MILWAUKEE (AP) — Conservative Republican state Sen. Glenn Grothman has won Wisconsin’s only open US House seat and will succeed the more moderate Tom Petri. Grothman had been the favorite to win in the Republican-leaning district. He defeated Winnebago County Executive Mark Harris, a fiscally conservative Democrat, in Tuesday’s election. Grothman has made a name for himself in the Wisconsin Senate with outspoken attacks on affirmative action, abortion and welfare benefits. He offended the retiring Petri earlier this year by remarking during a July 31 debate that he would be insulted if people said he was like the more moderate Republican. The 59-year-old Grothman worked as a lawyer and tax preparer before running for public office. He lives in Campbellsport.
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