Sandy Wiedmeyer
Operations superintendent, RecPlex
Republican
Bristol
Elected Experience
None
Q&A with the Candidate
Why should voters elect you?
I'm not a career politician. I'm a community builder with a record of real results. As Kenosha County GOP chair, I helped deliver the highest Republican presidential vote share in the county since 1972. I co-founded the first Moms for Liberty chapter in Wisconsin, founded Wisconsin Patriots, and served as an RNC delegate who voted for President Trump. In my day job, I manage nearly $13 million in public dollars as lead administrator of the largest municipally-owned sports complex in the United States. I've run a small business, worked as a classroom educator at every level, and championed patient visitation rights legislation. District 11 needs someone who has actually done something — not another Madison insider. I'm ready to deliver real results.
What is the top issue in your district? How would you address it?
Affordability. District 11 families are crushed by property taxes, rising costs, and state government sitting on a $2.5 billion surplus. Gov. Evers' 400-year veto locked in perpetual increases — that must go. In Madison, I’ll fight to repeal that veto, return the surplus to taxpayers, and eliminate state tax on retirement income, tips and overtime so seniors can stay in the homes they've lived in for decades and workers can keep more of what they earn. I've managed a nearly $13 million public budget. I know how to make every dollar count. Government should work for the people who fund it — not accumulate reserves while working families can't make ends meet. Fiscal responsibility isn't a talking point for me. It's how I operate every day.
How should Wisconsin government operate differently than in the past?
Wisconsin government needs to stop operating for the benefit of those who work in it and start operating for the people it serves. That means passing budgets that actually return money to taxpayers when there's a surplus, not sitting on $2.5 billion while families struggle. It means keeping special interests out of decisions that belong to local communities. It means restoring parental rights in education, protecting local control over energy and land use, and treating small business owners and farmers like the backbone of this state, not an afterthought. I've spent my career outside of politics building real things. I'll bring that same accountability to Madison. Transparency, results, and a government that answers the grassroots — not career track politicians.
What is your favorite fun Wisconsin history fact?
The Republican Party was founded in Wisconsin. In 1854, a group of citizens gathered in a small schoolhouse in Ripon to oppose the expansion of slavery into new territories. They believed government should protect individual liberty, opportunity, and the principles on which our nation was founded. That meeting is widely recognized as the birth of the Republican Party. Whether you're Republican, Democrat, or Independent, it's a reminder that some of America's biggest ideas started with ordinary people who cared enough to get involved. Wisconsin has always had a proud tradition of citizen leadership — and that's something worth celebrating.