Wausau elections · State
Secretary of State
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Who is running
3 candidates on the ballot, from Wisconsin Elections Commission, Candidates on Ballot by Election — November 3, 2026 General Election. Photos come from each candidate's own campaign site.
Jay Schroeder
Republican
Jay Schroeder is the Republican candidate for Wisconsin secretary of state in the 2026 general election. His campaign biography says he was born and raised in Clintonville and is a Wisconsin business leader.
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission, 2026 General Election candidate list, Jay For Wisconsin
2 sourced statements · Campaign site
Photo: JoCasta Zamarripa campaign JoCasta Zamarripa
Democratic
JoCasta Zamarripa is the Democratic candidate for secretary of state. In her VOTE411 response, she says she served a decade in the State Assembly and two terms on Milwaukee’s Common Council, where she sponsored the Housing Element Plan.
Source: League of Women Voters VOTE411
3 sourced statements · Campaign site
Pete Karas
Wisconsin Green
Pete Karas is the Wisconsin Green candidate for secretary of state. His VOTE411 biography lists a finance and economics degree from UW–La Crosse; in his questionnaire he says he served on the Racine City Council and owned and operated a bar and music venue.
Source: League of Women Voters VOTE411
3 sourced statements · Campaign site
Where the candidates stand
Every candidate for Secretary of State on each issue any of them has spoken on, in their own words or a close paraphrase, with the source linked. Checked . We do not score, rank or recommend anyone.
Where do the Secretary of State candidates in Wausau stand on housing?
No public statement found in our sources.
JoCasta Zamarripa (Democratic)
She says her priorities include working families, free and fair elections, affordable child care and housing, and fully funded public schools. She cites a decade in the State Assembly and two terms on Milwaukee’s Common Council. (League of Women Voters VOTE411 candidate questionnaire)
No public statement found in our sources.
Where do the Secretary of State candidates in Wausau stand on farming, land and water?
No public statement found in our sources.
JoCasta Zamarripa (Democratic)
No public statement found in our sources.
He says the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands should manage its assets transparently and in line with its obligations to benefit public school libraries. (League of Women Voters VOTE411 candidate questionnaire)
Where do the Secretary of State candidates in Wausau stand on elections and how government runs?
Schroeder says he would seek to move responsibility for running elections from the Wisconsin Elections Commission to the secretary of state. (Jay For Wisconsin)
He says he would pursue greater transparency in public records. (Jay For Wisconsin, Meet Jay)
JoCasta Zamarripa (Democratic)
She says she trusts the Wisconsin Elections Commission and local clerks, and would advocate for voting access and push back against disinformation and efforts to make voting harder. (League of Women Voters VOTE411 candidate questionnaire)
She says she would build on online services and records, improve public access and transparency, and provide outreach in the languages spoken in Wisconsin communities. (League of Women Voters VOTE411 candidate questionnaire)
He says he would modernize public records with a searchable database, proactively publish documents, and advocate for ranked-choice voting and public campaign financing. (League of Women Voters VOTE411 candidate questionnaire)
He says he supports returning to a Government Accountability Board model for election administration, rather than the current Wisconsin Elections Commission structure. (League of Women Voters VOTE411 candidate questionnaire)
“No public statement found” means we did not find one, not that the candidate has no view. If a position is missing or wrong, tell us.
More on the Wausau ballot
- GovernorTom Tiffany / David Varnam, David Crowley / Sarah Godlewski
Attorney GeneralEric Toney, Josh Kaul- State TreasurerJohn S. Leiber, Yee Leng Xiong
State Senate, District 29Cory Tomczyk, Gillian Battino
State Assembly, District 85Patrick Snyder, John Kroll- State Assembly, District 86John Spiros, Andy Wuethrich
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