Meet the 13th Assembly District candidates in the Republican primary in Tuesday's election

Two candidates are running in the Republican primary for the 13th Assembly District seat of the state Legislature in the Aug. 13 primary election.

Patti Granger and Tom Michalski face off in the primary, with the winner taking on Democrat Robyn Vining in the Nov. 5 general election. Vining is unopposed in the Democratic primary.

While Michalski is the incumbent in the district, Vining is the 14th Assembly District incumbent — the two are now in the same district after legislative maps were changed.

The 13th Assembly District includes Wauwatosa, Elm Grove and part of Brookfield.

See the new state Assembly districts

This map shows Wisconsin state Assembly districts under the previous 2022 map on the left, and the new 2024 map on the right. Each district is colored according to whether itleans Democrat, leans Republican, or is acompetitive district (within 5%).

Old maps (2022)

New maps (2024)

Note: The partisan lean of districts is calculated based on voting data from national and local elections from 2016 to 2022. Districts with less than 5% difference in Republican and Democratic votes are considered competitive districts.

Map by Andrew Hahn and Eva Wen / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Here's what to know about the candidates:

Patti Granger

• Residence: Wauwatosa

• Political experience: None

• Occupation: Business process leader

• Policies: On her campaign website, Granger lists priorities of better schools, lower crime, job growth and opportunities, and safe and prosperous communities for our families. She supports strengthening law enforcement, community policy initiatives and crime prevention programs. She prioritizes fiscal responsibility through Identifying and cutting unnecessary spending, focusing on areas with high liabilities.

Tom Michalski

• Residence: Elm Grove

• Political experience: 13th Assembly District representative since 2023, Waukesha County supervisor, Elm Grove village trustee

• Occupation: 13th Assembly District representative

• Policies: On his campaign Facebook page, he references an interview with the Waukesha Freeman in which he says inflation is the biggest issue the district faces and that the state needs to lower taxes. He also cited parental rights, crime and repairing roads and bridges as important issues.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Meet 13th Assembly District candidates in Republican primary election