Tusler wins GOP primary for 3rd district
Outagamie County Republican Chairman Ron Tusler won a four-way Republican primary race for the District 3 Assembly seat in Tuesday's election.
Tusler did not immediately return a phone call from USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.
The 3rd Assembly District includes the Calumet County portions of Appleton and Menasha, Kimberly, Harrison, Buchanan, Sherwood, Brillion and much of northern and western Calumet County.
Tusler now faces Menasha resident Sharon Wasileski, a Democrat, in the November general election.
Josh Young of Combined Locks, Christopher Schaefer of Kimberly and Bradley Schinke of Combined Locks were vying for the seat left open by the retirement of state Rep. Al Ott.
Ott had asked Tusler to run for the seat he was leaving open after having been in the state Assembly for 30 years. Tusler was also endorsed by Congressman Reid Ribble.
Tusler recently came under fire from community leaders and his opponents for living in the 57th Assembly District, not the 3rd Assembly District.
State law allows candidates to run for office where they do not live as long as they move to the district where they were elected within 28 days of taking office.
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Vote totals: 34 of 34 precincts reporting:
Ron Tusler: 2,598
Bradley Schinke: 1,220
Christopher Schaefer: 737
Josh Young: 197