More than a year before you go to the polls for the mid-term elections, a new challenger has emerged to go against U.S. Rep. Tony Wied.

Rick Crosson took to Facebook on Monday to announce that he plans on running for Wisconsin’s Eighth Congressional District seat next November. 

Crosson served on the Green Bay Area School Board most recently after being selected as a replacement for Laura Laitinen-Warren in April 2024. This spring, he lost his seat in his re-election bid to fellow incumbent James Lyerly and newcomers Jeanette Knill and Alex Mineau. He is a retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel and Master Army Aviator and a former Chief Operating Officer for a Wisconsin-based transportation and logistics company. 

Last year, Wied, a former gas station owner, defeated his Democratic opponent, Dr. Kristin Lyerly, by more than 61,000 votes. With Wied’s win, Republicans have held onto the seat since former Rep. Reid Ribble beat the Democratic incumbent Dr. Steve Kagen in 2010.