Meet the 20th Senate District candidates in the Republican primary in Tuesday's election

Two candidates are running in the Republican primary for the 20th Senate District seat of the state Legislature in the Aug. 13 primary election.

Daniel Feyen, the incumbent in the 18th Senate District, faces Timothy Ramthun, a former state Assembly representative and 2022 candidate for governor. The winner will take on Democrat Michael Rapp in the Nov. 5 general election.

Because Wisconsin got new, more competitive legislative maps, some incumbent legislators — like Feyen — are running in a different district.

In the Milwaukee area, the 20th Senate District includes the northern halves of Ozaukee and Washington counties, including Saukville, Slinger, West Bend, Fredonia and Belgium.

See the new state Senate districts

This map shows Wisconsin state Senate 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:

Daniel Feyen

• Residence: Fond du Lac

• Political experience: Two-term state senator, assistant majority leader since 2019

• Occupation: Print and bindery coordinator

• Policies: Feyen's campaign website says he supports the anti-abortion movement, police officers and the Second Amendment. He's also in favor of smaller state government, income-tax cuts, ensuring "election integrity" and providing resources to support the U.S.-Mexico border.

Timothy Ramthun

• Residence: Campbellsport

• Political experience: Two-term 59th Assembly District representative, ran for governor in 2022

• Occupation: Consultant and politician

• Policies: Ramthum, who describes himself as a "Christian conservative" on his website, is anti-aborton, pro-Second Amendment and pro-police. He supports tax cuts, restoring the "clearly broken elections" in Wisconsin and stopping "indoctrination" in schools.

More: Election denier Timothy Ramthun has launched a campaign for Wisconsin's 20th Senate District

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Meet 20th Senate District candidates in Republican primary election