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21st century American politician

Priscilla Prado
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 9th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 6, 2025
Preceded byMarisabel Cabrera
Personal details
BornPriscilla Ann Martinez
(1983-11-07) November 7, 1983 (age 41)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse Jorge Angel Prado ​(div. 2020)​
Children4
ResidenceMilwaukee, Wisconsin
EducationAlverno College (B.B.A.)
OccupationAccountant, business owner, politician
WebsiteCampaign website

Priscilla Ann Prado (née Martinez; born November 7, 1983) is an American accountant, business owner, and Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 9th district since January 2025.

Early life and career

Priscilla Prado was born Priscilla Ann Martinez in November 1983, in Los Angeles, California. She was raised and educated in Los Angeles. As an adult, she moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She attended Milwaukee Area Technical College, then received her bachelor's degree in business administration from Alverno College, a private Catholic women's college in Milwaukee.

In 2011, she went to work for the accounting firm Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, at their Milwaukee headquarters. She then worked as director of administrative services for three Catholic parishes in Milwaukee, and worked as a staff accountant for Monster.com.

While working at Monster, she became involved in tax preparation services for Spanish-speaking Milwaukee area small business owners. Through this work, she became co-owner of Ambas Financial Services LLC in 2017. In 2019, she started her own accounting business, Midwest Bookkeeping & Tax Solutions, which has been her primary occupation since.

Political career

At the 2024 Spring election, state representative Marisabel Cabrera was elected a Wisconsin circuit court judge, and would therefore have to resign her seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Just days after the Spring election, Prado announced that she would run as a Democrat to succeed Cabrera in the 9th Assembly district. The 9th district comprised much of the southwest side of the city of Milwaukee, and is one of two Wisconsin Assembly districts with a majority-Hispanic electorate.

Prado was not the first Democrat to enter the race, however, and faced a primary election against 21-year-old Milwaukee Area Technical College student Deisy España. España earned endorsements from progressive organizations, including the Wisconsin Working Families Party, Citizen Action Wisconsin, Voces de la Frontera, Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance, and had outspoken support from progressive lawmakers Ryan Clancy, Francesca Hong, and Darrin Madison. Prado, however, was supported by institutional organizations, such as Milwaukee Professional Firefighters Local 215, the Milwaukee Police Association, and the Wisconsin Realtors Association, and was supported by neighboring-district Hispanic state representative Sylvia Ortiz-Velez. Prado prevailed in the primary with 69% of the vote, and went on to defeat perennial Republican candidate Ryan Antczak in the general election. She was sworn in as a member of the Assembly on January 6, 2025.

Personal life and family

Priscilla Martinez took the last name Prado when she married Jorge Angel Prado; they divorced in 2020. She has two adult children and two school-age children and resides on Milwaukee's south side.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (2024)

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
2024 Primary Aug. 13 Priscilla Prado Democratic 2,000 69.01% Deisy España Dem. 880 30.37% 2,898 1,120
General Nov. 5 Priscilla Prado Democratic 12,449 70.19% Ryan Antczak Rep. 5,234 29.51% 17,737 7,215

References

  1. "2024 Wisconsin State Assembly General Election Results". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  2. "Wisconsin Assembly District 9 election: Prado vs. Antczak". WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR. July 31, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. "Meet Priscilla A. Prado". Priscilla Prado for Assembly. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  4. ^ "About Us". Midwest Bookkeeping. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  5. "Priscilla A. Prado Announces Candidacy for Wisconsin State Representative, District 9". Priscilla Prado for Assembly (Press release). April 9, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Urban Milwaukee.
  6. "Campaign Spotlight: Assembly District 9". Milwaukee Beagle. August 8, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  7. ^ County by County Report - 2024 Partisan Primary (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 26, 2024. p. 9. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  8. ^ County by County Report - 2024 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 27, 2024. p. 9. Retrieved January 18, 2025.

