Meet the 82nd Assembly District candidates in the Democratic primary in Tuesday's election

Two candidates are running in the Democratic primary for the 82nd Assembly District seat of the state Legislature in the Aug. 13 primary election.

Samuel N. D'Amico and Kevin Reilly are competing in the primary, with the winner facing Republican Scott Allen in the Nov. 5 general election.

Allen, who's unopposed in the GOP primary, is the current 97th Assembly District representative but is running in the 82nd after legislative map changes drew him into that district.

The 82nd Assembly District includes most of Waukesha and areas slightly south, including Carroll University.

See the new state Assembly districts

This map shows Wisconsin state Assembly districts under the previous 2022 map on the left, and the new 2024 map on the right. Each district is colored according to whether itleans Democrat, leans Republican, or is acompetitive district (within 5%).

Old maps (2022)

New maps (2024)

Note: The partisan lean of districts is calculated based on voting data from national and local elections from 2016 to 2022. Districts with less than 5% difference in Republican and Democratic votes are considered competitive districts.

Map by Andrew Hahn and Eva Wen / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Here's what to know about the candidates:

Samuel N. D'Amico

Residence: Waukesha

Political experience: None

Occupation: Customer service representative

Policies: D'Amico lists his policy plan for eight issues on his campaign website: rebuilding the middle class, public safety, anti-corruption, public education, defending democracy, infrastructure, health care and increasing public participation in government. He aims to raise wages for workers, limit taxes on families and reform the public school funding system.

Kevin Reilly

Residence: Waukesha

Political experience: Citizen member of the Public Works Board, the Transit Committee and the Board of Zoning Appeals in Waukesha

Occupation: Retired psychiatric technician

Policies: On his campaign website, Reilly advocates for Medicaid expansion, the legalization and taxation of marijuana in Wisconsin and revenue sharing between the state and local municipalities. He also supports reproductive education for students and aims to "defend democracy by all legal means."

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Meet 82nd Assembly District candidates in Democratic primary election