn County Board | 5 | Gary | Stene* |
Dunn County Board | 15 | Donald | Kuether |
Dunn County Board | 22 | Sarah | Kennedy* |
Dunn County Board | 23 | James | Tripp* |
Eau Claire County Board | 2 | Sandra | McKinney |
Eau Claire County Board | 3 | Joe | Knight |
Eau Claire County Board | 6 | Bert | Moritz |
Eau Claire County Board | 8 | Kevin | Stelljes |
Eau Claire County Board | 9 | Donald | Mowry* |
Eau Claire County Board | 10 | Nancy | Coffey* |
Eau Claire County Board | 14 | Judy | Gatlin* |
Eau Claire County Board | 15 | Nick | Smiar* |
Eau Claire County Board | 18 | James | Dunning* |
Eau Claire County Board | 22 | Katherine | Schneider |
Eau Claire County Board | 23 | Robin | Leary* |
Eau Claire County Board | 24 | Heather | DeLuka* |
Eau Claire County Board | 25 | Melissa | Janssen |
Eau Claire County Board | 27 | Zoe | Roberts |
Eau Claire County Board | 29 | Missy | Christopherson |
Polk County Board | 1 | Michael | Noreen* |
Polk County Board | 6 | Mike | Miles* |
Saint Croix County Board | 4 | Cathy | Leaf |
Saint Croix County Board | 5 | Tim | Caruso* |
Saint Croix County Board | 7 | Andrew | Hassan* |
Saint Croix County Board | 12 | Daniel | Hansen* |
Altoona School Board | Taylor | Neff | |
Colfax School Board | Gary | Stene* | |
Eau Claire School Board | Lori | Bica | |
Eau Claire School Board | Joshua | Clements | |
Menomonie School Board | Daniel | Paulson* | |
Menomonie School Board | Amy | Riddle-Swanson* | |
River Falls School Board | Bob | Casey | |
River Falls School Board | Stacy | Johnson Myers | |
River Falls School Board | Patsy | Werwie | |
Colfax Village Board | Gary | Stene* | |
Eau Claire City Council | Mai | Xiong | |
Hammond Village Board | Chris | Buckel* | |
Hudson Mayor | Joyce | Hall* | |
Mondovi Mayor | Brady | Weiss* | |
Saint Croix Redistricting Referendum | Referendum | Support | |
Chippewa Valley Technical College Referendum | Referendum | Support Increased Funding | |
Baldwin-Woodville School Referendum | Referendum | Support Increased Funding | |
Elk Mound School Referendum | Referendum | Support Increased Funding | |
Luck School Referendum | Referendum | Support Increased Funding | |
Saint Croix Falls School Referendum | Referendum | Support Increased Funding | |
Brown County Board | 2 | Tom | DeWane* |
Brown County Board | 3 | Amanda K. | Chu |
Brown County Board | 6 | Kathy | Lefebvre |
Brown County Board | 7 | Tom | Friberg |
Brown County Board | 13 | Matthew | Jacobs* |
Brown County Board | 19 | Cassandra | Erickson |
Brown County Board | 21 | Susan | Loberger |
Brown County Board | 24 | Richard | Schadewald |
Green Bay Alderperson | 2 | Tom | DeWane* |
Green Bay Alderperson | 3 | Lynn | Gerlach |
Green Bay Alderperson | 6 | Kathy | Lefebvre |
Green Bay Alderperson | 7 | Randy | Scannell |
Green Bay School Board | Laura | McCoy | |
Green Bay School Board | Dawn | Smith | |
De Pere City Council | 1 | Randy | Soquet |
Marathon County Board | 2 | Jennifer | Bizzoto |
Marathon County Board | 3 | William | Harris |
Marathon County Board | 6 | Jeff | Johnson* |
Marathon County Board | 33 | Tim | Buttke |
Marathon County Board | 35 | William | Litzer* |
Marathon County Board | 38 | Jonathan | Fisher |
Wausau City Council | 2 | Tiffany | Rodriguez-Lee |
Wausau City Council | 3 | Tom | Kilian |
Wausau City Council | 5 | Joel | Lewis* |
Wausau City Council | 7 | Tracy | Wheatley |
Wausau City Council | 8 | Sarah | Watson* |
Wausau City Council | 10 | Lou | Larson |
Wausau School Board | At-Large | Lance | Trollop |
Wausau School Board | At-Large | Ka | Lo |
Lincoln County Board | 6 | Norbert | Ashbeck |
Marinette County Board of Supervisors | 17 | Thomas E. | Mandli |
Marinette County Board of Supervisors | 28 | Andrea | Rich |
Marinette City Council | 3 | John | Marx |
Marinette City Council | 8 | Jason | Flatt |
Juneau County Board | 10 | James | Parrett* |
La Crosse County Board | 1 | Andrea | Richmond* |
La Crosse County Board | 2 | Coey | Oliver |
La Crosse County Board | 4 | Maureen | Freedland |
La Crosse County Board | 7 | Sharon | Hampson* |
La Crosse County Board | 12 | Randy | Erickson |
La Crosse County Board | 13 | Tina | Tryggestad* |
La Crosse County Board | 15 | Monica | Kruse* |
La Crosse County Board | 16 | Eric | Wojta* |
La Crosse County Board | 24 | Michael | White |
La Crosse County Board | 25 | Kevin | Hennessey* |
Monroe County Board | 7 | Mary | Von Ruden* |
Mauston City Council | 4 | Vicki | Wards* |
Sparta City Council | 3 | Mary | Von Ruden* |
Sheboygan County Board of Supervisors | 10 | Curt | Brauer* |
Sheboygan County Board of Supervisors | 20 | Michael C | Zimmerman* |
Winnebago County Board of Supervisors | 17 | Julie A. | Gordon |
Oshkosh City Council | At Large | Lynnsey | Erickson |
Oshkosh City Council | At Large | Michael | Ford* |
Oshkosh City Council | At Large | Danny | Garcia |
Oshkosh School Board | Barbara | Herzog | |
Oshkosh School Board | Bob | Poeschl | |
Portage County Board | 3 | Meleesa | Johnson |
Portage County Board | 19 | Melinda | Osterberg |
Stevens Point Area School Board | Gee | Pope* | |
Stevens Point Area School Board | Trish | Baker | |
Stevens Point City Council | 2 | David | Shorr |