WISCONSIN · 2028 U.S. SENATE

FOUR-SOURCE CONVERGENCE · DAIRY COUNTRY, GREAT LAKES, INDUSTRIAL WISCONSIN

MUGWUMPS · ATLAS · NOVEMBER 9, 2026 · LANGHORNE P. BREEDLOVE

Research synthesis, edition 1.0 · 199 distinct civic-role records · 114 cross-dossier overlaps · 24 featured biographies

The four source dossiers were combined by normalized personal name, with individual office and geography retained where present. Repeated appearances show research overlap, not independent confirmation. Former candidates and the incumbent are separated from the noncandidate civic register.

01 | ELECTORAL FIELD AND DISTINCTIONS

Wisconsin's Class III Senate seat is held by Republican Ron Johnson and returns to the ballot November 7, 2028. Source documents list Democrat Katrina deVille in the early 2028 registered-candidate field. Incumbency, FEC committee filing, declared candidacy and certified Wisconsin ballot placement are separate statuses. In 2022, Johnson defeated Mandela Barnes by approximately 50.4% to 49.4%; past returns are historical, not a projection.

Historical comparators kept outside the civic index: Ron Johnson, Katrina deVille, Mandela Barnes, Steven Olikara, Tom Nelson, David Schroeder, Rejani Raveendran, Charles Barman, Phillip Anderson, Francesca Hong and Rebecca Cooke. Some were candidates for DIFFERENT offices, so their historical appearances must not be labeled as 2028 Senate declarations.

02 | CONVERGENCE FINDINGS

LANGHORNE 1.1 adds nursing leadership, educator and Great Lakes community networks as well as an indexed tribal-government register; ERIKA 1.6 enriches farm, industry and party-filing context; REMY 1.6 provides detailed rural conservation, food, disability and professional records; GAIA 1.5 adds dated tribal names, LGBTQ business and conservation advocacy with public electoral comparators. Some Langhorne index lines include broken duplicated descriptors and were not treated as valid persons.

03 | FEATURED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH RECORDS

This section is an unranked collection of distinct occupational and geographic biographies for follow-up. It is not an endorsement, a numerical Mugwump score, a prediction, a claim of political views, or an assumption that the people wish to run.

01 | LINDA CEYLOR · North · Catawba / Price

Organic dairy farmer; Farmers Union secretary and rural letter-carrier organizer.. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 2, 3, 4. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

02 | BRAD GOPLIN · West · Osseo / Trempealeau

Sixth-generation dairy farmer; at-large board director.. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 2, 3, 4. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

03 | KRISS MARION · Southwest · Blanchardville / Lafayette

Organic farmer and agritourism business owner; board director.. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 2, 3, 4. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

04 | JOSHUA MECHAELSEN · Northeast · Baileys Harbor / Door

Farmers Union district director; livestock and regenerative agriculture. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 2, 3, 4. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

05 | PATTY EDELBURG · Central · Scandinavia / Waupaca

Farmers Union director; former dairy producer and agriculture teacher. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 2, 3, 4. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

06 | TINA HINCHLEY · South-central · Cambridge / Dane

Dairy producer and farm educator; Farmers Union vice president. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 2, 3, 4. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

07 | DAVE ROSEN · West · Glenwood City / St. Croix

Multigenerational dairy farmer; Farmers Union director. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 2, 3, 4. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

08 | ED GORELL · West-central · Eleva / Eau Claire

Farmers Union treasurer; retired livestock operator and part-time milk hauler.. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 2, 3, 4. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

09 | Marcos Alfaro · Northeast · Manitowoc

Wisconsin AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer; aluminum foundry production worker.. Appears in source dossier(s) 2, 3, 4. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

10 | ASHLEY LISOWE · East-central · Malone / Calumet

Farm Bureau young farmer and agriculturist chair. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 2, 3. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

11 | JEAN BATTY · Tomahawk / Lincoln / north-central

Disability Rights Wisconsin board member. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 3, 4. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

12 | ASHLEY MATHY · Rhinelander / Oneida / north

Board member, 2025 report. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 3. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

13 | DR CHERYL FUNMAKER · South-central · Wisconsin Dells

Board member, 2025 report. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 3. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

14 | SHANICE BAQUET · Southeast · Milwaukee

Board member, 2025 report. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 3. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

15 | TARA BRZEZINSKI · Neenah / Fox Valley

Board member, 2025 report. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 3. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

16 | PADRAIG GALLAGHER · West · Eau Claire service region

Feed My People Food Bank executive director.. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 2, 3, 4. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

17 | BOB MICHEEL · West · Monroe

Monroe County conservation staff; board vice chair. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 3. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

18 | AMY PIAGET · South-central · Dane

Dane County land/water resource staff; board treasurer. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 3. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

19 | Eilidh Pederson · Baldwin / St. Croix / west

Western Wisconsin Health CEO; advisory appointee. Appears in source dossier(s) 3. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

20 | Julie Bulin · Oconto / northeast

Bellin Health Oconto Hospital operations vice president; advisory appointee. Appears in source dossier(s) 3. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

