Assembly District 91 - Competitive Race - Eau Claire and Chippewa County

2026 Election Coverage
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Assembly District 91 - See Competitive Senate District 31, which is the Senate District this AD falls within. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DISTRICT!

+4 Dem prediction in 2024 and the Democrat won by 3.2% or only 1,101 votes!

The 91st Assembly District also barely went to Democrat Jodi Emerson who defeated Michele Skinner by 1101 votes. (Note that Skinner is now running in the Senate Distrit 31 Race).

Emerson is the Incumbent and has been a solid supporter of cannabis reform measures.

Jodi Emerson - Democrat - 2025-26 Democratic Leadership, she was Assembly Minority Sergeant At Arms.

As a freshman Democrat in the Assembly a few sessions back, Rep. Emerson stood out as a sponsor of the Adult Use/Medical combination bill we know as “Legalize Marijuana – Legalize Opportunity”. She also sponsored the Decriminalization bill that entered the legislation session late this year.

During her 2nd and 3rd terms in office she duplicated her efforts and again co-sponsored Adult Use Marijuana legislation in 2021-22. She continues to be a leader on the issue in her community and in Madison.

In 2025-26, she co-sponsored the Dems hemp reg bull SB 644, but was absent for SB 1045 full legalization.

Please follow her campaign facebook page Emerson for Assembly and visit her campaign website for more information and ways to get involved with her campaign for re-election. jodi@emersonforassembly.com

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Bruce Stabenow - Republican

Campaign Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61589481216563

Campaign Website: https://154700.campaignpartner.net/

Campaign Email: stabenowbruce@gmail.com

Recently elected to Augusta Common Council?

Geo: eastern half of Eau Claire County and part of southeast Chippewa County. It includes the downtown and the east side of the city of Eau Claire, along with the cities of Altoona and Augusta, and the villages of Cadott, Fairchild, and Fall Creek.

Assembly District 91 starts on the East Side of the City of Eau Claire and includes Altoona, Fall Creek, Ludington, Wilson, Augusta and Fairchild areas of Chippewa and Eau Claire Counties.

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Democratic Jodi Emerson has received our “Candidate Resources” and completed the 2026 Candidate Questionnaire: Jodi Emerson (D) Assembly 91 Candidate Questionnaire Answers

Full Name

Jodi Emerson

Date

6-16-26

Email

jodi@emersonforssembly.com

Phone Number

715-456-9355

Office Sought:

Assembly

Do you currently or have you previously held public office?

Yes, assembly

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?

I have been on many legalization bills in past sessions. However, my district changed drastically with the new maps in 2024 and a large part of my district does not fully understand legalize and taxing weed and all the issues surrounding it so I did not add my name to many bills this year. However, I worked closely with Rep Hysell and stores in my district that sell hemp products to work through the bills we saw this session.

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?

Yes

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?

Unsure – I Have Questions

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

Support

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I have emailed the Republican Stabenow twice and sent him a message on facebook. No response so far.

I am asking constituents to put the local pressure on the Republican to address the issue.

Bruce Stabenow - Republican

Campaign Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61589481216563

Campaign Website: https://154700.campaignpartner.net/

Campaign Email: stabenowbruce@gmail.com