(The Center Square) – Wisconsin 7th Congressional District candidates Fred Clark, a Democrat, and Republican Michael Alfonso will face off in a debate hosted by ABC-affiliate WDIO at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
It is one of four congressional races that will be on Wisconsin ballots on Nov. 3.
The debate will also be available on WisEye.com. The seat was vacated by Tom Tiffany, a Republican now running for governor.
The 7th Congressional District includes 20 counties in northwestern and central Wisconsin.
The Cook Political Report labels the race a solid Republican seat with Alfonso, the son-in-law of U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, the favorite.
Clark is campaigning on healthcare for everyone, including expanding Medicaid and Medicare along with abortion rights, advocating for the Women’s Health Protection Act and believing that states should decide data center policy.
Alfonso is campaigning as anti-abortion, promoting freedom in education, focusing on America rather than foreign spending along with reducing the size of government and restoring more power to individual states.
Wisconsin’s other races include a toss-up in the 3rd Congressional District between Republican incumbent Derrick Van Orden and repeat challenger Rebecca Cooke. In the 1st Congressional District incumbent Bryan Steil faces challenger Mitchell Berman, who claimed to have a one percentage point lead in the race according to House Majority Political Action Committee polling released on Saturday.
In the 2nd Congressional District race, incumbent Democrat Mark Pocan is unopposed. In the 4th Congressional District, incumbent Democrat Gwen Moore is the solid favorite over Republican Tim Rogers.