Where Wisconsin's Supreme Court candidates stand on data centers, immigration, and Act 10
Wisconsin’s 2026 Supreme Court election is a week away, and Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges Maria S. Lazar (District II) and Chris Taylor (District IV) are both running for a ten-year term. Incumbent Rebecca Bradley, a member of the Court's minority conservative bloc, is not running for re-election.
While the 2023 and 2025 elections broke records as the most expensive judicial races in U.S. history, this year’s race has been quieter and cheaper. Ideological control isn’t at stake, and the Court's liberal bloc is expected to have a majority until at least 2028. If Lazar wins, the Court would maintain its 4-3 liberal majority. If Taylor wins, the liberal majority would increase from 4-3 to 5-2.
Lazar describes herself as a constitutional conservative. She worked in the state's attorney general's office under J.B. Van Hollen (R). Taylor was a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Assembly from 2011-2020.
Today, we’re taking a look at what Lazar and Taylor have said about some of the major issues that may come before the court in the coming years. While these races are officially nonpartisan, candidates often take stances on specific issues and receive backing from the state's political parties.
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