The Tuesday announcement that Republican State Senator David Craig is retiring means more than 20% of the members will be new for the next legislative session.
Seven Wisconsin senators say they’re not coming back. Craig is the second Republican to announce his retirement – after Senator Luther Olsen.
Republican Tom Tiffany was sworn into Congress Tuesday after winning last week’s special election in the 7th Congressional District.
Four Democrats have already announced they aren’t running for reelection.
Former Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling resigned last week to take a job in the private sector.
