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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates to debate March 21

Judges Janet Protasiewicz and Dan Kelly have agreed to a March 21 televised debate in a competitive race for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat that has garnered national attention.

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Janet Protasiewicz and Dan Kelly have agreed to meet in at least one debate ahead of the April 4 election.

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The candidates' campaigns announced Monday that they will meet in a televised debate sponsored by the State Bar of Wisconsin, WISC-TV and WisPolitics.com on March 21st.

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The winner of the election will determine the court's ideological leaning for the next two years. Right now conservative-leaning justices hold a 4-3 majority but conservative Justice Patience Roggensack is stepping down, creating the open spot Kelly and Protasiewicz want. The race is officially nonpartisan but conservatives back Kelly and liberals support Protasiewicz.

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