First District Assembly Rep. Joel Kitchens is happy for the opportunity to continue his work in Madison. The Sturgeon Bay Republican defeated his Democratic opponent Kim Delorit Jensen with 61.7 percent of the vote. While there will be some new faces in the Assembly and the state Senate, Republicans are still poised to control both houses. Kitchens hopes the Legislature and the state’s executive officers can work together better than they have in the past, especially when it comes to getting the coronavirus under control.
He is looking forward to getting back to Madison to finish up on some of the work he started before the pandemic cut the session short.
Kitchens will begin his fourth term when the Assembly reconvenes on January 4th.
This story previously had the winning percentage for Rep. Kitchens at 58.6 percent based on numbers before all of Brown County's votes were tabulated. The change is now reflected in the story.
