Adam Neylon Wins 98th Assembly District Primary
Businessman defeats Pewaukee Police Chief Ed Baumann by 30 votes in special legislative election.
Adam Neylon, a 28-year-old entrepreneur, narrowly won the special Republican primary election for the 98th Assembly District Tuesday — defeating Pewaukee Police Chief Ed Baumann by just 30 votes. Baumann, Todd Greenwald, Matt Morzy, Neylon and Jeanne Tarantino ran in a five-way Republican race to replace Paul Farrow, who was elected to the 33rd Senate District seat in December. With no Democrat challenger in the mix, Tuesday's primary election was essentially winner take all. Neylon will be unopposed in the April 2 special election. Neylon, who celebrated Tuesday quietly surrounded by friends and family, said he hopes to usher in a new generation of GOP leaders in Wisconsin. "I'm excited. We worked very hard on this campaign, and I'm …
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6:12 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
He worked with two reps and has held no political office. How is he in lock step? He was the only candidate to say GAB is poorly run. Seems like he's against the grain. more ›