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Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded byMarisabel Cabrera Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 9th district
January 6, 2025 – present 		Incumbent
Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
107th Wisconsin Legislature (2025–2027)
  1. ▌Joel Kitchens (R)
  2. ▌Shae Sortwell (R)
  3. ▌Ron Tusler (R)
  4. ▌David Steffen (R)
  5. ▌Joy Goeben (R)
  6. ▌Elijah Behnke (R)
  7. ▌Karen Kirsch (D)
  8. ▌Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D)
  9. ▌Priscilla Prado (D)
  10. ▌Darrin Madison (D)
  11. ▌Sequanna Taylor (D)
  12. ▌Russell Goodwin (D)
  13. ▌Robyn Vining (D)
  14. ▌Angelito Tenorio (D)
  15. ▌Adam Neylon (R)
  16. ▌Kalan Haywood (D)
  17. ▌Supreme Moore Omokunde (D)
  18. ▌Margaret Arney (D)
  19. ▌Ryan Clancy (D)
  20. ▌Christine Sinicki (D)
  21. ▌Jessie Rodriguez (R)
  22. ▌Paul Melotik (R)
  23. ▌Deb Andraca (D)
  24. ▌Dan Knodl (R)
  25. ▌Paul Tittl (R)
  26. ▌Joe Sheehan (D)
  27. ▌Lindee Brill (R)
  28. ▌Robin Kreibich (R)
  29. ▌Treig Pronschinske (R)
  30. ▌Shannon Zimmerman (R)
  31. ▌Tyler August (R)
  32. ▌Amanda Nedweski (R)
  33. ▌Robin Vos (R)
  34. ▌Rob Swearingen (R)
  35. ▌Calvin Callahan (R)
  36. ▌Jeffrey Mursau (R)
  37. ▌Mark Born (R)
  38. ▌William Penterman (R)
  39. ▌Alex Dallman (R)
  40. ▌Karen DeSanto (D)
  41. ▌Tony Kurtz (R)
  42. ▌Maureen McCarville (D)
  43. ▌Brienne Brown (D)
  44. ▌Ann Roe (D)
  45. ▌Clinton Anderson (D)
  46. ▌Joan Fitzgerald (politician) (D)
  47. ▌Randy Udell (D)
  48. ▌Andrew Hysell (D)
  49. ▌Travis Tranel (R)
  50. ▌Jenna Jacobson (D)
  51. ▌Todd Novak (R)
  52. ▌Lee Snodgrass (D)
  53. ▌Dean Kaufert (R)
  54. ▌Lori Palmeri (D)
  55. ▌Nate Gustafson (R)
  56. ▌Dave Murphy (R)
  57. ▌Kevin D. Petersen (R)
  58. ▌Rick Gundrum (R)
  59. ▌Robert Brooks (R)
  60. ▌Jerry L. O'Connor (R)
  61. ▌Bob Donovan (R)
  62. ▌Angelina Cruz (D)
  63. ▌Robert Wittke (R)
  64. ▌Tip McGuire (D)
  65. ▌Ben DeSmidt (D)
  66. ▌Greta Neubauer (D)
  67. ▌David Armstrong (R)
  68. ▌Rob Summerfield (R)
  69. ▌Karen Hurd (R)
  70. ▌Nancy VanderMeer (R)
  71. ▌Vinnie Miresse (D)
  72. ▌Scott Krug (R)
  73. ▌Angela Stroud (D)
  74. ▌Chanz Green (R)
  75. ▌Duke Tucker (R)
  76. ▌Francesca Hong (D)
  77. ▌Renuka Mayadev (D)
  78. ▌Shelia Stubbs (D)
  79. ▌Lisa Subeck (D)
  80. ▌Mike Bare (D)
  81. ▌Alex Joers (D)
  82. ▌Scott Allen (R)
  83. ▌Dave Maxey (R)
  84. ▌Chuck Wichgers (R)
  85. ▌Patrick Snyder (R)
  86. ▌John Spiros (R)
  87. ▌Brent Jacobson (R)
  88. ▌Ben Franklin (R)
  89. ▌Ryan Spaude (D)
  90. ▌Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D)
  91. ▌Jodi Emerson (D)
  92. ▌Clint Moses (R)
  93. ▌Christian Phelps (D)
  94. ▌Steve Doyle (D)
  95. ▌Jill Billings (D)
  96. ▌Tara Johnson (D)
  97. ▌Cindi Duchow (R)
  98. ▌Jim Piwowarczyk (R)
  99. ▌Barbara Dittrich (R)
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