Thursday, January 19, 2006

The Cook Political Report and the Rothenberg Political Report, two respected political handicapping organizations that follow congressional races, rate Wisconsin's 8th district race for Congress as one of the 40 most competitive of 435 House races. Three Democrats and two Republicans are vying for the open seat currently held by Rep. Mark Green, (R). They include:

  • Democrat Steve Kagen: www.Kagen4Congress.com
  • Democrat Jamie Wall: www.wallforcongress.com
  • Democrat Nancy Nusbaum: www.Nancy2006.com
  • Republican John Gard: www.gardforcongress.com
  • Republican Terri McCormick: www.mccormickforcongress.com

  • They are all appearing tonight in Kaukana at a candidate forum hosted by the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 400 at 7 PM at its training center, 2700 Northridge Drive.