Bill Oemichen is running for the Wisconsin State Assembly this fall, but voters already elected him to another public office that is not scheduled to end for more than a year.
Oemichen, the Democratic nominee in Assembly District 50, is also president of the New Glarus School Board. His current school board term expires in April 2028. If he defeats Republican Jon Aleckson in the Nov. 3 general election, Oemichen would take his Assembly oath Jan. 4, 2027.
On paper, that would leave about 15 months in which the two terms overlap. It raises a fairly simple question with a less obvious answer: Would Oemichen have to give up his school board seat?
A review by New Glarus 360 of Wisconsin law found no provision that automatically requires a state legislator to resign from a local school board. Wisconsin does have rules against holding public offices that are legally incompatible, but courts generally look for situations where the duties substantially conflict or one office has authority over the other.
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