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  • Jill Underly wins Wisconsin’s Superintendent of Public Instruction election

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    Jill Underly defeated Deborah Kerr in the nonpartisan election for Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction on Apr. 6. Decision Desk HQ called the race at 9:15 p.m. CT, and the Associated Press called the race at 9:30 p.m. CT. With 67% of precincts reporting, Underly led with 57% of the vote to Kerr’s 43%. Kerr…

  • Wisconsin general election to be held April 6

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    The statewide general election for Wisconsin is on April 6. The primary was held on Feb. 16, and the filing deadline to run passed on Jan. 5. Candidates are running in elections for the following offices:  • Superintendent of Public Instruction • Special elections for state Senate District 13 and Assembly District 89 • Wisconsin…

  • Deborah Kerr, Jill Underly running in Wisconsin State Superintendent race

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    Deborah Kerr and Jill Underly are running in the nonpartisan election for Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction on April 6, 2021.  The candidates advanced as the top-two finishers from the February 16, 2021 primary. Kerr, a former school district superintendent, received 26.5% of the primary vote, and Underly, a current school district superintendent, received 27.3%.…

  • Jill Underly, Deborah Kerr advance from Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction primary

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    The statewide spring primary for Wisconsin was held on Feb. 16, 2021. If two or fewer candidates filed for each seat on the ballot, the primary was canceled and the candidates automatically advanced to the general election on April 6. The primary for the Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction was the only statewide nonpartisan race…

  • Previewing Wisconsin’s spring primary elections on Feb. 16

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    The statewide spring primary for Wisconsin is on February 16, 2021. The filing deadline to run passed on January 5. If two or fewer candidates filed for each seat on the ballot, the primary was canceled and the candidates automatically advanced to the general election scheduled for April 6. Wisconsin’s spring elections feature nonpartisan offices,…

  • Four states have ended their statewide mask requirements

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    New Jersey became the first state to implement a statewide mask order in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on April 10, 2020. Seven other states implemented mask orders later in April 2020 and, in total, 39 states have issued statewide mask requirements at some point during the pandemic. In recent weeks, states have begun…

  • Candidate filing deadline in Dane County, Wisconsin, is Jan. 5, 2021

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    The filing deadline to run for elected office in Dane County, Wisconsin, is on January 5, 2021. Prospective candidates may file for county executive, two of the 37 county supervisor seats, and seven circuit court judgeships. The offices of county executive and circuit court judges are up for regular election in 2021, but the county…

  • Wisconsin State Senate District 13 special election set for Apr. 6, 2021

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    Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 13 seat in the Wisconsin State Senate on Apr. 6, 2021. State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has said he will resign on Jan. 1 before he is sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3. Fitzgerald was elected to Wisconsin’s 5th…

  • Wisconsin State Assembly District 89 special election set for April 6, 2021

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    Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 89 seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly on April 6, 2021. The seat became vacant on Dec. 2 after John Nygren (R) resigned to work in the private sector. The primary is on Feb. 16, and the filing deadline is on Jan. 8.

  • John Nygren resigns from Wisconsin State Assembly

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    Rep. John Nygren (R) resigned from the Wisconsin State Assembly on Dec. 2 to pursue work in the private sector. He represented District 89 from 2007 to 2020.  During the 2019-2020 legislative session, Nygren served on Employment Relations Committee, Joint Legislative Audit Committee, Joint Finance Committee, Joint Legislative Council Committee, Audit Committee, Employment Relations Committee,…