21 | PEGGY WIRTZ-OLSEN · Central and eastern Wisconsin

Wisconsin Education Association Council president and classroom educator. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 4. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

22 | Jason Rae · Milwaukee / statewide

Wisconsin LGBT Chamber founder and CEO. Appears in source dossier(s) 4. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

23 | Kerry Schumann · Statewide · Madison

Wisconsin Conservation Voters executive director.. Appears in source dossier(s) 2, 4. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

24 | TEHASSI HILL · Northeast · Oneida / Brown–Outagamie

Oneida Nation chair, dated directory.. Appears in source dossier(s) 1, 2, 4. Verify current public role, individual achievements, original primary evidence, previous candidacies, precise home locality and any directly expressed electoral interest.

04 | COMPLETE DEDUPLICATED PUBLIC-ROLE INDEX

The original four documents contain more line entries than unique individuals; the combined index below avoids retaining malformed headings as people. Names with different suffixes or spellings require primary-government or organizational identity checks.

001 | LINDA CEYLOR · North · Catawba / Price

Organic dairy farmer; Farmers Union secretary and rural letter-carrier organizer.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

002 | BRAD GOPLIN · West · Osseo / Trempealeau

Sixth-generation dairy farmer; at-large board director.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

003 | KRISS MARION · Southwest · Blanchardville / Lafayette

Organic farmer and agritourism business owner; board director.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

004 | JOSHUA MECHAELSEN · Northeast · Baileys Harbor / Door

Farmers Union district director; livestock and regenerative agriculture  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

005 | PATTY EDELBURG · Central · Scandinavia / Waupaca

Farmers Union director; former dairy producer and agriculture teacher  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

006 | TINA HINCHLEY · South-central · Cambridge / Dane

Dairy producer and farm educator; Farmers Union vice president  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

007 | DAVE ROSEN · West · Glenwood City / St. Croix

Multigenerational dairy farmer; Farmers Union director  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

008 | ED GORELL · West-central · Eleva / Eau Claire

Farmers Union treasurer; retired livestock operator and part-time milk hauler.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

009 | Marcos Alfaro · Northeast · Manitowoc

Wisconsin AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer; aluminum foundry production worker.  ·  Dossier(s): 2, 3, 4

010 | ASHLEY LISOWE · East-central · Malone / Calumet

Farm Bureau young farmer and agriculturist chair  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3

011 | JEAN BATTY · Tomahawk / Lincoln / north-central

Disability Rights Wisconsin board member  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3, 4

012 | ASHLEY MATHY · Rhinelander / Oneida / north

Board member, 2025 report  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

013 | DR CHERYL FUNMAKER · South-central · Wisconsin Dells

Board member, 2025 report  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

014 | SHANICE BAQUET · Southeast · Milwaukee

Board member, 2025 report  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

015 | TARA BRZEZINSKI · Neenah / Fox Valley

Board member, 2025 report  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

016 | PADRAIG GALLAGHER · West · Eau Claire service region

Feed My People Food Bank executive director.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

017 | BOB MICHEEL · West · Monroe

Monroe County conservation staff; board vice chair  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

018 | AMY PIAGET · South-central · Dane

Dane County land/water resource staff; board treasurer  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

019 | Eilidh Pederson · Baldwin / St. Croix / west

Western Wisconsin Health CEO; advisory appointee  ·  Dossier(s): 3

020 | Julie Bulin · Oconto / northeast

Bellin Health Oconto Hospital operations vice president; advisory appointee  ·  Dossier(s): 3

021 | PEGGY WIRTZ-OLSEN · Central and eastern Wisconsin

Wisconsin Education Association Council president and classroom educator  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 4

022 | Jason Rae · Milwaukee / statewide

Wisconsin LGBT Chamber founder and CEO  ·  Dossier(s): 4

023 | Kerry Schumann · Statewide · Madison

Wisconsin Conservation Voters executive director.  ·  Dossier(s): 2, 4

024 | TEHASSI HILL · Northeast · Oneida / Brown–Outagamie

Oneida Nation chair, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 4

025 | Allison Crook · Region to verify

Regional membership coordinator  ·  Dossier(s): 3

026 | AMY HERMES · South-central · Stoughton

2024-25 WNA secretary / chief nursing officer  ·  Dossier(s): 1

027 | Andy Thain · Thorp / Clark / west

Board member, 2025 report  ·  Dossier(s): 3

028 | Andy Thompson · West Wisconsin · service region

Labor federation service area organizer.  ·  Dossier(s): 2, 3, 4

029 | ANGELA KNIGHT · Southeast · Waukesha

Disability Rights Wisconsin board member  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3, 4

030 | Anjali Bhasin · Statewide · Madison

Civic engagement director; confirm continuing position.  ·  Dossier(s): 2

031 | Anne Lemmer · Marathon / central

Marathon County conservation committee alternate  ·  Dossier(s): 3

032 | ARCH MORTON JR · South-central · Janesville / Rock

Farm Bureau District 2 director  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3

033 | AURORA CONELY · North · Bad River

Senior council member, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 4

034 | BECKY BRATHAL · Northwest · service region

Farmers Union northwest conservation coordinator  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3

035 | BENJAMIN TOOMBS · Statewide / Monona organization

Nurses Foundation director  ·  Dossier(s): 1

036 | Bernadette Greenwood · Sauk / central

Sauk County conservation committee alternate  ·  Dossier(s): 3

037 | Bill Trepanier · Sawyer / northwest

Lac Courte Oreilles vice chair  ·  Dossier(s): 4

038 | BOB BAXTER · Statewide · WEAC

Wisconsin Education Association Council executive director  ·  Dossier(s): 1

039 | Bob Van Meeteren · Reedsburg / Sauk / south-central

Reedsburg Area Medical Center president and CEO; advisory appointee  ·  Dossier(s): 3

040 | Brad Henderson · Statewide

Facilities manager  ·  Dossier(s): 3

041 | BRAD OLSON · Northwest · Frederic / Polk

Wisconsin Farm Bureau president / District 9 farmer  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3

042 | BRANDON GERACIE · South-central · UW Health Madison

WNA staff nurse representative  ·  Dossier(s): 1

043 | BRANDON YELLOWBIRD-STEVENS · Northeast · Oneida

Oneida vice chair, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 4

044 | Brian Haase · Waupaca / central

Waupaca County conservation staff alternate  ·  Dossier(s): 3

045 | BRIAN PREDER · East-central · Weyauwega / Waupaca

Farm Bureau District 7 director  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3

046 | BROOKS BOYD SR. · North · Forest County Potawatomi/Crandon

Forest County Potawatomi chair, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 4

047 | CALE SEVERSON · West · Buffalo

Buffalo County land conservation staff  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

048 | CAMILLA O’BRIEN · Mount Horeb / Dane / south-central

Disability Rights Wisconsin secretary  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3, 4

049 | Carla Miller · Southeast · Milwaukee office

Wisconsin AFL-CIO accounting officer  ·  Dossier(s): 2, 3

050 | Cathy Cooper · Richland / southwest

Richland County conservation staff alternate  ·  Dossier(s): 3

051 | CEDRIC SCHNITZLER · West · Monroe

Monroe County conservation committee representative  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

052 | CHARLES ORTMAN · Northwest · Ashland

Ashland County conservation committee representative  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

053 | CHASE CUMMINGS · Statewide conservation board

Conservation association executive secretary  ·  Dossier(s): 1

054 | CHRIS WOOD · West · Eau Claire

2025 BPDD member  ·  Dossier(s): 1

055 | CHRISTINE BAKKE · Central · Marshfield regional healthcare

WNA advanced practice nurse representative  ·  Dossier(s): 1

056 | CHRISTOPHER WOJNAR · Statewide / health system

WNA director and psychiatric nurse  ·  Dossier(s): 1

057 | Chuck Bomar · Chippewa / west

Chippewa County conservation committee alternate  ·  Dossier(s): 3

058 | CINDY PIOTROWSKI · Stevens Point / Portage / central

Board member, 2025 report  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

059 | CLAIRE MORKIN · Northeast · Door

Door County conservation committee representative  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

060 | CONRAD ST. JOHN · Northwest · Webster / Burnett

St. Croix Chippewa chair, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 4

061 | CRYSTAL MALONE · Northeast · Stockbridge-Munsee

Tribal treasurer, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 4

062 | DAN MEYER · Northeast · Kiel / Manitowoc

Farm Bureau District 6 director  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3

063 | DANA WAUBANASCUM · Northeast · Menominee

Menominee vice chair, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 4

064 | DANIEL WIGGINS JR. · North · Bad River

Bad River vice chair, newer search-extract listing  ·  Dossier(s): 1

065 | DANIELLE ENDVICK · Statewide · location verify

Farmers Union executive director.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

066 | DARIN VON RUDEN · Southwest · Westby / Vernon

Farmers Union president and third-generation dairy farmer  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

067 | David Hettenbach · Vernon / southwest

Vernon County conservation staff alternate  ·  Dossier(s): 3

068 | DAVID PRINS · Franksville / Racine / southeast

Disability Rights Wisconsin board member  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3, 4

069 | Davina Bonness · Kewaunee / east

Kewaunee County land/water conservation alternate  ·  Dossier(s): 3

070 | DAYNELL GRIGNON · Northeast · Menominee

Menominee secretary, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2

071 | Debbie Vander Heiden · Outagamie / Fox Valley

Outagamie County conservation alternate  ·  Dossier(s): 3

072 | DENISE MUCHOW · Mauston / Juneau / central

Board member, 2025 report  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

073 | DESTINEE ALLOWAY · North · Forest County Potawatomi

Forest County Potawatomi executive council  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 4

074 | Dr. Katrina Chapman Mares · North · Lac du Flambeau

Tribal council member, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 2

075 | ELIZABETH MCCRANK · North-central · Lincoln

Lincoln County conservation committee representative  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

