Last month, we introduced you to the incoming Senators for the 2021-22 legislative session. Now, we meet the 16 newest members of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Wisconsin Republicans still maintain a strong majority of the seats, 61-38, but did lose two seats in November. Overall, there are 10 new Democrats and six Republicans in the 2021-22 session freshman class.
Meet the new members below:
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Sylvia Ortiz-Velez
(D – Milwaukee) |
Assembly District 8 | · Licensed real estate broker.
· Served on the Milwaukee County Supervisors since 2018. · Former small business owner. |
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Dora Drake
(D – Milwaukee) |
Assembly District 11 | · Currently Member Service Coordinator at the Center for Self Sufficiency.
· Worked as a retrial Case Manager.
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Sara Rodriguez
(D – Brookfield) |
Assembly District 13 | · Long-term registered nurse.
· Served as the Vice President of Population Health and Integrated Care Management at a local health system. · Worked as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer with the CDC · Served as a Returned Peace Corp volunteer. |
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Supreme Moore Omokunde
(D – Milwaukee) |
Assembly District 17 | · Served on the Milwaukee County Supervisors since 2015.
· Worked as a community organizer for the Sherman Park Community Association. |
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Deb Andraca
(D – Milwaukee) |
Assembly District 23 | · Active member and leader for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense.
· Served as a communications director and lobbyist at the Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest. · Former substitute teacher. · Previously worked as Vice President at FleishmanHillard Public Relations. |
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Clint Moses
(R – Menominee) |
Assembly District 29 | · Owns a Chiropractic office and works as a chiropractor.
· Participated in several local organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America. |
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Calvin Callahan
(R – Wilson) |
Assembly District 35 | · Served on the Lincoln County Board of Supervisors since 2018.
· Serves on the Town of Wilson board. · Previously worked for Republican Party of Wisconsin as Regional Field Director for Northern Wisconsin. |
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Alex Dallman
(R – Green Lake) |
Assembly District 41 | · Currently works as the Outreach Representative for the Office of Congressman Glenn Grothman.
· Served on the Green Lake County Republican Party. |
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Sue Conley
(D – Janesville) |
Assembly District 44 | · Retired nonprofit leader, including executive director at the YWCA of Rock County and later at the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin.
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Samba Baldeh
(D – Madison) |
Assembly District 48 | · Currently a member of the Madison City Council.
· Works as an IT project manager at American Family Insurance. |
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Rachael Cabral-Guevara
(R – Fox Crossing) |
Assembly District 55 | · Works as a Family Nurse Practitioner and a licensed Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber.
· Opened and operates a community clinic. |
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Lee Snodgrass
(D – Appleton) |
Assembly District 57 | · Works as Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes communications director.
· Served as the 2nd Vice Chair to the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. · Former chair of the Democratic Party of Outagamie County. |
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Donna Rozar
(R – Marshfield) |
Assembly District 69 | · Surgical RN with a nursing career spanning over 50 years.
· Serves currently on the Wood County Board of Supervisors. |
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David Armstrong
(R – Rice Lake) |
Assembly District 75 | · Currently the Executive Director of the Barron County Economic Development Corporation.
· Served two terms on the Rice Lake City Council. |
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Francesca Hong
(D – Madison) |
Assembly District 76 | · Worked as a public-school teacher for over 10 years.
· Owner and chef of restaurant in Madison. |
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Kristina Shelton
(D – Green Bay) |
Assembly District 90 | · Currently works as a Program Director at the YWCA Greater Green Bay.
· Elected to the Green Bay Area Public School Board since 2018.
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