WI-08 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 12, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Army officer (retired; lieutenant colonel)
PartyDemocratic
LocationWisconsin
BackgroundU.S. Army officer (retired; lieutenant colonel)
Notable personal detailsRick Crosson is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He has served in the U.S. Army, including as a lieutenant colonel and Master Army Aviator. After military service, he worked in logistics and transportation, including at Schneider National, and later ran a Wisconsin-based trucking company. He has also served on the Green Bay Area Board of Education and on local nonprofit and advisory boards in the Green Bay area.
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Positions
Healthcare
The candidate supports healthcare as a right and emphasizes addressing high healthcare and insurance costs; his campaign materials frame expanding access to healthcare as a priority. Public statements identify rising medical and insurance costs as a problem to be addressed.
Immigration & Border
The candidate emphasizes the humanitarian impacts of immigration enforcement and calls for fixing outdated and cumbersome immigration laws rather than relying on punitive raids. He frames immigration as affecting communities and the economy and expresses concern for families fearful of enforcement actions.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports reproductive-health providers and positions healthcare as a right; he describes community healthcare access as important while not publishing detailed federal abortion policy on his campaign site. His publicly available materials indicate support for reproductive-health services in education and healthcare access but do not state an unconditional, unrestricted-abortion position.
News
Rick Crosson has filed to run in the Wisconsin 8th Congressional District Democratic primary, joining Katrina deVille and Mark Scheffler in the race to challenge Republican incumbent Tony Wied. The filing puts him in the middle of a competitive intraparty contest as Democrats weigh how progressive and moderate candidates will shape the party heading into the 2026 midterms.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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