Wisconsin state Sen. Brad Pfaff, D-Onalaska, announced Monday he is running to represent the 3rd Congressional District just eight months to the day after assuming his Senate seat.
Pfaff, 54, told the La Crosse Tribune on Sunday that he hopes to bring civility and a bipartisan lens to the U.S. House of Representatives if elected, and pointed to his work so far in Madison as an example of that.
Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, announced in August that he would not seek another term representing the 3rd District after more than two decades in office.
Pfaff will face Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien. Van Orden, a former Navy SEAL, lost to Kind by less than 3% in 2020.