LEDGEVIEW - Sean Grorich, a veteran and business owner from Sturgeon Bay, announced he is running in the 2026 election to represent Senate District 1 that runs from the tip of Door County to Calumet County and is currently held by incumbent state Sen. Andre Jacque, R-Scott.

Grorich announced his bid for the state Senate seat on Sept. 29 during a brief news conference at Ledgeview Park, 2064 Dickinson Road.

Flanked by state Sen. Jamie Wall, D-Green Bay, and state Sen. Dianne Hesselbein, D-Middleton, Grorich said he was running to "put the needs of families, workers and small businesses first," and argued that his outsider status was what residents needed in the state Legislature in the face of rising cost of living, slow wage growth, and schools struggling to keep themselves funded.

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