The road to the fall election has officially begun with candidates for state and federal office looking for your signature for their nomination papers.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission released its first candidate tracking report of the fall election cycle earlier this week. Wisconsin governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state treasurer, Wisconsin State Senate, Wisconsin Assembly, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House will all be on the ballot if necessary for the fall primary in August and the general election in November. The list only reflects the names of people who have filed either campaign registration statements and/or declarations of candidacy. It does not have everyone who has simply announced they are running for office. 

First District Assembly Representative Joel Kitchens and State Senator Andre Jacque are currently running unopposed for their seats. Chasing the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher are Sturgeon Bay resident Jacob J. VandenPlas of the Libertarian Party and Luxemburg resident Robbie Hoffmann of the Environmental Party. They are also joined by Appleton’s Robin Kettleson who is running as a Democrat. You can see the full list of candidates who have already filed paperwork, which also includes 16 candidates for governor and 14 candidates for lieutenant governor, by clicking this link.