Dan Knodl Secures Victory In Republican Primary For Vacant State Senate Seat in Wisconsin

Washington, D.C. – State Assemblyman Dan Knodl (AD-24) secured a victory in the Republican primary tonight for Wisconsin’s Senate District 8 and will face off against Democrat Jodi Habush in the general election. The Republican State Leadership Committee released the following statement on Knodl’s win. 

“Congratulations to Assemblyman Dan Knodl on securing a victory in tonight’s primary,” said RSLC President Dee Duncan.“Representative Knodl has demonstrated through his time serving in the Wisconsinstate Assembly that he is a principled conservative who will fight to keep Wisconsin communities safe and protect small businesses. We are confident that his strong record of accomplishments will continue to resonate with the people of Wisconsin in the general election.”

The RSLC spent $156,000 on an independent expenditure effort supporting Knodl by highlighting his background as a small business owner and job creator, as well as his unwavering commitment to law enforcement as a member of the Assembly. 

BACKGROUND

The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) is the largest organization of Republican state leaders in the country and only national committee whose mission is to recruit, train, and elect Republicans to multiple down-ballot, state-level offices. Thanks to its growing network of grassroots supporters in all 50 states, the committee helps deliver wins for Republican state legislators, lieutenant governors, secretaries of state, agriculture officials, and state judges across the country. Republicans currently control 58 out of the 99 state legislative chambers throughout the nation. 

In 2022, The RSLC spent a total $408,000 on state legislative races in Wisconsin. This included an independent expenditure effort to support Republican Romaine Quinn, who flipped SD-25 from blue to red. The committee also ran an independent expenditure campaign to support Rachael Cabral-Guevara in SD-19. 

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