Wisconsin State Sen. Janet Bewley recently announced she would not seek re-election. | wisconsin.gov
Wisconsin State Sen. Janet Bewley recently announced she would not seek re-election. | wisconsin.gov
Wisconsin State Sen. Janet Bewley is making way for a younger crop of political leaders. She recently announced she is stepping down when her term ends.
"After four years in the Assembly and almost eight years in the Senate, it is time for me to make way for a new generation of progressive and pragmatic leaders from a part of the state that has produced so many,” Bewley said in a statement to madison.com.
She joins about a dozen other state legislators who have decided not to run again, leaving plenty of seats for political newcomers.
In the Senate, Bewley is the third person to announce that it is time for other pursuits. Sens. Jon Erpenbach (D-West Point) and Kathy Bernier (R-Chippewa Falls) have also said they won’t run again, madison.com reported.
In the Assembly, the website reported that those who have announced they are not running include: Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna), and Reps. Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton), Gary Tauchen (R-Bonduel), Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R-Fond du Lac), David Bowen (D-Milwaukee), Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton), Beth Meyers (D-Bayfield) and Sara Rodriguez (D-Brookfield). Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) recently announced plans to give up his post as he considers whether to seek re-election.
It didn’t take long for Bewley to assume leadership positions. She became the Senate assistant minority leader in 2017 before becoming the minority leader in April 2020.
After she is done with the business of the state, Bewley told madison.com she wants to spend more time with family.
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