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Christian Phelps
Christian Phelps (Democratic Party) is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 93. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Phelps (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 93. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Phelps completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Christian Phelps was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He earned a high school diploma from Eau Claire Memorial High School, a bachelor's degree from Vassar College in 2016, and a graduate degree from Cardiff University in 2020. His career experience includes working as a communications director, journalist, and education professional. He has been affiliated with Madison Teachers Incorporated, the Wisconsin Rural Coalition, Support Eau Claire Public Schools, and the Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 93
Christian Phelps defeated James Rolbiecki in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 93 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christian Phelps (D)  | 52.7 | 18,474 |
| James Rolbiecki (R) | 47.2 | 16,527 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 43 | ||
| Total votes: 35,044 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 93
Christian Phelps defeated Nickolas Butler in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 93 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christian Phelps | 51.7 | 4,580 |
| Nickolas Butler | 48.2 | 4,267 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 8,852 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 93
James Rolbiecki advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 93 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Rolbiecki | 99.8 | 3,592 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 3,601 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Phelps received the following endorsements. To view a full list of Phelps's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here.
Campaign themes
2024
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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Christian Phelps completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Phelps' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As a 17-year-old, having been raised by a family of educators, Act 10's introduction launched me into action. I participated in walkouts, desperate to stop our state from dismantling public services. But it passed anyway, foreshadowing further threats against democracy in WI.
I earned a bachelor’s degree from Vassar College in 2016, then returned to Wisconsin, working as a special ed. paraprofessional in public schools in Madison; I was a member of Madison Teachers Inc., a WEAC/NEA affiliate union. I then earned a master’s degree in journalism from Cardiff University and returned to Eau Claire in early 2020. Since then, I have been Director of Digital Organizing and Communications for WI Public Education Network.
In my journalism, I've covered stories of LGBTQ+ rights, social programs, Indigenous sovereignty, public education, and more. I serve on the Support Eau Claire Public Schools steering committee and the board of the Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation.
I'm proud to be the pro-public candidate: pro-public education, pro-public health, pro-public land, pro-public participation in democracy, and more.
We have a responsibility in 2024 to elect someone with advocacy experience at the legislative level and a bold vision for our shared future. That sense of responsibility is what drives me to run.- I'm a pro-public candidate. I believe the power to drive our communities should be in the public, and that we must invest in our public services and institutions so we can all thrive: public schools, public health, public participation in democracy, and public land.
- I bring the most aspirational and progressive platform, a deep knowledge of the state budget and the legislative process, and years of advocacy experience on the issues affecting our community. We need legislators who understand how the budget works, how to put a public awareness campaign into action alongside policy, and how to govern toward the major changes we deserve by making progress in strategic areas with colleagues of both parties. We can make something happen in 2025--and we can't afford not to.
- As a millennial candidate, I represent a generation that has been left out of our political infrastructure for too long. We have been at the receiving end of bad economic policies, rising housing prices, and reckless disregard for the environment. I believe a strong legislature is multigenerational. Each generation has unique challenges, and those challenges should be represented in our seats of power.
- Fund Strong Public Schools
- Restore Reproductive Freedom
- Expand Healthcare as a Human Right
- Protect the Environment
- Legalize Cannabis
Beyond that, I believe that a community organizing background is integral. A strong legislator understands not only policy but also how to build community-level power alongside it. I have a communications and community organizing background that will inform my governance strategy. I'll seek to educate constituents across Wisconsin on the impact of our state's policies, working directly with labor unions, organizations, and community leaders and listening to those closest to each individual issue. By engaging in a public awareness and power building campaign along with a strong policy strategy, elected officials can make a difference for our community faster, and can lay a strong foundation for sustained positive change.
Curiosity: I make it a point to be as well-informed as possible about local, state, national, and international issues. I believe it is important to understand the world we live in, so that we can identify the strategies that make that world safer and more welcoming for ourselves and our neighbors.
We must also be prepared for meticulous policy work. The state budget, drafted and passed in odd-numbered years, has an enormous impact on our state. Assembly Representatives must have a deep understanding of how the budget works and where the needs of the public are, in order to negotiate in good faith, mold the budget in collaboration with their colleagues, hold themselves and their colleagues of both parties accountable, and ultimately take a vote on the budget that comes out of committee. This work is largely studious and unfit for headline news, but it is the most consequential piece of legislation passed in Wisconsin every two years.
Teaching and coaching tennis followed me for quite a while, as I then spent summers in college working as a counselor and coach at the UW-Whitewater Warhawk Tennis Camp. Both jobs were fun!
Every time disrespectful dialogue bubbles up in our public discourse, I think about its impact on children. Having navigated my own life in the LGBTQ+ community in Wisconsin, I know that the children can hear us.
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)-WI
Citizen Action of WI
Mandela Barnes, Former Lt. Gov. of Wisconsin
Francesca Hong, State Assembly District 76
Ryan Clancy, State Assembly District 19
Darrin Madison, State Assembly District 10
Kate Felton, Eau Claire City Council
Charlie Johnson, EC City Council
Roderick Jones, EC City Council
Larry Mboga, EC City Council
Aaron Brewster, EC City Council
Jeanne Nutter, Trempealeau County Board
Tim Nordin, President, Eau Claire Area School Board
Lori Bica, Vice President, EC Area School Board
Jarrett Dement, EC Area School Board
Stephanie Farrar, EC Area School Board
Rachel Henderson, President, Menomonie Area School Board
Angela Wolf, Menomonie Area School Board
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Wisconsin State Assembly District 93 |
Officeholder Wisconsin State Assembly District 93 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 22, 2024
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| Preceded by Warren Petryk (R) |
Wisconsin State Assembly District 93 2025-Present |
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