November 5, 2026
SFLAction-supported candidates win 3 State Senate & 7 State Assembly races following targeted voter outreach across Wisconsin
“Wisconsin voters elected 10 pro-life candidates to the State Senate and Assembly, sending lawmakers to Madison who are committed to protecting preborn children. Students for Life Action worked to inform voters about where these candidates stood on Life, and these victories ensure that pro-life voices will continue fighting to advance protections for the preborn, including legislation targeting dangerous Chemical Abortion Pills,” said Kristan Hawkins, President of Students for Life Action.
Major Victories/Trends in Wisconsin:
- Students for Life Action celebrates a 77% win rate in Wisconsin, with 10 of 13 SFLAction-supported candidates winning their elections, including three State Senate and seven State Assembly victories.
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MADISON, WI (11-05-2026): Students for Life Action (SFLAction) celebrated 10 election victories in Wisconsin, including 3 State Senate and 7 State Assembly races. SFLAction conducted targeted text messaging, email outreach, phone calls, and social media programming to educate voters about candidates’ positions on abortion and their legislative records.
Election Victories
Students for Life Action celebrates the election of the following pro-life candidates in Wisconsin:
- Newly elected State Sen. Nic Cravillion (R): State Senate, District 1
- Incumbent State Sen. Romaine Quinn (R): State Senate, District 23
- Newly elected State Sen. Erik Severson (R): State Senate, District 25
- Incumbent State Ass. Joy Goeben (R): State Assembly, District 5
- Incumbent State Ass. Elijah Behnke (R): State Assembly, District 6
- Incumbent State Ass. Lindee Brill (R): State Assembly, District 27
- Newly elected State Ass. Bernie Newman (R): State Assembly, District 58
- Newly elected State Ass. Bradley Petersen (R): State Assembly, District 59
- Incumbent State Ass. Dave Maxey (R): State Assembly, District 83
- Incumbent State Ass. Chuck Wichgers (R): State Assembly, District 84
Significance:
State Senate victories by newly elected State Sen. Nic Cravillion, incumbent State Sen. Romaine Quinn, and by newly elected State Sen. Erik Severson, alongside seven State Assembly victories, strengthen pro-life representation in Wisconsin’s legislature.
State Rep. Lindee Brill, a leading SFLAction Pro-Life Champion, previously sponsored the organization’s model “Clean Water for All Life Act” and “Anti-Chemical Abortion Pill Trafficking Act” during the 2025 and 2026 legislative sessions. Her re-election preserves an important legislative voice for these initiatives.
Newly elected State Sen. Nic Cravillion and State Sen. Romaine Quinn, newly elected State Sen. Erik Severson, incumbent State Reps. Joy Goeben, Elijah Behnke, Dave Maxey, and Chuck Wichgers, and newly elected State Reps. Bernie Newman and Bradley Petersen all signed SFLAction’s Pro-Life Candidate Pledge, committing to vote 100% pro-life.
The candidates also expressed support for SFLAction’s legislative priorities, including the “Life at Conception Act,” “Anti-Chemical Abortion Pill Trafficking Act,” and “Clean Water for All Life Act.”
Recent SFLAction Election and State Engagement
Ahead of the November 3 general election, SFLAction conducted targeted text messaging, email outreach, phone calls, and social media programming to educate Wisconsin voters about candidates’ positions on abortion and their legislative records.
2026 State Engagement Numbers:
- SFLAction-supported general election victories: 10
- State Senate victories: 3
- State Assembly victories: 7
- Personal text messages sent: 570
- Emails sent: 1,274
- Pro-Life Candidate Pledge signers elected: 9
2026 Total Nationwide Engagement Numbers
Since general election door-knocking began, SFLAction has knocked on 58,400+ doors and flyered 100 churches in 10 states.
- 58,400+ doors knocked
- 19,592 interactions
OUR TRACK RECORD: SFLAction has engaged in the business of introducing and passing pro-life laws since Roe fell and has now worked in 36 states, passing 47 bills, with a state power base of more than 1,700 groups and more than 250,000 trained grassroots advocates. Committed pro-life voters represent the ground game of legislative results. Of the 47 bills, 14 were SFLAction measures, and 33 were SFLAction-inspired efforts.
At the federal level, SFLAction has championed 6 unique bills and inspired a “Life at Conception Act,” with legal protections from the very beginning of a human being’s time on earth.
LEARN MORE ABOUT SFLACTION’S POLICY AGENDA HERE: The Pro-Life Generation’s Political Roadmap to Abolish Abortion
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The Pro-Life Generation (PLG) is an umbrella organization encompassing cutting-edge engagement opportunities for a Vote Pro-Life First community. PLG includes Students for Life Action (SFLAction), a 501(c)(4), and its 501(c)(3) sister organization, Students for Life of America (SFLA). Together, they make up the nation’s largest pro-life youth organization, managing grassroots political and policy operations that engage Americans of all ages, with special emphasis on the largest segment of voters: the Youth Vote. Headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia, PLG, SFLA, and SFLAction serve more than 1,700 groups on middle school, high school, college, medical school, and law school campuses nationwide. Our team has more conversations with the generation targeted by the abortion lobby than any other pro-life operation in the world. Each week, we reach more than 18 million people across social media platforms and average nearly 15 million video views. In addition to SFLA and SFLAction, PLG leads multiple initiatives that serve the future of the pro-life movement, including the Campaign for Abortion Free Cities, Standing With You, and the Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement. Over more than 20 years, PLG CEO Kristan Hawkins has grown the operation into a nearly $25 million organization that is now preparing for an abortion-free America.