# Assembly District 26 - Competitive Race - Republican Primary - Sheboygan County **URL:** \ **Category:** 2026 Election Coverage\ **Tags:** competitive-race\ **Created:** [May 27, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://network.joinwcic.org/t/assembly-district-26-competitive-race-republican-primary-sheboygan-county/164 "2026-05-27T21:51:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jay\_Selthofner](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex055/user_avatar/network.joinwcic.org/jay_selthofner/32/10_2.png) [@Jay\_Selthofner](https://network.joinwcic.org/u/Jay_Selthofner)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://network.joinwcic.org/t/assembly-district-26-competitive-race-republican-primary-sheboygan-county/164/1 "2026-05-27T21:51:50Z")
Assembly District 26 - Competitive Race +2.7 Dem In 2024 [The 26th Assembly went to Democrat Joe Sheehan](https://www.jayselthofner.com/ad-26-sheehan-binsfeld-2024-assembly/) who defeated Republican Amy Binsfeld by 843 votes. Joe holds a Ph.D. from Marquette in Educational Administration, a master’s in the same field from University of Houston, and two bachelor degrees from Michigan State. Sheehan is reported to be supportive of legalization of cannabis. The redrawn 26th Assembly District map now includes the entire city of Sheboygan, the Town of Wilson, and the Town of Sheboygan, reuniting city and town residents in one legislative district. Incumbent Joe Sheehan - D - He cosponsored SB 644 (Dem version of HDC reg); Absent on total legalization. [info@sheehanforassembly.com](mailto:info@sheehanforassembly.com); [https://sheehanforassembly.com/](https://sheehanforassembly.com/); [https://www.facebook.com/sheehanforassembly](https://www.facebook.com/sheehanforassembly) And there looks to be a Republican primary brewing: Republican John Belanger (R) announced, he just lost a city council seat in 2026, lost Mayor race in 2025. email: [info@belangerforassembly.com](mailto:info@belangerforassembly.com); [https://www.belangerforassembly.com/](https://www.belangerforassembly.com/) Tyler Schneekloth (R); youngest candidate in the this race; [https://www.facebook.com/tylerforwisconsin](https://www.facebook.com/tylerforwisconsin); email: [tylerforwisconsin@gmail.com](mailto:tylerforwisconsin@gmail.com); website: [https://www.tyler4wisconsin.com/](https://www.tyler4wisconsin.com/) James Brotz (R) Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560740444680](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560740444680); email: [JamesBrotz4Assembly@outlook.com](mailto:JamesBrotz4Assembly@outlook.com) phone: 920.777.3811 Eastern Sheboygan County and the City of Sheboygan Strategies: Help keep this district Dem unless the Republican is going to be super pro hemp and legalization. Make sure hemp cannabis comes up in the Republican primary battle, try to connect this with the Senate Race with Amy Binsfeld in it also (SD 9) ---
**Author:** ![Jay\_Selthofner](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex055/user_avatar/network.joinwcic.org/jay_selthofner/32/10_2.png) [@Jay\_Selthofner](https://network.joinwcic.org/u/Jay_Selthofner)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://network.joinwcic.org/t/assembly-district-26-competitive-race-republican-primary-sheboygan-county/164/2 "2026-07-23T02:09:11Z")
Republican James Brotz (R)provides his answsers: [James Brotz (R) Assembly District 26 Candidate Questionnaire Answers](https://wiscocan.org/2026/07/22/james-brotz-r-assembly-district-26-candidate-questionnaire-answers/) Full Name James Brotz Date 07/21/2026 Email [JamesBrotz4Assembly@outlook.com](mailto:JamesBrotz4Assembly@outlook.com) Phone Number 9207773811 Office Sought: Assembly Do you currently or have you previously held public office? No Is there any cannabis related legislation you have sponsored, co-sponsored, or publicly supported? Would you like to provide a brief statement about your stance on