2024 Wisconsin State Legislature Voter Guide: Senate District 12

By Dan Shafer

September 17, 2024 1:37 PM CDT

Democrat Andi Rich is facing Republican incumbent Mary Felzkowski in the race for Senate District 12 in the 2024 election.

This is part of The Recombobulation Area and Civic Media’s 2024 Wisconsin State Legislature Voter Guide. Read the first part of the series, “New Board, New Game,” here. See the full district-by-district breakdown of the Wisconsin State Senate here. See the comprehensive Voter Guide here.

D: Andi Rich

R: Mary Felzkowski*

State Sen. Felzkowski was among those in the legislature who led the effort to reform the state’s shared revenue system. She is the Chair of the Committee on Insurance and Small Business, and serves on the powerful Joint Committee on Finance, and has been a top proponent among Republicans for legalizing medical marijuana in Wisconsin. She recently was in the news, as the Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Tribal Council banished her from its land after she referred to the tribe as “terrorists” in a public meeting.

Rich is a small business owner who launched her campaign with a focus on clean water. In 2020, she ran as a Republican in a primary for the 89th Assembly District, losing to incumbent John Nygren. 

CNalysis: Solid R

• Proj. margin: R+27

Modeled 2022 outcome: R+30.7