Democrat Caleb Frostman scored a major upset victory in the special election to represent Wisconsin’s 1st district in the State Senate. The local non-profit leader flipped a +17 Trump district that had been represented by Republicans for the last four decades. This is the second seat that Democrats have flipped in the heavily gerrymandered Wisconsin State Senate this year and it brings the partisan balance of the chamber to 18-15 in favor of the GOP. Taking control in Madison this November is looking more and more possible.

Progressives Everywhere is proud to have raised money for Frostman; you can find our original post about the race, from earlier this month, reprinted below. And you can give to more of our candidates at our ActBlue page!

Despite the fact that he ran a presidential campaign that made Jeb! Bush look like an exciting insurgent and ended before anyone other than debate moderators knew his name, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has been one of the leading crusaders in the modern GOP’s holy war on humanity.

In two terms, Walker has turned a traditionally progressive state into a prison for working people. Walker has crushed public unions, restricted access to abortion, installed onerous voter ID laws that likely flipped the 2016 election, refused to expand Medicaid, and slashed education spending. He’s done it all with help from a Republican majority in the state legislature, but as we’ve seen in several special elections this year already, the tide is beginning to turn.

Even though Wisconsin’s elections have been rigged through heavy, illegal gerrymandering, Democrats have been picking up seats in the state all year, which scared Walker to the point that he wanted to suspend special elections for open seats until November. The courts shot that idea down, and the next special election in Wisconsin will be held on June 12, with two more pickup opportunities for Democrats there for the taking.

Caleb Frostman is the Democratic candidate for the 1st District of the State Senate. It’s a district Obama won twice that then swung to Trump, so Dems have a good chance here, especially with a good candidate.

Frostman is from a working family, went to public schools, and has worked helping small businesses grow as the Executive Director of the Door County Economic Development Corporation. His issues page focuses on expanding access to affordable healthcare, investing in education, and creating a fair tax system that undoes the damage of Walker’s tax cuts for the rich. You can read about his debate with the GOP candidate, as well as some of the local issues, at the Green Bay Press Gazette.

The State Senate is now 18-14 in favor of Republicans, and a win here will bring us one step closer to restoring fairness to Wisconsin.

Ann Groves Lloyd is running for Democrats in the 42nd Assembly District. She is a local alderperson, serving the community already after spending her career working at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her family has deep roots in local politics, as her grandfather and great-uncle served in the state government as members of the storied Progressive Party. She’s focused on creating better jobs for her district, which has many people working in light industry and service jobs that don’t pay a living wage.

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