Candidates are lining up to run in a special election for an open state Senate seat.
Gov. Scott Walker issued an executive order Thursday scheduling special elections to fill open seats in the 1st Senate District and the 42nd Assembly District. Walker had resisted calling the elections but a Madison judge ordered him to schedule them by noon Thursday.
Walker scheduled primaries for May 15 and the general special elections for June 12.
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Door County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Caleb Frostman announced Thursday he’ll run for the Senate seat as a Democrat. Frostman’s announcement came minutes after Walker scheduled the special election.
Both State Rep. Andre Jacque and Green Bay factory manager Alex Renard said they will run in the special election. The two will face off in the GOP primary.
Jacque and Renard have already announced they will run for the seat in the regular fall elections.
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