ONLINE: Democratic U.S. Senate Candidates Q&A

While it may feel like the 2020 election just happened (or may never end), the campaigning for some 2022 races began even before last November. One of the most hotly-contested seats in the U.S. Senate is sure to be that currently held by Oshkosh Republican Ron Johnson, who has pledged in the past not to run again but is currently leaving his plans undefined. So far there are five declared Democratic candidates — Gillian Battino, Sarah Godlewski, Chris Larson, Alex Lasry and Tom Nelson. The quintet will participate in a Q&A hosted by WisPolitics.com (along with one possible candidate, Steven Olikara). Register here for a link to the webinar.

media release: The Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate in 2022 will participate in a virtual question-and-answer session with WisPolitics.com on Tuesday June 29 from noon to 1 p.m. CT.

The candidates include five declared candidates and one likely candidate who has formed an exploratory committee and was included in a state Democratic Party gathering in early June.

The declared candidates are:

--Gillian Battino, a doctor from Wausau battinoforsenate.us

--Sarah Godlewski, the state Treasurer sarahforwisconsin.com

--Chris Larson, a state senator from Milwaukee voteforlarson.org

--Alex Lasry, on leave as a Milwaukee Bucks executive and an organizer of the Democratic National Convention in 2020 http://alexlasry.com/

--And Tom Nelson, a former state lawmaker and the Outagamie County executive nelsonforwi.com.

The likely candidate is Steven Olikara. He is the founder of the Millennial Action Project

www.stevenolikara.com

The forum is not a formal debate, but a question-and-answer session for the political community to get to know the Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate. Questions will come from moderator Jeff Mayers and then from the audience through written questions submitted in advance.

This event is free and open to all registrants. We will send you a link to access the webinar on the morning of the event.

WisPolitics.com and the Milwaukee Press Club hosted a question-and-answer session with Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Oshkosh on June 3. He has yet to say whether he will seek reelection next year.

See the video: milwaukeepressclub.org/milwaukee-press-club-re-posts-johnson-video-after-youtube-removed-it-from-clubs-page/

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