The 2024 Presidential Election is more than a year away, but Wisconsin is making sure you include it as a part of the conversation. 

As of Tuesday, former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, South Carolina U.S. Senator Tim Scott, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, entrepreneurs Vivek Ramaswamy and Doug Burgum, and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie have qualified for the debate set for August 23rd at the Fiserv Forum. Trump, who is well in front of everyone else in the Republican field, has already said he would not participate in the debate, taking to social media to say he would watch to see who might be his vice president.

With President Joe Biden dealing with his own sagging polling data and locked in a dead heat with Trump in an expected rematch, Door County Republican Party Chairperson Stephanie Soucek says voters have a chance to continue some of the momentum that started last fall with the House flipping control.

Soucek hopes for a similarly strong slate of Republican candidates to run against U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin for her seat in the Senate in the very near future. Rep. Tom Tiffany became the latest potential Republican challenger to Baldwin to announce that they would not be pursuing the seat. Eric Hovde, Scott Mayer, and former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke are all still considering potential campaigns. The Fiserv Forum will also be the site of the Republican National Convention July 15th-18th, 2024.