Trempealeau County Board Supervisor to enter GOP race for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin

While Republicans wait for a major candidate to take the plunge against Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, another relative political unknown is planning to enter the race.

Trempealeau County Board Supervisor Stacey Klein said she'll formally announce her candidacy Saturday as she attempts to give rural Wisconsin a voice in Washington, D.C.

"I’ve always been a natural mediator," Klein told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Tuesday. "I get passionate about certain topics. I feel the Senate would be a good fit."

WisPolitics first reported Klein's candidacy. She formally filed with the Federal Elections Commission on Tuesday.

Klein, 41, grew up on a dairy farm in Western Wisconsin, graduated from Carthage College in 2004 and works as a financial adviser.

She was elected to the county board in April 2022.

Klein, who describes herself as conservative, said she'll execute a 72-county strategy, is eager to meet with voters and is also scheduling meetings with large donors.

"We do need more young people to get involved," she said.

The only other Republican candidates in the race are Rejani Raveendran, chair of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College Republicans and Patrick Schaefer-Wicke, a retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major from Little Chute.

The party still awaits a major contender to face Baldwin, who is running for a third term next year.

Among those weighing the race are Madison businessman Eric Hovde, Franklin businessman Scott Mayer and former Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr.

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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Republican Stacey Klein to run for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin