Meet the 18th Assembly District candidates in the Democratic primary in Tuesday's election

Two candidates are running in the Democratic primary for the 18th Assembly District seat of the state Legislature in the Aug. 13 primary election.

Margaret Arney and Angela Kennedy will face off in the primary, with the winner taking on Republican Kevin Anderson in the Nov. 5 election. Anderson is unopposed in the GOP primary.

The seat is open after Rep. Evan Goyke won his race to serve as Milwaukee city attorney in April.

The 18th Assembly District includes many portions of Milwaukee west of the 16th Assembly District, with Washington Park near the center.

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:

Margaret Arney

• Residence: Wauwatosa

• Political experience: Wauwatosa District 2 alderperson

• Community involvement: Wauwatosa Neighborhood Association Council, founding member of Tosa Together

• Occupation: Consultant for the African American Leadership Alliance of Milwaukee

• Policies: On her campaign website, Arney describes herself as "100 percent pro-choice" and "100 percent pro-union." Her priorities include supporting public schools and Wisconsin seniors.

Angela Kennedy

• Residence: Milwaukee

• Political experience: None, though she ran for lieutenant governor in 2022

• Occupation: Entrepreneur

• Policies: The Journal Sentinel couldn't locate an updated campaign website or Facebook page. In her 2022 run for lieutenant governor, Kennedy highlighted gun control and abortion rights as two of her priorities on Facebook.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Meet 18th Assembly District candidates in Democratic primary election