Paplham Challenging Kitchens for State Assembly

Renee Paplham. Submitted.

Kewaunee resident Renee Paplham is challenging incumbent Rep. Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) for Wisconsin’s District 1 Assembly seat that covers all of Kewaunee and Door counties and a small portion of Brown County. Kitchens has represented the district since 2015.

Paplham, a Democrat, officially launched her campaign with visits to small businesses in Kewaunee and Door counties.

“As a middle-class, working mom, I understand the issues people in my community are facing,” she said in a statement. “I’m focused on improving the economic security of working families, women’s rights, and making sure our kids have strong public schools.”

Paplham said she has begun visiting with people across the district and listening to the issues and concerns of people in the First Assembly District.

“The people of this District want a representative who rises above partisan politics and takes on issues that improve the lives of working families,” Paplham said. “They want someone to represent them who will work in the spirit of compromise to find solutions for our families and community.”

Paplham was born and raised in Kewaunee and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a degree in human development. She currently works as a caregiver to individuals with special needs and as a mediator for the Mediation Center of Greater Green Bay.

All seats in the Wisconsin Assembly are up for reelection this year. The official deadline for candidates to file their nomination papers is Monday, June 3. The primary election is Aug. 13, the general election Nov. 5.