MADISON: Tuesday Sept. 14 is Wisconsin’s Fall 2010 partisan primary election. Unlike the Nov. 2 general election, voters are limited to voting for candidates within a single party. The winners of contested primaries represent their parties on the Nov. 2 ballots. Sometimes it can be politically strategic to vote outside one’s usual party choice.

The following is Part Two of a look at some key primary contests. Because of length I have published it in 2 parts. Part One is here. As I noted in Part One, this information is by no means complete with so the many candidates and races. Reader input on candidates is appreciated.

Moving on down the ballot to the State Legislature, we have returning lawmakers who cosponsored the Jacki Rickert MMJ act or other medical cannabis legislation. Of 11 returning JRMMA State Assembly sponsors and cosponsor up for election this fall, only two are facing primaries. Milwaukee Rep. Josh Zepnick, a reliable supporter of medical cannabis, is facing three challengers. Rep. Barb Toles, another Milwaukee supporter is facing a Democratic opponent in Mike Erdmann.

The contest for mmj bill cosponsor Rep. Spencer Black’s Madison district has a large field, with seven Dems vying to face off against Green Party candidate Ben Manski and Republican Dave Redick in November. Both candidates are confirmed to speak at Harvest Fest in Madison on Sat. Oct. 2.

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