cannabis reform? No Do you think individual states should keep their laws in line with federal laws regarding the legalization of cannabis? No Do you support ending federal prohibition of cannabis? Yes Do you support regulating the HDC (hemp derived cannabinoid) market created under the Industrial Hemp Program / Federal Farm Bill? Unsure - I Have Questions If answered YES to the above question about regulating HDC’s, would you support the 2025-26 legislation Senate Bill 682 and Asseembly Bill 747, commonly known as the Testin/Kurtz HDC Reg Bill? Yes Do you support legalizing and regulating the responsible use of cannabis by adults in the state of Wisconsin? Yes Would you support a two year moratorium implementing any excise tax to evaluate true administration/regulation costs before automatically attaching an exise tax to a regulation program? Yes If you support an excise tax above and beyond what is needed to administer a regulation program, what percentage of excise tax do you feel is appropriate? Where do you think excise tax should be spent? Do you think cannabis should be classified as a Schedule 1 drug? No Do you support medical use of cannabis in the State of Wisconsin? Yes If you support medical use of cannabis, do you also support patient’s rights to cultivate their own medicine or assign caregivers to do it for them? Yes Do you support decriminalization of cannabis in the State of Wisconsin? Yes Do you support automatic expungement of non-violent cannabis possession convictions? Yes Would you (join, support or not support) The Wisconsin Cannabis Caucus Join ---
**Author:** ![Jay\_Selthofner](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex055/user_avatar/network.joinwcic.org/jay_selthofner/32/10_2.png) [@Jay\_Selthofner](https://network.joinwcic.org/u/Jay_Selthofner)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://network.joinwcic.org/t/assembly-district-26-competitive-race-republican-primary-sheboygan-county/164/3 "2026-09-09T22:02:22Z")
Belanger won the Republican primary with 2080 votes, Bratz had 748 and the young guy had 444. ---
**Author:** ![Jay\_Selthofner](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex055/user_avatar/network.joinwcic.org/jay_selthofner/32/10_2.png) [@Jay\_Selthofner](https://network.joinwcic.org/u/Jay_Selthofner)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://network.joinwcic.org/t/assembly-district-26-competitive-race-republican-primary-sheboygan-county/164/4 "2026-10-13T21:01:43Z")
Joel Belager will be at Cafe Bella with Amy Binsfeld and Lindee Brill on Wednesday, October 14, from 2–3 PM. Stop by for a coffee and a chance to talk with them, ask questions, and share what’s on your mind. Cafe Bella | 725 Indiana Avenue, Sheboygan I look forward to seeing you! Contributions are optional. — with **[Amy Binsfeld for State Senate](https://www.facebook.com/BinsfeldforWI? __cft__ %5B0%5D=AZgP3oQcKXpXJCRaGfmLqDm2jtrvxtf_9Y2UjCiLRbbrsabxqYdz7WMQLwcHFBFgZtxkWVjPLNG7B09xeXWRnQhZiE6kW5-yuMi-zuE_-HpqHxp70E-a4OO9iBpacAJpRbluKnP6QlZK& __tn__ =-%5DC*F)** and **[Lindee for WI Assembly](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558926056470& __cft__ %5B0%5D=AZgP3oQcKXpXJCRaGfmLqDm2jtrvxtf_9Y2UjCiLRbbrsabxqYdz7WMQLwcHFBFgZtxkWVjPLNG7B09xeXWRnQhZiE6kW5-yuMi-zuE_-HpqHxp70E-a4OO9iBpacAJpRbluKnP6QlZK& __tn__ =-%5DC*F)**. ![Belanger](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex055/uploads/wcic/original/1X/014b95f50bf97ec7b7455a838658f59c87ed9496.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Jay\_Selthofner](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex055/user_avatar/network.joinwcic.org/jay_selthofner/32/10_2.png) [@Jay\_Selthofner](https://network.joinwcic.org/u/Jay_Selthofner)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://network.joinwcic.org/t/assembly-district-26-competitive-race-republican-primary-sheboygan-county/164/5 "2026-10-13T21:04:01Z")
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