Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters is nonpartisan and evaluates candidates for endorsement based on their conservation record, their commitment to natural resource protection issues, their leadership capacity, and the viability of their campaign. Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters issues candidate endorsements in both primary and general legislative elections.
2012 Endorsements and Victories
The following candidates have been endorsed by Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters. Bolded names signify a winning race. Click a candidate's name for their candidate profile and read in-depth research on why they are the best choice for conservation.

- SD 04 – Lena Taylor – Milwaukee
- SD 06 – Nikiya Harris – Milwaukee
- SD 12 – Susan Sommer – Eagle River
- SD 16 – Senator Mark Miller – Monona
- SD 18 – Senator Jessica King – Oshkosh
- SD 22 – Senator Bob Wirch – Kenosha
- SD 24 – Senator Julie Lassa – Stevens Point
- SD 26 – Senator Fred Risser – Madison
- SD 30 – Senator Dave Hansen – Green Bay
- SD 32 – Senator Jennifer Shilling – La Crosse
- AD 01 – Patrick Veeser – Luxemburg, Sister Bay, Sturgeon Bay
- AD 02 – Larry Pruess –Two Rivers
- AD 03 – Kole Oswald – Appleton
- AD 04 – Mike Malcheski – De Pere
- AD 07 – Daniel Riemer – Milwaukee
- AD 08 – Representative JoCasta Zamarripa – Milwaukee
- AD 10 – Representative Sandy Pasch – Shorewood, Riverwest Neighborhood
- AD 11 – Mandela Barnes – Milwaukee
- AD 12 – Representative Frederick Kessler – Milwaukee
- AD 17 – La Tonya Johnson – Milwaukee
- AD 18 – Evan Goyke – Milwaukee
- AD 19 – Representative Jon Richards – Milwaukee
- AD 20 – Representative Christine Sinicki – Milwaukee
- AD 29 – Jim Swanson – Menomonie
- AD 30 – Diane Odeen – Hudson
- AD 34 – Merlin Van Buren – Rhinelander, Woodruff, Minocqua
- AD 35 – Kevin Koth – Tomahawk
- AD 37 – Mary Arnold – Columbus, DeForest, Watertown
- AD 39 – Jim Grigg – Horicon
- AD 43 – Andrew Jorgensen – Fort Atkinson
- AD 44 – Deb Kolste – Janesville
- AD 45 – Representative Janis Ringhand – Evansville, Beloit, Orfordville
- AD 46 – Representative Gary Hebl – Sun Prairie
- AD 48 – Melissa Sargent – Madison
- AD 49 – Carol Beals – Platteville
- AD 51 – Maureen May-Grimm – Dodgeville, Mineral Point
- AD 54 – Representative Gordon Hintz – Oshkosh
- AD 56 – Richard Schoenbohm – Appleton
- AD 57 – Representative Penny Bernard Schaber – Appleton
- AD 62 – Melissa Lemke – Racine
- AD 64 – Representative Peter Barca – Kenosha
- AD 65 – Tod Ohnstad – Kenosha
- AD 66 – Representative Cory Mason – Racine
- AD 67 – Deb Bieging – Chippewa Falls
- AD 68 – Judy Smriga – Thorp
- AD 69 – Paul Knoff – Abbotsford
- AD 71 – Katrina Shankland – Stevens Point
- AD 72 – Justin Pluess – Wisconsin Rapids
- AD 73 – Representative Nick Milroy – Superior
- AD 74 – Representative Janet Bewley – Ashland
- AD 75 – Stephen Smith – Rice Lake
- AD 76 – Representative Chris Taylor – Madison
- AD 77 – Representative Terese Berceau – Madison
- AD 78 – Representative Brett Hulsey – Madison
- AD 79 – Dianne Hesselbein – Middleton
- AD 80 – Representative Sondy Pope-Roberts, Oregon, Verona, Belleville
- AD 81 – Representative Fred Clark, Baraboo
- AD 85 – Mandy Wright – Wausau, Schofield
- AD 86 – Dennis Halkoski – Weston
- AD 87 – Elizabeth Riley – Hayward
- AD 90 – Eric Genrich – Green Bay
- AD 91 – Dana Wachs – Eau Claire
- AD 92 – Representative Chris Danou – Trempealeau
- AD 93 – Jeffrey Smith – Eau Claire
- AD 94 – Representative Steve Doyle – La Crosse
- AD 95 – Representative Jill Billings – La Crosse
- AD 96 – Tom Johnson – Viroqua
Summer Recall Endorsements 2012
- Governor – Tom Barrett
- Lt. Governor – Mahlon Mitchell
- SD 13 – Lori Compas – Fort Atkinson
- SD 21 – John Lehman – Racine
- SD 23 – Kristen Dexter – Eau Claire
- SD 29 – Donna Seidel – Wausau
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