Biography
Bernie Newman is the Republican candidate for the Wisconsin State Assembly, District 58, in the November 3, 2026 general election, where he faces Democrat Dennis Degenhardt in a race with no incumbent.[1][2] A landscape contractor by career, he won the August 11, 2026 Republican primary over Chris Bossert.[1]
Bernie Newman graduated from Washington High School and earned a degree from Milwaukee Area Technical College in 1985, according to Ballotpedia.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said he is a lifelong Washington County resident who spent nearly 30 years working for one company on landscape design, building and maintenance projects, and that he has been married for more than thirty years and has a twin son and daughter and two grandchildren.[3]
In the survey, Newman said he is in his tenth year as president of Common Sense Citizens of Washington County, is a former member of the City of West Bend Plan Commission, and is the Washington County chairman of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress and the County Deer Advisory Council.[3] He listed his campaign messages as local control over approvals of large AI facilities, wind and solar farms and transmission lines, careful review of state spending, and attention to natural resource issues such as the Department of Natural Resources budget and wake boat rules.[3] He also said he is concerned about communities' ability to pay for fire, EMS and police coverage and road repairs.[3]
- 1.Bernie Newman · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Bernie Newman - Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Wisconsin Assembly District 58
Bernie Newman is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Wisconsin Assembly District 58 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.