- Alderpersons serve on the on the city's Common Council. The Common Council passes city resolutions and ordinances, approves the city's annual budget, and sets tax rates. 
- They may be elected by city voters at-large or from specific districts in a non-partisan election. 

Member of your city's legislative council

Wisconsin

2025 Wisconsin General Election

Quality of Roads

Housing & Urban Development

Public Services

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Economy

Energy & the Environment

Alderperson

- Circuit court judges oversee all civil and criminal matters within the state, including jury trials. Their jurisdiction includes probate (related to the execution of a will), juvenile, and traffic matters.
- There are 261 circuit court judges in Wisconsin, distributed among counties based on population. Milwaukee County has the largest circuit court with 47 judges.
- Judges are elected for six-year terms in staggered non-partisan April elections.
- They earn $164,487 annually. 

Judge who handles majority of civil and criminal cases

Racine

Property Rights

Legal Experience

Judicial Administration

Judicial Philosophy

Ethics & Conduct

Community Involvement

Circuit Court Judge

- School board members in Wisconsin must work together and compromise with each other to direct and manage local schools. They are responsible for maintaining school properties, creating programs that promote education, and approving teacher hires and dismissals.
- Pay for Wisconsin school board members vary based on location. School boards can vote to determine their own pay. 

A member of the board that govern's your local school system

Student Wellbeing

School Curriculum

School Facilities & Resources

Teachers

Education

School Board Member

Sun Prairie Area

- The state superintendent of public instruction oversees Wisconsin's public elementary and secondary education. The superintendent's office is responsible for distributing state and federal funds to schools, licensing teachers and librarians, and administering other educational services.
- They are also responsible for fostering cooperation and resource sharing among the state's schools and libraries. 
- The superintendent is elected every four years in a nonpartisan election. 
- The superintendent manages over 600 employees and a budget worth more than $15 billion. 
- They are paid an annual salary of $132,351.

Chief executive of the state’s public education and libraries

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

- The Wisconsin Supreme Court, composed of seven justices, is the state's highest court. 
- It has appellate jurisdiction over all Wisconsin courts and selects which cases it will review. It can also hear new cases that have not been previously heard by a Wisconsin court.
- Decisions are made collectively by majority vote, and one justice is chosen to write the majority opinion.
- Justices are elected in statewide, nonpartisan elections for 10-year terms. Vacancies can be filled by the governor's appointment, with staggered elections ensuring that only one judge is elected each year.
- Justices are paid an annual salary of $184,819.

2025 Wisconsin candidates

Racine Alderperson, District 13

1 candidate

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1 candidate

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Circuit Court Judge, Branch 7

Racine Unified School Board Member, District 1

1 candidate

Racine Unified School Board Member, District 9

1 candidate

Racine Unified School Board Member, District 8

Wisconsin School Board Member, Sun Prairie Area

Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction

2 candidates

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Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice

2 candidates

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