La Crosse Democrat William Garcia announced that he will run to be the head of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin. Garcia co-chairs the democratic party in La Crosse along with leading the 3rd Congressional District Democrats of Wisconsin. Current leader Ben Wickler announced that he will not be running for re-election and leaving in June. State democrats will vote at their state convention on June 14th and 15th.
Locally, there’s another candidate in the race for Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District Seat. Democrat Emily Berge filed paperwork to run in the race on Friday. She’s the Eau Claire City Council President. Another Democrat, Rebecca Cooke, announced last month that she’ll also be running for the seat. It’ll be her third attempt. Republican Derrick Van Orden currently represents Wisconsin’s Third District.
