A lifelong Wisconsinite born in Larsen and raised in Neenah, Brad Smith enlisted in the Wisconsin Army National Guard as a Forward Observer, rose to Staff Sergeant, and served 14 months supporting the Global War on Terror. He used the GI Bill to earn a degree from UW-Stevens Point and an MBA, then built a career in technology before starting his own consulting business. He and his wife Jennifer are raising two sons in Mequon. He is running to protect Wisconsin’s middle class and family farms, lower health care and prescription costs, and defend the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid.

A U.S. Army veteran with combat deployments, Rick Crosson has served on his local school board and worked in business. He’s running on affordability for working families, accountability, and restoring honesty in government.

The son of an electrician and a service worker, David Crowley grew up facing housing instability and food insecurity, experiences that still shape how he leads. A former state representative, he now serves his second term as Milwaukee County Executive, the first Black person elected to that office. He is running for Governor on “Badger Basics,” a plan built on affordability, care, and opportunity for working families across Wisconsin.

A fifth-generation Wisconsinite from Eau Claire, Sarah Godlewski serves as Wisconsin’s Secretary of State and previously served as State Treasurer. Before public office she co-founded a mission-driven investment firm and worked as a strategic-planning consultant. Running for Lieutenant Governor alongside David Crowley, she is focused on kitchen-table issues for working families, holding corporations accountable, and investing in renewable energy.

Wisconsin’s Attorney General since 2019, Josh Kaul grew up in Oshkosh and Fond du Lac as the son of a prosecutor and a police officer. A graduate of Yale and Stanford Law School, he served as a federal prosecutor in Baltimore before returning home to protect voting rights. He is running for re-election on a record of fighting crime, defending Wisconsinites’ rights, and protecting the state’s natural resources.

A lifelong Milwaukeean, JoCasta Zamarripa made history as the first Latina and first openly bisexual member of both the Wisconsin Legislature and the Milwaukee Common Council. She served about a decade in the State Assembly and now represents Milwaukee’s 8th District as Alderperson, focusing on affordable housing and community development. She is running for Secretary of State to fully fund public schools, deliver housing relief for working families, and expand access to affordable child care.

Born in Wausau to Hmong refugee parents, Yee Leng Xiong has built a career in community leadership, including as Executive Director of the Hmong American Center. He has served on the D.C. Everest School Board since 2014 and the Marathon County Board since 2016. He is running for State Treasurer on his budget and fiscal experience, pledging to manage the state’s school trust funds responsibly and return unclaimed money to working families.

Mark Becker is a small business owner, father, and lifelong resident of Northeast Wisconsin, running as an Independent for State Senate District 1.

Chair of the Outagamie County Democrats, Emily Tseffos is a community advocate who has worked alongside her neighbors on everything from local food pantries to protecting rural hospitals. She’s running for State Senate to lower costs, support kids, and make communities safer.

A U.S. Navy veteran who deployed aboard the USS Harry S. Truman during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Alicia Saunders raised two kids mostly on her own and has worked jobs from FedEx driver to industrial sanitation. She spent the past two years on constituent advocacy and lobbying in Madison, and is running to represent working people, refuse corporate money, and hold regular listening sessions across the district.

Mike Goodwin is the Democratic candidate for State Assembly District 3, challenging Republican incumbent Ron Tusler. Earning a spot on the November ballot through the primary, he’s running to give the district leadership that takes its future seriously.

A lifelong Wisconsin resident and Eagle Scout, Justin Schumacher serves as Outagamie County Parks Director and Town Chair of Freedom, with a background in construction and parks. He’s running on empowering local government, affordable housing, protecting family farms, and practical, bipartisan leadership.