076 | ELIZABETH YOST · Statewide · location verify

Farmers Union education director  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3

077 | ERIC WOJCHIK · Northwest · Polk

County land and water professional  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

078 | ERIN LENNINGER · Northeast · service region

Farmers Union northeast conservation coordinator  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3

079 | Erin Thompson · Statewide · location verify

Farmers Union policy analyst  ·  Dossier(s): 2, 3, 4

080 | FELICIA CLAYBORNE · Southeast · Milwaukee

Disability Rights Wisconsin board member  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3, 4

081 | FLORINE NDAKUYA-FITZGERALD · Statewide / Monona organization

Nurses Foundation director  ·  Dossier(s): 1

082 | GAIL HANSON BRENNER · West · Eau Claire

2024-25 Wisconsin Nurses Association president  ·  Dossier(s): 1

083 | GARDNER SEAWRIGHT · Southeast · Milwaukee

Disability Rights Wisconsin board member  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3, 4

084 | Gary Clause · Sawyer / northwest

Lac Courte Oreilles chair  ·  Dossier(s): 4

085 | GARY LITTLE GUY CLAUSE · Northwest · Lac Courte Oreilles/Hayward

Lac Courte Oreilles chair in dated state roster  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2

086 | GEORGE ZASKE · River Falls / Pierce / west

Board member, 2025 report  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

087 | Hannah Alden · Statewide

Farmers Union communications specialist  ·  Dossier(s): 3

088 | HECTOR PORTILLO · South-central · Madison

2025 BPDD member  ·  Dossier(s): 1

089 | Jackie Boos · Statewide

Farmers Union facilities director  ·  Dossier(s): 3

090 | JAMES HALL · Southeast · Kenosha

Disability Rights Wisconsin board member  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3, 4

091 | Jamie-Ann Allen · North · Lac du Flambeau

Tribal secretary, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 2

092 | Jennifer Giegerich · Statewide · Madison

Conservation Voters government affairs director.  ·  Dossier(s): 2

093 | JENNIFER LINDNER · Northeast · Green Bay healthcare network

2024-25 WNA vice president  ·  Dossier(s): 1

094 | JENNIFER STRAUSS · Montello / Marquette / central

Disability Rights Wisconsin board member  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3, 4

095 | JESSICA MODJEWSKI · Statewide / Monona organization

Nurses Foundation of Wisconsin president  ·  Dossier(s): 1

096 | JIM RENN · Southeast · Hartland / Waukesha

Farm Bureau District 1 director  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3

097 | JOE BRAGGER · West · Independence / Trempealeau

Farm Bureau vice president / District 4 farmer  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3

098 | JOEY AWONOHOPAY · Northeast · Keshena / Menominee

Menominee legislature chair, April 2026 roster  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 4

099 | JOHN GOOBER JOHNSON · North · Lac du Flambeau / Vilas

Lac du Flambeau president in dated state roster  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2

100 | John Johnson · Vilas / north-central

Lac du Flambeau president  ·  Dossier(s): 4

101 | John Russell · Columbus / Columbia / south-central

Prairie Ridge Health president and CEO; 2026 rural-health advisory appointee  ·  Dossier(s): 3

102 | JON GREENDEER · West-central · Ho-Chunk/Black River Falls

Ho-Chunk president on April 2026 state roster  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 4

103 | Jordan St. Germaine · Northwest · Lac Courte Oreilles

Tribal governing board member, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 2

104 | Joseph Daniels Jr. · North · Forest County Potawatomi

Tribal treasurer, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 2

105 | Julia Keegan · Northwest · regional food network

Market on River community engagement manager.  ·  Dossier(s): 2, 3

106 | KALEE GAUGER · Greendale / Milwaukee metro

Disability Rights Wisconsin vice president  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3, 4

107 | Karen Goulet · Statewide

Farmers Union membership assistant  ·  Dossier(s): 3

108 | Karen Hickey · Southeast · Milwaukee/statewide

Labor federation communications director.  ·  Dossier(s): 2, 3

109 | Katrina Chapman Mares · Vilas / north-central

Lac du Flambeau tribal council member  ·  Dossier(s): 4

110 | KELLY WEYER · South-central · Mount Horeb

2025 BPDD member  ·  Dossier(s): 1

111 | KEN GERHARDT · Statewide conservation board

Conservation association executive committee member  ·  Dossier(s): 1

112 | KEVIN SCHANNING · Northwest · Iron River/Bayfield

2026-27 Conservation Congress executive committee  ·  Dossier(s): 1

113 | KEVIN SMABY · West · La Crosse

2026-27 Conservation Congress executive committee  ·  Dossier(s): 1

114 | KILEY MCLEAN · Southeast · Milwaukee

Disability Rights Wisconsin board member  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3, 4

115 | KIM BREMMER · Central · Loyal / Clark

Farm Bureau District 8 director  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3

