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State Senate District 33 — Wisconsin 2026
2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot (official Wisconsin Elections Commission list, as of October 6, 2026). Grades reflect each candidate's public record on life, family, religious liberty, the Second Amendment, limited government and fiscal responsibility.
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Candidates
AChris KapengaRepublican
Incumbent state senator, District 33; Republican.
Voted yes on nearly all captured 2023-26 conservative priority roll calls (abortion, gender/parental-rights, Freedom to Gather, firearms, partial-veto and tax-cut measures); voted no on SB 45 (2025) (2025-27 budget), AB 1 (May 2026 special session) (special-session school funding). Endorsed by Wisconsin Family Action PAC (2026). iVoterGuide rates Verified Conservative.
- Life: Voted yes on SB 343 (2023) (abortion-definition clarification), SB 344 (2023) (child tax credit for unborn children), SB 553 (2025) (abortion-definition exclusions), SB 384 (2025) (born-alive care requirements), SB 371 (2025) (fetal-development instruction). Endorsed by Wisconsin Family Action PAC (2026).
- Family: Voted yes on AB 377 (2023) (K-12 girls' sports), AB 465 (2023) (ban on sex-reassignment surgery for minors), AB 510 (2023) (Parents' Bill of Rights), AB 100 (2025) (K-12 girls' sports), AB 102 (2025) (college girls' sports), AB 104 (2025) (ban on gender-transition surgery for minors), SB 799 (2025) (parental access to minors' health records). Endorsed by Wisconsin Family Action PAC (2026).
- Religious liberty: Voted yes on SJR 54 (2023) ('Freedom to Gather' worship amendment), AJR 10 (2025) ('Freedom to Gather' worship amendment), SB 687 (2023) (religious-society property). Endorsed by Wisconsin Family Action PAC (2026).
- 2nd Amendment: Voted yes on SB 466 (2023) (ban on firearm merchant codes), SB 641 (2023) (repeal of electric-weapon regulation).
- Limited gov’t: Voted yes on AJR 112 (2023) (partial-veto limit amendment), SJR 116 (2025) (partial-veto limit amendment), AJR 109 (2023) (anti-preferential-treatment amendment), AJR 102 (2025) (anti-preferential-treatment amendment), AB 602 (2025) (scholarship tax-credit school choice).
- Fiscal: Voted yes on AB 386 (2023) (income tax cut), AB 1020 (2023) (income tax cut), SB 36 (2025) (tip income tax exemption), SB 344 (2023) (child tax credit for unborn children), AB 602 (2025) (scholarship tax-credit school choice).
DMike Van SomerenDemocratic
Candidate for State Senator, District 33 (Democratic).
Non-incumbent Democrat with no recorded votes or issue ratings found. iVoterGuide rates Liberal.
- Life: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Liberal.
- Family: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Liberal.
- Religious liberty: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Liberal.
- 2nd Amendment: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Liberal.
- Limited gov’t: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Liberal.
- Fiscal: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Liberal.
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