Wisconsin: 5 anti-abortion Republicans fighting to keep their seats in November

State Sen. Joan Ballweg – District 14 (Leans Democratic)
During recent interviews last month, state Sen. Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) attempted to distance herself from her anti-choice record as she faces a tough reelection bid in the 14th District.


Rep. Joel Kitchens – District 1 (Very Likely Republican)
In January, Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly introduced Assembly Bill 975, a piece of legislation to advance a 14-week abortion ban referendum. While debating the bill on the Assembly floor, Rep. Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) contended to know more than anyone in the room about women’s health because of his experience as a veterinarian, effectively comparing women to animals.


Rep. Jessie Rodriguez – District 21 (Lean Democratic)
One of the most vulnerable incumbent Republicans in Wisconsin this cycle is Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek), who has held a seat in the Assembly since 2013. Over her 11-year career in the legislature, Rodriguez has voted to advance abortion bans on multiple occasions including in 2015 and 2023.


Rep. Jerry O’Connor – District 60 (Likely Republican)
State Rep. Jerry O’Connor (R-Fond du Lac) is the board chair of Charis Pregnancy Health Center (CPHC), a crisis pregnancy center that promotes the controversial and experimental practice of abortion pill reversal. Reversing the process of a medical abortion has been called “unproven and unethical” by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.


Rep. Pat Snyder – District 85 (Tossup)
In 2019, Rep. Pat Snyder (R-Wausau) and his Republican colleagues proposed a bill that would have forced doctors to recommend abortion reversal treatment to patients seeking medication abortion. Although the bill was eventually vetoed by Evers, it received extensive Republican support in the legislature despite staunch opposition from experts like the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.




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