Three Republicans are running in the Aug. 9 Partisan Primary for the 29th Senate District that includes most of Sawyer County with the exception of the towns of Lenroot and Spider Lake, which are in the 25th State Senate District
Republicans running for the 29th Senate District include Brent Jacobson, 39, of Mosinee; Jon Kaiser, 27 of Ladysmith and Cory Tomczyk, 59, of Mosinee.
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