Vic Spadaro, former CEO of an Internet service provider, announced Monday he will run as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by current Sen. Herb Kohl.
Spadaro, who lives with multiple sclerosis, said he would stand for the elderly and disabled.
"I've begun to realize that this section of society is not being fairly represented," Spadaro said in a statement. "The people making the decisions for these people are neither disabled, elderly or even low income, but yet they are telling those that are how to live and how they should be conducting their lives.
Currently, U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, is the only other Democrat to announce her candidacy for the seat and is considered the Democratic front-runner. Former U.S. Representative Mark Neumann, Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, and state Sen. Frank Lasee, R-Bellevue, have officially decided to run for the Republican nomination.
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson also began fundraising and campaigning for the seat but has not officially announced his candidacy.
