Todd Novak
Todd Novak is a lifelong resident of Iowa County and grew up on his family farm outside of Cobb. Todd has served as the Government and Associate Editor of the Dodgeville Chronicle and was also appointed to the Southwest Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission.
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Education: “To ensure this, I authored legislation that was signed into law by Governor Evers to fully staff the Office of School Safety within the Department of Justice.”
(Campaign website) Ben Gruber
Ben Gruber is a lifelong Wisconsinite who grew up like so many families across the state—on a rural patch of land, with parents who worked hard and stretched every dollar. The oldest of three, he spent his childhood helping neighbors bale hay, picking strawberries before sunrise, and selling sweetcorn outside his dad’s auto-parts store and worked night shifts at the local cheese factory to buy his first truck.
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Healthcare: “Ben Gruber is a husband, father, and public servant that cares deeply about Wisconsin and the direction we are headed. He is running for election in 2026 on a platform of protecting worker's rights and investing in our rural communities. Vote Ben Gruber for State Assembly.”
(Campaign website) Healthcare: “A lifelong Wisconsinite who grew up the way many families across the state do—out in the country, with parents who worked hard and stretched every dollar. Today, Ben is a husband, father, and conservation warden. He is answering the call to serve our state because career politicians have put the interests of the wealthy over the needs of working families.”
(Campaign website) Priorities & Governance: “Ben knows exactly what working families face, because he's lived it - and he's running to do something about it!”
(Campaign website) Nathan Tataje
American Solidarity Party
Partisan gridlock shouldn't stand in the way of real solutions for Assembly District 51. Nathan Tataje is running an independent, principle-driven campaign to deliver the practical results that southwestern Wisconsin families deserve.
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Energy, Utilities & Environment: “Partisan gridlock shouldn't stand in the way of real solutions for Assembly District 51. Nathan Tataje is running an independent, principle-driven campaign to deliver the practical results that southwestern Wisconsin families deserve.”
(Campaign website) Agriculture & Rural Communities: “Wisconsin's current political divide too often leaves working-class families and rural communities behind. Nathan is running under the banner of the American Solidarity Party : a movement that believes in finding common ground to support the common good.”
(Campaign website) Healthcare: “For Nathan, public service isn't a career path. It's a commitment to working alongside his neighbors to build a stronger community.”
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