Mitchell Berman, an emergency room nurse, won handily Tuesday in a three-way primary of active Democrats seeking to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District. “I never imagined running for Congress, but I saw a culture of corruption in Washington that protects corporate special interests and insiders instead of solving […]

The race among Democrats to pick a candidate to run in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District for 2026 grew to a record crowd. The district stretches from Lake Michigan to South Central Wisconsin,  anchored by Racine, Kenosha, Beloit and Janesville. It has been in Republican hands for 32 years — 20 years represented by Paul Ryan, […]