Wisconsin’s Spring Primary will take place today, Feb. 16, to narrow the field of candidates for the next state superintendent.
The spring primary is always held on the third Tuesday of February to nominate non-partisan candidates for the Spring Election, according to the Madison City Clerk’s Office website.
Wisconsinites will vote on the next superintendent of public instruction after incumbent Carolyn Stanford Taylor announced she will not run for re-election. Seven candidates filed to run for the nonpartisan seat Sheila Briggs, Troy Gunderson, Joe Fenrick, Shandowlyn Hendricks-Williams, Deborah Kerr, Steve Krull and Jill Underly, according to Ballotpedia.
The candidates’ platforms vary on a variety of issues, including school funding, specifically charter schools and school vouchers in public education policy.