John Kroll

John Kroll is a Marathon County Board Supervisor and lifelong Wisconsinite from Wausau running this November to flip a seat in the state Assembly. John learned the value of hard work at an early age, making pizzas at his grandparents’ shop before putting himself through technical college studying energy efficiency. Now, John is committed to helping strengthen local economies by lowering costs and creating good-paying jobs, and is eager to support working families by investing in public schools, increasing access to affordable healthcare, and protecting natural resources.

 John is challenging a Republican incumbent in what’s shaping up to be one of the most competitive legislative races in Wisconsin this year. Democratic Governor Evers carried the district in 2022, and John is ready to flip this seat with the support of the DLCC’s Target Races program and help Democrats take back the Wisconsin Assembly in 2026.

After over a decade of Republican gerrymandered control, 2026 is a historic opportunity to flip the Wisconsin legislature from red to blue.

Last cycle, Democrats made incredible gains in the Wisconsin Senate and added an impressive 10 seats in the Assembly, putting both chambers within striking distance of a blue flip for the first time in more than 15 years.

The DLCC has supported Wisconsin state Democrats cycle after cycle, helping them make significant gains in recent years despite aggressive GOP gerrymandering. In 2024, the Wisconsin Supreme Court threw out Republicans’ unfair voting maps, making Wisconsin one of the most competitive states in the nation for state legislative elections.

This year, Wisconsin Democrats need a net gain of 5 seats in the state Assembly and 2 seats in the state Senate to win a majority in each chamber. The current GOP majorities in Wisconsin have rubber-stamped Trump’s disastrous agenda, and the time to take back Democratic power in the state is now.