116 | KIM SCHROEDER · Statewide · WEAC

Wisconsin Education Association Council vice president  ·  Dossier(s): 1

117 | Kirsten Slaughter · Statewide · location verify

Farmers Union membership engagement director  ·  Dossier(s): 2, 3

118 | LAMBERT CLEVELAND · West-central · Ho-Chunk

Ho-Chunk vice president on April 2026 roster  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 4

119 | LAURA GORDON · Northwest · Red Cliff

Tribal treasurer, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2

120 | LAYNE COZZOLINO · Statewide · location verify

Farmers Union special projects director  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

121 | LEE KROLL · West · St. Croix Valley

St. Croix Valley Food Bank executive director.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

122 | Leslie Billy · Northwest · St. Croix

Secretary-treasurer, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 2, 4

123 | LISA LIGGINS · Northeast · Oneida

Oneida secretary, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 4

124 | Lisa Stephan · Two Rivers / Manitowoc / east

Board member, 2025 report  ·  Dossier(s): 3

125 | LIZ ARBUCKLE · North · Bad River/Odanah

Bad River Band chair, listed in April 2026 directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 4

126 | Lynda Schweikert · Chippewa / west

Chippewa County conservation staff alternate  ·  Dossier(s): 3

127 | MACKENZIE WANN · Southeast · Walworth

Disability Rights Wisconsin board president  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3, 4

128 | Maia Kegley · Forest County / north

Tribal secretary, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 2, 4

129 | MARISSA CASTELLO · Southeast · Waukesha

Waukesha County land resource employee  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

130 | MaryJo Gingras · Ashland / north

Ashland County conservation staff alternate  ·  Dossier(s): 3

131 | MEG TURVILLE-HEITZ · South-central · Jefferson

Jefferson County conservation committee representative  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

132 | Melissa Kaprelian · Racine / southeast

Racine County conservation committee alternate  ·  Dossier(s): 3

133 | MICHAEL BRITTON · Northwest · Rice Lake/Barron

2026-27 Conservation Congress vice chair  ·  Dossier(s): 1

134 | Michelle Bachand · Statewide

Operations and grants manager  ·  Dossier(s): 3

135 | Michelle Beaudin · Northwest · Lac Courte Oreilles

Tribal secretary-treasurer, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 2

136 | MICHELLE CONNORS · North · Bad River

Tribal treasurer, dated April 2026 directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2

137 | MICHELLE ORGE · South-central · Madison region

Second Harvest Southern Wisconsin CEO, Feeding Wisconsin board president  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

138 | MICHELLE RAMIREZ-WHITE · Statewide · location verify

Farmers Union government relations director  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

139 | Michelle Thiede · Statewide

Market on River kitchen steward  ·  Dossier(s): 3

140 | MIKE HIPPLE · Appleton / northeast

Board member, 2025 report  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

141 | MIKE HOFBERGER · East-central · Calumet

County land and water committee / state executive  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

142 | Mirra Schultz · Statewide

Farmers Union executive assistant  ·  Dossier(s): 3

143 | Misty Nordin · Bayfield / northwest

Red Cliff council member  ·  Dossier(s): 4

144 | MONTE OSTERMAN · Southeast · Racine

Racine County conservation committee chair  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

145 | NANCY HELTEMES · Southeast · Milwaukee

Disability Rights Wisconsin board member  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3, 4

146 | NATHAN UGORETZ · Statewide · WEAC

Wisconsin Education Association Council secretary-treasurer  ·  Dossier(s): 1

147 | NDIANNE DANIS · Statewide / Monona organization

Nurses Foundation director  ·  Dossier(s): 1

148 | NICHOLE HINKEL · Statewide / Monona organization

Nurses Foundation director  ·  Dossier(s): 1

149 | NICOLE BOYD · Northwest · Red Cliff/Bayfield

Red Cliff Band chair, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 4

150 | Nicole Gurnoe · Northwest · Red Cliff

Council member, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 2

151 | PATRICK FRIEDRICH · Southeast · Milwaukee

Developmental Disabilities Board vice chair, 2025 report  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

152 | PATTI HABECK · East · eastern Wisconsin service area

Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin president and CEO  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

153 | Paul Backhaus · Washington / southeast

Washington County conservation staff alternate  ·  Dossier(s): 3

154 | Paul Fox · West · Ho-Chunk District 1

Ho-Chunk legislature member, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 2

155 | PAUL REITH · South-central · Madison / Dane

2026-27 Wisconsin Conservation Congress chair  ·  Dossier(s): 1

156 | PETE BADTKE · East-central · Ripon / Fond du Lac

Farm Bureau District 5 director  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3

157 | Peter Burress · Statewide · Madison

Government affairs manager; confirm continuing position.  ·  Dossier(s): 2, 4

158 | Peter Powless · North · Bad River

Senior council member, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 2

159 | Phyllis Smoke · West · Ho-Chunk District 1

Ho-Chunk legislature member, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 2

160 | RANDY COOK · Northwest · Barron

County land conservation professional  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

