Ellen Schutt

Ellen Schutt is the Republican candidate for the Wisconsin State Senate, District 11, in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing Democrat Adam Duda.[1][2] She represented Wisconsin State Assembly District 31 from January 3, 2023, to January 6, 2025.[2]

Ellen Schutt was born in Janesville, Wisconsin, and has lived in Clinton, Wisconsin.[2] She graduated from Delavan-Darien High School in 2014 and earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2017, and her career experience includes working as a legislative staff member.[2] Ballotpedia lists her memberships as the Wisconsin Farm Bureau, the Clinton Community Historical Society, the Republican Party of Rock County, the South Central Wisconsin Young Republicans, where she served as treasurer, and the Walworth County Fair.[2]

Schutt won the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 31 in 2022 and defeated Brienne Brown in the November 8, 2022, general election, succeeding Amy Loudenbeck.[2] In the 2023-2024 session she was assigned to the Aging and Long-Term Care, Colleges and Universities, Criminal Justice and Public Safety (vice chairman), Health, Transportation, and Information Policy and Technology committees.[2] She defeated Sandy Wiedmeyer and Nick Polce in the August 11, 2026, Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 11, receiving 44.3% of the vote.[2]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.