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Kristin Alfheim
Kristin Alfheim (Democratic Party) is a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing District 18. She assumed office on January 6, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2029.
Alfheim (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Senate to represent District 18. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Alfheim completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kristin Alfheim was born in Wausau, Wisconsin. She graduated from D.C. Everest Senior High School. She attended Northland College. Her career experience includes working as a business owner.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Senate District 18
Kristin Alfheim defeated Anthony Phillips in the general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 18 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kristin Alfheim (D)  | 53.3 | 46,878 |
 | Anthony Phillips (R) | 46.7 | 41,079 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 75 | ||
| Total votes: 88,032 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 18
Kristin Alfheim advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 18 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristin Alfheim | 100.0 | 16,201 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 16,209 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Carman (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 18
Anthony Phillips defeated Blong Yang in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 18 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anthony Phillips | 62.2 | 8,611 |
| Blong Yang | 37.7 | 5,226 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 13,850 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Alfheim in this election.
2022
See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Senate District 19
Rachael Cabral-Guevara defeated Kristin Alfheim in the general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 19 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R) | 54.0 | 42,858 |
| Kristin Alfheim (D) | 45.9 | 36,447 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 79,338 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 19
Kristin Alfheim advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 19 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristin Alfheim | 99.9 | 11,407 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 11,416 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Scheffler (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 19
Rachael Cabral-Guevara defeated Andrew Thomsen in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 19 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rachael Cabral-Guevara | 63.6 | 11,905 |
 | Andrew Thomsen | 36.3 | 6,806 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 18,727 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Anthony Phillips (R)
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kristin Alfheim completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Alfheim's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- The new Senate District 18 includes the bulk of Appleton, Menasha, Neenah and Oshkosh. All four communities will need a balanced approach in order to create the best place to live, raise a family, work and grow a business. Continuing to rebalance the lack of state shared revenue to all four municipalities will be necessary to insure the communities offer outstanding services and support while reducing the pressure on property owners.
- Experience and knowledge matter. Kris has spent over a decade in the political arena. Over the past 3 years she has worked diligently with Republicans, Democrats, industry, schools, municipalities and associations of all kinds to understand the detail of issues that exist across the state and in the Fox Valley. She is known and respected by both Democrats and Republicans in Madison as a strong communicator and pragmatic problem solver
- Working families are the heart of the Fox Valley. Strengthening the worker’s ability to negotiate, reducing the cost of healthcare and childcare and providing top grade public education, all have a direct impact on the lives of most families in the Fox Valley. Working families have been treated as an afterthought in Wisconsin policy in the last decade. There must be balancing in helping not only industry, but families
Be humble enough to listen and learn from those with differing opinions. Be strong enough to stand up for what’s right, and be flexible enough to accept compromise.
Emergency resources should be fast action. They should not be removed from the Governor
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2022
Kristin Alfheim completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Alfheim's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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For 10 years Kristin worked in volunteer government advocacy for both the Alzheimer's Association and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, working with both parties to find consensus on important issues effecting Wisconsin residents.
Kristin is an Alder on Appleton's Common Council. She is respected for her clear communication style and even handedness. She's served on multiple committees including Safety and Licensing, Climate Change and Community Economic and Development.- I am a believer in empathetic humanity. I believe in embracing and empowering all cultures, colors, creeds, genders and orientations. Our diversity creates the beauty of our free society. Each and every one of us deserves freedoms to life, liberty and pursuit of hapiness
- A symbiotic relationship between industry and the people they employ is the basis to a strong economy. The working people of WI deserve a rebalancing of that relationship
- Properly funding police, fire, education and infrastructure are the joint responsibility of the public and the state of WI. A rebalancing of the state revenue sharing back to appropriate levels is necessary to care, educate and protect our communities.
I believe in balanced leadership. I believe in courageous leadership. I believe the polarization of parties needs to come to an end so we can start working on the many things we agree on for the good of the people in Wisconsin
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Wisconsin State Senate District 18 |
Officeholder Wisconsin State Senate District 18 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 28, 2024
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| Preceded by Dan Feyen (R) |
Wisconsin State Senate District 18 2025-Present |
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