With less than 50 days until Election Day, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, the national organization that works to elect Democrats to state legislatures, announced its endorsement of 14 candidates for the Wisconsin State Legislature where new maps adopted this year have opened opportunities for Democrats to increase their numbers.

Wisconsin's 24th Senate District seat. The 24th Senate District covers a section of west-central Wisconsin and consists of all or part of six of the state's 72 counties including parts of Portage,

Democrat Andi Rich will face incumbent Republican Mary Felzkowski in the Nov. 5 general election for Wisconsin's 12th Senate District seat.

Wisconsin Senate candidate Eric Hovde (R) on his efforts to defeat Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) as Republicans work to win the state by focusing on the economy.

With more than a dozen legislative races in close contention, national organizations on both sides of the aisle are focusing resources on Wisconsin.

The Republican State Leadership Committee is investing funds and launching ads in Wisconsin in an effort to help protect Republicans’ long held majorities in the state Assembly and Senate. Wisconsin’s state legislative races are in the spotlight this election cycle as new legislative maps