161 | REED KABELOWSKY · East · Manitowoc

2026-27 Conservation Congress secretary  ·  Dossier(s): 1

162 | RENE BUENZOW · South-central · Madison clinic

2024-25 WNA director, advanced practice nurse  ·  Dossier(s): 1

163 | RICHARD BENJAMIN · Northwest · St Croix

St Croix Chippewa vice chair  ·  Dossier(s): 1

164 | Rilea Robinson · Regional · location verify

Farmers Union regional membership coordinator.  ·  Dossier(s): 2, 3

165 | ROBERT NIGH · Southwest · Viroqua / Vernon

Farm Bureau District 3 director  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3

166 | ROBERT VANZILE JR. · North · Sokaogon/Mole Lake

Sokaogon Chippewa chair, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 4

167 | ROBERTA PAWLAK · South-central · Madison

WNA board nursing professor  ·  Dossier(s): 1

168 | Ryan Billingham · Statewide · Madison

Conservation Voters communications director.  ·  Dossier(s): 2

169 | SANDRA DUHA · Statewide / Monona organization

Nurses Foundation treasurer  ·  Dossier(s): 1

170 | Sandra Whitewing · West · Ho-Chunk District 4

Ho-Chunk legislature member, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 2

171 | SARA BELL · Statewide / Monona organization

Nurses Foundation secretary  ·  Dossier(s): 1

172 | Sarah Boos Walter · Statewide

Farmers Union accounting manager  ·  Dossier(s): 3

173 | SARAH DAVIS · South-central · Madison

Disability Rights Wisconsin treasurer  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3, 4

174 | Sarah Lemieux-White Eagle · West · Ho-Chunk District 3

Ho-Chunk legislature member, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 2

175 | SCOTT FRANK · Northeast · Shawano

Shawano County land conservation employee; Lake Michigan region  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

176 | Seth Hoffmeister · Statewide · Madison

Conservation Voters deputy director.  ·  Dossier(s): 2, 4

177 | SHANNON HOLSEY · Northeast · Stockbridge-Munsee/Bowler

Stockbridge-Munsee president in dated state roster  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 4

178 | SHAYE MORIS · Northwest · northern WI/MN service area

Second Harvest Northland executive director; service area includes Minnesota.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

179 | Shelby Visintin · Ho-Chunk / district 3

Ho-Chunk legislator  ·  Dossier(s): 4

180 | SONYA SMITH · Forest County / north

Sokaogon Chippewa treasurer  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 4

181 | STACEY STEPHENS · Statewide / Monona organization

Nurses Foundation director  ·  Dossier(s): 1

182 | Stan Kaczmarek · Brown / northeast

Brown County conservation committee alternate  ·  Dossier(s): 3

183 | Stephanie Bloomingdale · Southeast · Milwaukee/statewide

Wisconsin AFL-CIO president; former nurses union policy director.  ·  Dossier(s): 2, 3, 4

184 | STEPHENIE MLODZIK · East · Appleton

2025 BPDD member  ·  Dossier(s): 1

185 | STEVE MUELLER · West · New Richmond / St. Croix

Farm Bureau promotion and engagement chair.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3

186 | SYDNEY BADEAU · Brodhead / Green / south

Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities chair, 2025 report  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

187 | TARA GREIMAN · Statewide conservation and farms

Farmers Union conservation and stewardship director  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

188 | Teresa Mambu Rasch · Southeast · Milwaukee/statewide

Wisconsin AFL-CIO legislative and research director  ·  Dossier(s): 2, 3, 4

189 | TIFFANY STARK · West Allis / Milwaukee metro

Disability Rights Wisconsin board member  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3, 4

190 | TOM BOISVERT · North-central · Lincoln

Lincoln County conservation staff  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

191 | Tommy Enright · Statewide · location verify

Farmers Union communications director.  ·  Dossier(s): 2, 3

192 | Tony Monson · Trempealeau / west

Trempealeau County land committee alternate  ·  Dossier(s): 3

193 | TONY REALI · East-central · Calumet

Calumet County land/water conservation employee  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

194 | Tracy Arnold · Portage / central

Portage County conservation staff alternate  ·  Dossier(s): 3

195 | TRACY PERKINS · Statewide / Monona organization

Nurses Foundation vice president  ·  Dossier(s): 1

196 | Tracy Thundercloud · West · Ho-Chunk District 1

Ho-Chunk legislature member, dated directory.  ·  Dossier(s): 2, 4

197 | TRACY ZVENYACH · Statewide / location unverified

2024-25 WNA treasurer  ·  Dossier(s): 1

198 | TRICIA THOMPSON · Menomonie / Dunn / west

Board member, 2025 report  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 3

199 | VIRGINIA MERRITT · Rochester, Minnesota / cross-border network; Wisconsin residence unverified

Channel One Regional Food Bank executive director; service area includes Minnesota.  ·  Dossier(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

05 | CROSS-SOURCE OVERLAP

114 civic figures were independently included in multiple assistant dossiers, but often rely on the SAME original organizational roster. The following cross-source flags are useful for reconciliation, not a credibility rating.

