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Republican Sheila Harsdorf has been a member of the Wisconsin state Senate since 2000, representing a northwest Wisconsin district. She previously served in the state Assembly from 1988 to 1998. Harsdorf survived an August 2011 recall election by defeating Democrat Shelly Moore.
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