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21st century American politician
Randy Udell
Treasurer of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 6, 2015
Preceded byMichael Childers
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 47th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 6, 2025
Preceded byJimmy Anderson
Member of the Board of Supervisors of Dane County, Wisconsin, from the 33rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 16, 2024
Preceded byDana Pellebon
Personal details
Born1961 (age 63–64)
Beloit, Wisconsin, U.S.
SpouseBradley Braaten
ResidenceFitchburg, Wisconsin
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Whitewater (BA)
OccupationPolitician, legislator, telecommunications engineer

Randy Alan Udell (born 1961) is an American telecommunications engineer and Democratic politician from Fitchburg, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 47th Assembly district since 2025. He is also the current treasurer of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, and represents the Fitchburg area as a member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors, since April 2024.

Early life and career

Udell was born in Beloit, Wisconsin, in 1961. He attended public school in Janesville, Wisconsin, later attending the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. While at UW–Whitewater, he was involved in student government, serving as a student senator, as well as party politics, working for Representative Les Aspin and chairing the campus Young Democrats organization.

After graduating from UW-Whitewater, Udell worked for Maryland Attorney General Stephen Sachs, later returning to Wisconsin and serving as the chair and treasurer of the 2nd Congressional District Democratic Party of Wisconsin.

Political career

Local politics

Udell was first elected to the Fitchburg city council in 2020 to the 4th district, and was re-elected in 2022. In 2023 Udell ran for Fitchburg mayor, but was defeated by Julia Arata-Fratta by four points.

In December 2023 Udell announced a run for Dane County Board of Supervisors, and was subsequently elected to the 33rd district in the 2024 Spring election.

Wisconsin State Assembly

Following Senator Melissa Agard's retirement, 47th district representative Jimmy Anderson announced a bid to replace her, leaving the district open. Shortly afterwards, Fitchburg alderman Joe Maldonado and Udell both announced bids to replace him. During the primary Udell campaigned on expanding broadband access to rural areas, while also emphasizing his experience in finance and budgeting as chair of the Fitchburg city council's finance committee and as Treasurer of the state Democratic Party.

In the primary election, Udell went on to defeat Maldonado by a slim 2 percent margin. As no Republican filed to run for the seat, Udell was unopposed for election and took office at the start of the 107th Wisconsin Legislature, on January 6, 2025.

Personal life

Udell and his husband, Brad, live in Fitchburg with their rescue dog Morgan.

Electoral history

Fitchburg City Council (2020, 2022)

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
2020 Primary Feb. 18 Randy Udell Nonpartisan 507 44.95% Scott D. Lehmann Non. 353 31.29% 1,128 154
Marc A. Jones Non. 262 23.23%
General Apr. 7 Randy Udell Nonpartisan 1,417 55.20% Scott D. Lehmann Non. 1,143 44.53% 2,567 274
2022 General Apr. 5 Randy Udell (inc) Nonpartisan 785 97.88% --unopposed-- 802 768

Fitchburg mayor (2023)

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
2023 General Apr. 4 Julia Arata-Fratta Nonpartisan 5,687 51.76% Randy Udell Non. 5,255 47.83% 10,986 432

Dane County Board of Supervisors (2024)

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
2024 General Apr. 2 Randy Udell Nonpartisan 2,937 98.82% --unopposed-- 2,972 2,902

Wisconsin State Assembly (2024)

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
2024 Primary Aug. 13 Randy Udell Democratic 6,699 50.95% Joe Maldonado Dem. 6,438 48.97% 13,148 261
General Nov. 5 Randy Udell Democratic 29,040 98.18% --unopposed-- 29,579 28,501

References

  1. "WisDems Officers". Wisconsin Democratic Party. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  2. ^ Wethal, Kimberly (March 11, 2022). "Meet the candidate running for City of Fitchburg's District 4 seat this spring". Fitchburg Star. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Randy Udell for Assembly - Bio". Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  4. Chappell, Robert (April 4, 2023). "Julia Arata-Fratta wins race for Fitchburg Mayor". Madison365. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  5. "Udell Campaign: Announces candidacy for Dane County Board District 33". WisPolitics. December 11, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  6. "State Rep. Jimmy Anderson announces State Senate candidacy". HGN News. December 29, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  7. Bahl, Andrew (March 6, 2024). "Second Fitchburg alder, Randy Udell, gets into state Assembly race".
  8. Menkes, Ava (June 24, 2024). "In Democratic primary, candidates emphasize broadband, education". Wisconsin Watch. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  9. "Ratcliff wins Senate District 16 Democratic primary; Udell eclipses Maldonado for 47th Assembly seat". Fitchburg Star. August 14, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  10. Spring Primary Election - February 18, 2020 (Report). Fitchburg city government. February 18, 2020. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  11. Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary - April 7, 2020 (Report). Fitchburg city government. April 7, 2020. p. 3. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  12. Spring Election - April 5, 2022 (Report). Fitchburg city government. April 5, 2022. pp. 2–3. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  13. Spring Election Official Results - April 4, 2023 (Report). Fitchburg City government. April 4, 2023. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  14. "2024 Spring Election & Presidential Preference Primary - County Supervisor District 33". County of Dane, Wisconsin - Election and Voting Information. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  15. County by County Report - 2024 Partisan Primary (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 26, 2024. p. 47. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  16. County by County Report - 2024 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 27, 2024. p. 47. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
Party political offices
Preceded byMichael Childers Treasurer of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin
June 6, 2015 – present 		Incumbent
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded byJimmy Anderson Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 47th 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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