Get to know Wisconsin's newest lawmakers
With lawmakers retiring, resigning or losing reelection, the Wisconsin State Assembly will see 16 new members while eight new members will serve in the state Senate in the coming two-year session that starts in January. At least 15 of those elected this cycle have already held elected office. And 14 women are among the ranks of those newly elected to the Legislature or moving from the Assembly to the Senate. Of the 16 new Assembly members, 10 are Democrats, including the two who defeated incumbent Republicans. In the Senate, three new Democrats join the ranks, all of whom have held elected of...