‘Route 51’ to feature Wisconsin’s 85th Assembly race

WAUSAU — Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Route 51”  focuses on Wisconsin’s 85^th Assembly race at 10 a.m. Oct. 4.

Incumbent Republican Patrick Snyder, Schofield, and Democrat Alyson Leahy, Wausau, will debate issues facing the district with WPR’s Rick Reyer and Shereen Siewert of the Wausau Pilot & Review.

The 85^th Assembly District rests in the center of Marathon County. It includes the cities of Wausau and Schofield, the villages of Rothschild, Hatley and Elderon, and the towns of Ringle and Norrie. It also includes the Wausau west business park and Aspirus Wausau Hospital campus. The general election is set to take place on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

Listeners are invited to question the candidates at 1-800-780-9742.

“Route 51” can be heard from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursdays on the Ideas Network stations 91.9 WLBL Wausau, AM 930 Auburndale/Stevens Point, 99.1 Stevens Point, 100.9 Marshfield, 90.3 WHBM Park Falls, 89.1 WHAA Adams/Wisconsin Rapids, HD 90.9-3 WHRM and 89.9 WHSF Rhinelander/Eagle River.