Political Endorsements
WRA works to shape the legislature by letting candidates know which issues are important to the restaurant industry and our members.
WRA endorses candidates based upon their stance on key business issues that impact the restaurant industry that are approved by WRA’s board of directors.
Endorsements are only made if a questionnaire or interview is completed and the candidate is favorable to most of the key issues that were identified.
The endorsement process is 100% based upon the candidate’s stance on those key issues.
Candidate Questions
WRA will update endorsements prior to each Spring and Fall election.
General Election: Tuesday, November 3rd
WRA’s Endorsements for the 2020 Election
WRA only endorses candidates who have completed an interview or questionnaire and their answers are favorable to most of the association’s key legislative issues.
State Senate
| Candidate | | District | Incumbent, Challenger, Open Race | Eligible for Restaurant Caucus? | | LaTonya Johnson | D | SD 6 | Incumbent | Yes | | Joan Ballweg | R | SD 14 | Open Race | No | | Dan Feyen | R | SD 18 | Incumbent | No | | Duey Stroebel | R | SD 20 | Incumbent | No | | Dan Kapanke | R
| SD 32 | Incumbent | Yes |
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State Assembly
| Candidate | | District | Incumbent, Challenger, Open Race | Eligible for Restaurant Caucus? | | Joel Kitchens | R | AD 1 | Incumbent | Yes | | Shae Sortwell | R | AD 2 | Incumbent | No | | Ron Tusler | R | AD 3 | Incumbent | Yes | | David Steffen | R | AD 4 | Incumbent | Yes | | Rob Hutton | R | AD 13 | Incumbent | No | | Joe Sanfelippo | R | AD 15 | Incumbent | Yes | | Paul Tittl | R | AD 25 | Incumbent | Yes | | Barbara Dittrich | R | AD 38 | Incumbent | Yes | | Alex Dallman | R | AD 41 | Open Race | Yes | | Jon Plumer | R | AD 42 | Incumbent | Yes | | Mark Spreitzer | D | AD 45 | Incumbent | Yes | | Tony Kurtz | R | AD 50 | Incumbent | Yes | | Todd Novak | R | AD 51 | Incumbent | Yes | | Jeremy Thiesfeldt | R | AD 52 | Incumbent | No | | Gordon Hintz | D | AD 54 | Incumbent | Yes | | Rachel Cabral-Guevara | R | AD 55 | Open Race | No | | David Murphy | R | AD 56 | Incumbent | No | | Timothy Ramthun | R | AD 59 | Incumbent | No | | Roger Wittke Jr. | R | AD 62 | Incumbent | No | | Robin Vos | R | AD 63 | Incumbent | Yes | | Rob Summerfeld | R | AD 67 | Incumbent | Yes | | Katrina Shankland | D | AD 71 | Incumbent | No | | Scott Krug | R | AD 72 | Incumbent | Yes | | Keith Kern | R | AD 73 | Challenger | Yes | | James Bolen | R | AD 74 | Challenger | Yes | | David Armstrong | R | AD 75 | Open Race | Yes | | David Considine | D | AD 81 | Incumbent | No | | Ken Skowronski | R | AD 82 | Incumbent | Yes | | Jodi Emerson | D | AD 91 | Incumbent | Yes | | Warren Petryk | R | AD 93 | Incumbent | Yes | | Steve Doyle | D | AD 94 | Incumbent | No | | Loren Oldenberg | R | AD 96 | Incumbent | No | | Scott Allen
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| AD 97 | Incumbent | Yes
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