Meet the 99th Assembly District candidates in the Republican primary in Tuesday's election

Two candidates are running in the Republican primary for the 99th Assembly District seat of the state Legislature in the Aug. 13 primary election.

Barbara Dittrich and Jeffrey Pfannerstill are competing in the primary. There's no Democratic candidate in the race so the primary winner will win the Nov. 5 general election.

Dittrich is the incumbent in the 38th Assembly District but legislative map changes moved her into the 99th. The incumbent in the 99th District, Cindi Duchow, was moved into the 97th District and is running in that district.

The 99th Assembly District includes Hartland, Chenequa, Oconomowoc, Lac La Belle and Ixonia. It also stretches into Dodge County to include areas like Neosho and Rubicon.

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:

Barbara Dittrich

Residence: Oconomowoc

Political experience: State Assembly representative since 2019

Occupation: Legislator

Policies: On her campaign website, Dittrich lists priorities that include victims' rights, maintaining women's sports for biological women, workforce strength, mental health issues, controlling spending and taxes, educational choice and medical privacy and freedom.

Jeffrey Pfannerstill

Residence: Hartland

Political experience: Hartland village president since 2017

Occupation: Director of business development

Policies: On his campaign website, Pfannerstill lists public safety, low taxes and mental health as priorities.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Meet 99th Assembly District candidates in Republican primary election