Democrat Patty Schachtner of Somerset is running in the special election to replace Sheila Harsdorf who resigned to become Wisconsin’s Secretary of Agriculture. The election will be held January 16, 2018. Democrats across the 10th Senate District are mobilizing to support Patty, the St. Croix County Medical Examiner and Somerset School Board member. Her GOP opponents include Representatives Adam Jarchow and Shannon Zimmerman. Patty Schachtner’s campaign is working now to secure the required signatures to put her on the ballot.