Each year, the Democratic Party of Dane County provides candidates in nonpartisan spring elections the opportunity to seek our endorsement. The Campaigns Committee reviews candidate questionnaires, holds interviews, and votes on which candidates to recommend for endorsement by the Dane Dems membership. Candidates must also be Party members in good standing in order to receive an endorsement from Dane Dems.
Below are the recommendations from the Campaigns Committee that the membership will vote on in this first round of endorsements.
Recommended for Endorsement:
Candidate Name | Race Location | Name of Municipality | Seat/District Number | ||
Patrick Heck | City | Madison | 2 | ||
Lindsay Lemmer | City | Madison | 3 | ||
Regina Vidaver* | City | Madison | 5 | ||
Nasra Wehelie* | City | Madison | 7 | ||
Ayomi Obuseh | City | Madison | 8 | ||
Juliana Bennett | City | Madison | 8 | ||
Yannette Figueroa Cole | City | Madison | 10 | ||
Syed Abbas | City | Madison | 12 | ||
Grant Foster* | City | Madison | 15 | ||
Jael Currie | City | Madison | 16 | ||
Christian Albouras | City | Madison | 20 | ||
Luke Fuszard* | City | Middleton | 5 | ||
Joyce Tikalsky* | City | Stoughton | 1 | ||
Regina Hirsch* | City | Stoughton | 3 | ||
Mia Croyle | School Board | Stoughton | Board of Education | ||
Bob Jokisch | City | Sun Prairie | 2 | ||
Bryn Horton* | School Board | Sun Prairie Area | At-large | ||
Robert McPherson | Village | Waunakee | At-large |
Candidates that were interviewed in this round and voted on by the Campaigns Committee that are not listed above are not being recommended for endorsement at this time. Any member wishing to make a motion at the membership meeting to endorse a candidate who has completed the Campaigns Committee endorsement process but not been recommended for endorsement must notify the Vice Chair of Campaigns or Party Chair by the start of the meeting.
Questionnaires for all candidates that have completed the Campaigns Committee endorsement process to date are listed below. Additional recommendations for endorsement will be presented at the March membership meeting.