Michael Alfonso

Michael Alfonso is the Republican nominee for the open 7th District. He says he was raised in Vilas County and Wausau, studied mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, worked in construction and concrete, and produced The Dan Bongino Show podcast. He has not held elected office; he won the August 2026 Republican primary with President Trump's endorsement.[1][2][3]

According to his campaign website, Alfonso was raised in Vilas County and Wausau, Wisconsin, and his grandparents fled Cuba at the end of the Castro Revolution.[1] He paid his own way through the University of Wisconsin-Madison by working in construction and earned a Bachelor of Science in mathematics.[1][2] He married Evita Duffy at 22 and began married life in Hayward, Wisconsin, returning to the construction and concrete industry.[1]

About a year later, Alfonso became producer of The Dan Bongino Show podcast, according to his campaign website.[1][2] He has not held elected office.[2] He was endorsed by President Trump in the Republican primary; his father-in-law, Sean Duffy, held the 7th District seat until 2019.[3] He won the August 11, 2026 primary with 48.9% of the vote over Kevin Hermening and others and, according to WXPR, would be the youngest member of Congress if elected.[2][3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.