MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker endorsed by former President Donald Trump has been defeated by a fellow state legislator in a three-way GOP primary for an open Senate seat representing Milwaukee’s northern suburbs. State Rep. Dan Knodl of Germantown beat Trump-backed state Rep. Janel Brandtjen and Thienesville Village President Van Mobley in the 8th Senate District primary. He advances to face Democrat Jodi Habush Sinykin in the April 4 general election. The winner will get the seat. Republicans are hoping to gain a two-thirds majority in the Senate. They are just short of a veto-proof majority in the Assembly.
