Senate Republicans choose Sen. Julian Bradley to be next minority leader

By: Baylor Spears

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 447

Last Updated: 4 days ago


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Senate Republicans chose Sen. Julian Bradley (R-New Berlin) as minority leader Thursday. He will take office when lawmakers return in January.

Bradley succeeds Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg), who decided against running for reelection. He will lead a caucus of just 15 Republicans after Democrats swept the election on Tuesday night. Democrats added three seats to their caucus, winning a total of 18 seats to take the Senate majority for the first …

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