Pewaukee Police Chief Baumann Declares Candidacy For 98th Assembly Seat

Village of Pewaukee Chief of Police Edward Baumann declared his candidacy on Thursday for the 98th Assembly district, joining a handful of candidates vying for the seat. 

“I am looking forward to continuing my life-long passion of service to others. I am not a politician, but a problem solver and coalition builder," he said in a statement. "I pledge to be ‘For the People – First and Forever.’”

Current 98th Assembly Rep. Paul Farrow won the 33rd Senate District seat during a Dec. 4 special election. A primary for the 98th Assembly seat will be held Feb. 19. The election will be held April 2. 

In addition to serving as Chief of Police for the Village of Pewaukee for 38 years, Baumann was a coach at Waukesha Catholic Memorial High School and subsequently inducted into the Wisconsin High School Football Coaches’ Hall of Fame.

Republicans Adam Neylon, Jeanne Tarantino, Todd Greenwald and Matt Morzy announced that they are running for the 98th District seat that includes Sussex, Pewaukee and portions of Waukesha (see map). 

Eric Prudent, who lost earlier this month against Farrow for the 98th District seat, will be running as a Democrat.