Meet the 9th Assembly District candidates in the Democratic primary in Tuesday's election

Two candidates are running in the Democratic primary for the 9th Assembly District seat of the state Legislature in the Aug. 13 primary election.

Deisy Espa?a and Priscilla A. Prado will face off in the primary, with the winner taking on Republican Ryan Antczak in the Nov. 5 general election. Antczak is unopposed in the GOP primary.

The seat is open after Rep. Marisabel Cabrera won her race for Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge.

The 9th Assembly District is a Milwaukee-area district that stretches from Mitchell Park and West Milwaukee to the north and West Layton Avenue to the south.

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:

Deisy Espa?a

• Residence: Milwaukee

• Political experience: None

• Occupation: Student at Milwaukee Area Technical College. Also, community organizer with Voces de la Frontera

• Policies: On her campaign website, Espa?a supports a "bold, progressive agenda" that includes policies to expand BadgerCare, restore workers’ rights, strengthen public schools, restore driver licenses for undocumented Wisconsinites and secure in-state tuition and professional licenses for DACA recipients.

Priscilla A. Prado

• Residence: Milwaukee

• Past political experience: None

• Occupation: Small business owner and accountant. Also, treasurer on the executive board of directors for the Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce

• Policies: On her campaign website, Prado's policies focus on public safety and access to health care and affordable housing. She supports promoting community policing programs and accountability for police and expanding health care access to underserved communities.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Meet 9th Assembly District candidates in Democratic primary election