2020 Election Year, HERE WE COME!

   Welcome to 2020—a brand new year that will be an important year for our state and our nation.  This is an election year, not only for the national president, but also for a number of local and state positions as well.  And if the past year is any indication of what’s to come, it’s going to be a very busy year. The fate of the family in the nation and the state could be decided by the outcome of these races.

   Wisconsin voters have some critical races coming up, starting on Tuesday, February 18, with the state Spring Non-Partisan Primary election.  On that day, voters will select the candidates for Wisconsin’s spring non-partisan general election. Tuesday, April 7, is our state’s Spring Non-Partisan General Election and the Democratic Presidential Primary, assuming the Democratic presidential candidate has not been chosen by that time.  And, then, Tuesday, August 11, is our Fall Partisan Primary, followed by the Tuesday, November 3, Fall Partisan General Election for state offices and the presidential election.

   The spring primary that is fast approaching will have only one statewide race and that will be for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.  Incumbent Justice Dan Kelly, who was appointed to the state’s high court by Governor Scott Walker when Justice David Prosser resigned, is up for election.  To date, Justice Kelly is opposed by Dane County Judge J ...