Liberal judge Chris Taylor cruises to victory, expanding liberals' majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Chris Taylor, a liberal Wisconsin judge, won a seat on the state Supreme Court on Tuesday in the latest strong election for liberals since President Donald Trumps return to office.
Taylor, a former Democratic state representative and current state appellate judge, defeated conservative appeals court judge Maria Lazar in the race for the ten-year term. Her win expands liberals majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court to a 5-2 split.
Her win comes amid a string of special election victories for Democrats that suggests a difficult political environment for the GOP heading into Novembers midterms.
Conservatives havent notched a Wisconsin Supreme Court victory since a narrow 6,000-vote win in 2019. In the years since, liberal judges Jill Karofsky, Janet Protasiewicz, Susan Crawford and now Taylor have romped to easy wins in a Wisconsin spring electorate trending firmly to the left.
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