Patrick Snyder defeats challenger Alyson Leahy to keep his seat, with 55 percent of the vote.
WAUSAU - Patrick Snyder will continue to represent the 85th Assembly District for another term in Madison.
Snyder defeated Leahy in Tuesday's mid-term election for the Assembly position. He received 55 percent of the vote.
Snyder, 62, has served one term in the Legislature, during which he authored five bills that were signed into law, including Sara's Law to protect lawyers and guardian ad litems after the death of attorney Sara Quirt Sann in a mass shooting on March 22, 2017. He is married with two children and lives in Schofield.
Leahy, 31, is a member of the Marathon County Board and has completed training with Emerge Wisconsin, which is a six-month program that trains Democratic women to run for political office. Emerge Wisconsin is part of the national Emerge organization. She said that she decided to run so soon after her election to the County Board because the time felt right. She is married and lives in Wausau.
The 85th Assembly District includes Wausau, Schofield, Rothschild, the village of Hatley and adjoining towns.