BRAD OLSON — 1+2+3

JOE BRAGGER — 1+2+3

JIM RENN — 1+2+3

ARCH MORTON JR — 1+2+3

ROBERT NIGH — 1+2+3

PETE BADTKE — 1+2+3

DAN MEYER — 1+2+3

BRIAN PREDER — 1+2+3

KIM BREMMER — 1+2+3

STEVE MUELLER — 1+2+3

ASHLEY LISOWE — 1+2+3

JOSHUA MECHAELSEN — 1+2+3+4

PATTY EDELBURG — 1+2+3+4

LINDA CEYLOR — 1+2+3+4

TINA HINCHLEY — 1+2+3+4

DAVE ROSEN — 1+2+3+4

ED GORELL — 1+2+3+4

DARIN VON RUDEN — 1+2+3+4

BRAD GOPLIN — 1+2+3+4

KRISS MARION — 1+2+3+4

DANIELLE ENDVICK — 1+2+3+4

LAYNE COZZOLINO — 1+2+3+4

ELIZABETH YOST — 1+2+3

MICHELLE RAMIREZ-WHITE — 1+2+3+4

TARA GREIMAN — 1+2+3+4

ERIN LENNINGER — 1+2+3

BECKY BRATHAL — 1+2+3

LIZ ARBUCKLE — 1+2+4

MICHELLE CONNORS — 1+2

AURORA CONELY — 1+2+4

BROOKS BOYD SR. — 1+2+4

DESTINEE ALLOWAY — 1+2+4

JOEY AWONOHOPAY — 1+2+4

DANA WAUBANASCUM — 1+2+4

DAYNELL GRIGNON — 1+2

JON GREENDEER — 1+2+4

LAMBERT CLEVELAND — 1+4

TEHASSI HILL — 1+2+4

BRANDON YELLOWBIRD-STEVENS — 1+2+4

LISA LIGGINS — 1+2+4

NICOLE BOYD — 1+2+4

LAURA GORDON — 1+2

CONRAD ST. JOHN — 1+2+4

SHANNON HOLSEY — 1+2+4

CRYSTAL MALONE — 1+2+4

ROBERT VANZILE JR. — 1+2+4

SONYA SMITH — 1+4

JOHN GOOBER JOHNSON — 1+2

GARY LITTLE GUY CLAUSE — 1+2

SCOTT FRANK — 1+3

CLAIRE MORKIN — 1+3

TONY REALI — 1+3

MIKE HOFBERGER — 1+3

MARISSA CASTELLO — 1+3

MONTE OSTERMAN — 1+3

AMY PIAGET — 1+3

MEG TURVILLE-HEITZ — 1+3

BOB MICHEEL — 1+3

CEDRIC SCHNITZLER — 1+3

CALE SEVERSON — 1+3

RANDY COOK — 1+3

ERIC WOJCHIK — 1+3

CHARLES ORTMAN — 1+3

TOM BOISVERT — 1+3

ELIZABETH MCCRANK — 1+3

MACKENZIE WANN — 1+3+4

KALEE GAUGER — 1+3+4

SARAH DAVIS — 1+3+4

CAMILLA O’BRIEN — 1+3+4

JEAN BATTY — 1+3+4

FELICIA CLAYBORNE — 1+3+4

JAMES HALL — 1+3+4

NANCY HELTEMES — 1+3+4

ANGELA KNIGHT — 1+3+4

KILEY MCLEAN — 1+3+4

DAVID PRINS — 1+3+4

GARDNER SEAWRIGHT — 1+3+4

TIFFANY STARK — 1+3+4

JENNIFER STRAUSS — 1+3+4

SYDNEY BADEAU — 1+3

PATRICK FRIEDRICH — 1+3

SHANICE BAQUET — 1+3

TARA BRZEZINSKI — 1+3

TRICIA THOMPSON — 1+3

CINDY PIOTROWSKI — 1+3

DR CHERYL FUNMAKER — 1+3

GEORGE ZASKE — 1+3

MIKE HIPPLE — 1+3

ASHLEY MATHY — 1+3

DENISE MUCHOW — 1+3

MICHELLE ORGE — 1+2+3+4

PATTI HABECK — 1+2+3+4

PADRAIG GALLAGHER — 1+2+3+4

SHAYE MORIS — 1+2+3+4

VIRGINIA MERRITT — 1+2+3+4

LEE KROLL — 1+2+3+4

PEGGY WIRTZ-OLSEN — 1+4

Erin Thompson — 2+3+4

Julia Keegan — 2+3

Kirsten Slaughter — 2+3

Rilea Robinson — 2+3

Tommy Enright — 2+3

Stephanie Bloomingdale — 2+3+4

Marcos Alfaro — 2+3+4

Karen Hickey — 2+3

Teresa Mambu Rasch — 2+3+4

Andy Thompson — 2+3+4

Carla Miller — 2+3

Kerry Schumann — 2+4

Seth Hoffmeister — 2+4

Peter Burress — 2+4

Tracy Thundercloud — 2+4

Leslie Billy — 2+4

Maia Kegley — 2+4

06 | FIVE THEMATIC RESEARCH SYSTEMS

FARM, RANCH & COOPERATIVE WORK

Direct dairy producers, milk hauling, agriscience educators and young farm leaders appear across the sources; distinguish actively farming producers from association employees.

INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATION LABOR

Foundry workers and union leadership, classroom educators, industrial work, nursing and paper production have different evidence types; verify specific employment and personal views separately.

INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY

Eleven federally recognized Tribal Nations are documented, with officeholder snapshots from April 2026. The 2026 tribal officeholder titles must be checked against each nation's current government; these are sovereign offices, not party positions.

HEALTH, DISABILITY AND SELF ADVOCACY

The reports include disability boards, developmental-disability representatives, hospital executives and nurses. Dated board affiliations do not establish current elected roles or interest in federal office.

WATER, FORESTS, HOUSING AND FOOD ACCESS

County conservation staff and food banks cover much of the state, but frontline public advocates and workers need deeper independent reporting.

07 | WEST TO EAST REGION CHECK

NORTHWEST / LAKE SUPERIOR: Ashland, Bayfield, Superior, tribal fisheries, timber and county water. NORTHWOODS: Rhinelander, Lac du Flambeau, Merrill, Crandon and Menominee. WEST & DRIFTLESS: Eau Claire, Viroqua, Trempealeau, Vernon and farm cooperatives. CENTRAL: Wausau, Stevens Point and the Wisconsin River. NORTHEAST / FOX VALLEY: Green Bay, Appleton, Door County, paper and dairy work. SOUTH / MADISON: Dane, Rock and Green counties. SOUTHEAST: Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Waukesha, industry and urban service networks. Institutional jurisdiction does not establish personal legal domicile.

08 | DISPUTES AND VERIFICATION FLAGS

The tribal-leadership document referenced in GAIA is explicitly dated April 27, 2026; other search summaries hinted at newer leadership records. Do not publish April names as confirmed current officeholders without checking nation-specific first-party sources. A Minnesota-headquartered foodbank's Wisconsin service territory does not establish Wisconsin residency. Developmental-disability board entries in the 2025 report are historical snapshots. A few long names and OCR-like index fragments in LANGHORNE require identity confirmation, and some source offices are organizational rather than hometown links.

09 | UNDER-RESEARCHED COMMUNITY BIOGRAPHIES

Future individual reporting should cover rank-and-file paper-mill, rail and foundry workers, milk haulers, farmhands, independent fishing and logging businesses, tribal health and water practitioners, rural nurses, disability self-advocates beyond boards, county flood and PFAS community advocates, faith and religious sisters, LGBTQ community-business figures, public school support workers and close non-establishment challengers. No one is presumed willing to campaign.

10 | FOUR ORIGINAL GOOGLE DOCS

LANGHORNE 1.1 — https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LexsLn5aWWmU3wo2nQ_TCEAZ4_-SQ-Lv9Ww_Z-hMNlA/edit

ERIKA 1.6 — https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UAQ222xlsutuK07Hncpc8GToviBp1rRD1K0Sk4RFbEE/edit

REMY 1.6 — https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ItJb-Jqsv7u_lQ2ZAjEZpHEAx43UGJBhTQabGP3_GgM/edit

GAIA 1.5 — https://docs.google.com/document/d/17sEpTFbfVJJlSoBSFjy-gjYAVXajcjyPlO4846tHlq8/edit

11 | KEY PRIMARY RECORDS

01 · Wisconsin Farmers Union board/staff · https://www.wisconsinfarmersunion.com/board-staff

02 · Wisconsin Farm Bureau 2026 policy book · https://wfbf.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-Policy-Book_Web.pdf

03 · Wisconsin Land+Water board · https://wisconsinlandwater.org/about-us/board-of-directors

04 · Wisconsin tribal government directory · https://doa.wi.gov/Pages/Tribal-Relations.aspx

05 · State tribal leadership dated PDF · https://doa.wi.gov/DIR/Tribal-Leaders.pdf

06 · Disability Rights Wisconsin board · https://disabilityrightswi.org/about-us/board-of-directors/

07 · Wisconsin BPDD biennial report · https://wi-bpdd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/BPDD_Biennial_Report_2025_Final_comp.pdf

08 · Wisconsin rural hospital association 2026 update · https://www.wha.org/news/newsletters/2026/04-09-2026/2

09 · Wisconsin education leadership · https://weac.org/meet-our-leadership/about-weac/weac-president

10 · Wisconsin LGBT Chamber · https://wislgbtchamber.com/chamber-staff/

11 · Wisconsin Elections Commission · https://elections.wi.gov/

12 · Wisconsin 2028 Senate election reference · https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Wisconsin%2C_2028

12 | CONVERGENCE HANDOFF

Preserve all four originals. Recheck exact individual identities, office tenure and personal achievements, distinguish active officeholders from source-era title snapshots, then use the evidence to prepare narrower neutral issue-by-issue profiles. None of the public-role records is a declared 2028 Senate candidacy unless a separate filing is established.