Randy Udell

Randy Alan Udell (born 1961) is an American telecommunications engineer and Democratic politician from Fitchburg, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 47th Assembly district since 2025. He is also the current treasurer of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, and represents the Fitchburg area as a member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors, since April 2024.^[1]

Randy Udell
Treasurer of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Incumbent
Assumed office June 6, 2015
Preceded by	Michael Childers
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 47th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 6, 2025
Preceded by	Jimmy Anderson
Member of the Board of Supervisors of Dane County, Wisconsin, from the 33rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office April 16, 2024
Preceded by	Dana Pellebon
Personal details
Born	1961 (age 63–64) Beloit, Wisconsin, U.S.
Spouse	Bradley Braaten
Residence	Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (BA)
Occupation	Politician, legislator, telecommunications engineer

Early life and career

Udell was born in Beloit, Wisconsin, in 1961. He attended public school in Janesville, Wisconsin, later attending the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. While at UW–Whitewater, he was involved in student government, serving as a student senator, as well as party politics, working for Representative Les Aspin and chairing the campus Young Democrats organization.^[2][3]

After graduating from UW-Whitewater, Udell worked for Maryland Attorney General Stephen Sachs, later returning to Wisconsin and serving as the chair and treasurer of the 2nd Congressional District Democratic Party of Wisconsin.^[2]

Political career

Local politics

Udell was first elected to the Fitchburg city council in 2020 to the 4th district, and was re-elected in 2022. In 2023 Udell ran for Fitchburg mayor, but was defeated by Julia Arata-Fratta by four points.^[4]

In December 2023 Udell announced a run for Dane County Board of Supervisors, and was subsequently elected to the 33rd district in the 2024 Spring election.^[5]

Wisconsin State Assembly

Following Senator Melissa Agard's retirement, 47th district representative Jimmy Anderson announced a bid to replace her, leaving the district open.^[6] Shortly afterwards, Fitchburg alderman Joe Maldonado and Udell both announced bids to replace him.^[7] During the primary Udell campaigned on expanding broadband access to rural areas, while also emphasizing his experience in finance and budgeting as chair of the Fitchburg city council's finance committee and as Treasurer of the state Democratic Party.^[8]

In the primary election, Udell went on to defeat Maldonado by a slim 2 percent margin.^[9] As no Republican filed to run for the seat, Udell was unopposed for election and took office at the start of the 107th Wisconsin Legislature, on January 6, 2025.

Personal life

Udell and his husband, Brad, live in Fitchburg with their rescue dog Morgan.^[3]

Electoral history

Fitchburg City Council (2020, 2022)

Year	Election	Date	Elected				Defeated				Total	Plurality
2020	Primary[10]	Feb. 18	Randy Udell	Nonpartisan	507	44.95%	Scott D. Lehmann	Non.	353	31.29%	1,128	154
							Marc A. Jones	Non.	262	23.23%
	General[11]	Apr. 7	Randy Udell	Nonpartisan	1,417	55.20%	Scott D. Lehmann	Non.	1,143	44.53%	2,567	274
2022	General[12]	Apr. 5	Randy Udell (inc)	Nonpartisan	785	97.88%	--unopposed--				802	768

Fitchburg mayor (2023)

Year	Election	Date	Elected				Defeated				Total	Plurality
2023	General[13]	Apr. 4	Julia Arata-Fratta	Nonpartisan	5,687	51.76%	Randy Udell	Non.	5,255	47.83%	10,986	432

Dane County Board of Supervisors (2024)

Year	Election	Date	Elected				Defeated				Total	Plurality
2024	General[14]	Apr. 2	Randy Udell	Nonpartisan	2,937	98.82%	--unopposed--				2,972	2,902

Wisconsin State Assembly (2024)

Year	Election	Date	Elected				Defeated				Total	Plurality
2024	Primary[15]	Aug. 13	Randy Udell	Democratic	6,699	50.95%	Joe Maldonado	Dem.	6,438	48.97%	13,148	261
	General[16]	Nov. 5	Randy Udell	Democratic	29,040	98.18%	--unopposed--				29,579	28,501

References

1. "WisDems Officers". Wisconsin Democratic Party. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
2. Wethal, Kimberly (March 11, 2022). "Meet the candidate running for City of Fitchburg's District 4 seat this spring". Fitchburg Star. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
3. "Randy Udell for Assembly - Bio". Retrieved November 4, 2024.
4. Chappell, Robert (April 4, 2023). "Julia Arata-Fratta wins race for Fitchburg Mayor". Madison365. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
5. "Udell Campaign: Announces candidacy for Dane County Board District 33". WisPolitics. December 11, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
6. "State Rep. Jimmy Anderson announces State Senate candidacy". HGN News. December 29, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
7. Bahl, Andrew (March 6, 2024). "Second Fitchburg alder, Randy Udell, gets into state Assembly race".
8. Menkes, Ava (June 24, 2024). "In Democratic primary, candidates emphasize broadband, education". Wisconsin Watch. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
9. "Ratcliff wins Senate District 16 Democratic primary; Udell eclipses Maldonado for 47th Assembly seat". Fitchburg Star. August 14, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
10. Spring Primary Election - February 18, 2020 (Report). Fitchburg city government. February 18, 2020. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
11. Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary - April 7, 2020 (Report). Fitchburg city government. April 7, 2020. p. 3. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
12. Spring Election - April 5, 2022 (Report). Fitchburg city government. April 5, 2022. pp. 2–3. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
13. Spring Election Official Results - April 4, 2023 (Report). Fitchburg City government. April 4, 2023. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
14. "2024 Spring Election & Presidential Preference Primary - County Supervisor District 33". County of Dane, Wisconsin - Election and Voting Information. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
15. County by County Report - 2024 Partisan Primary (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 26, 2024. p. 47. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
16. County by County Report - 2024 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 27, 2024. p. 47. Retrieved January 2, 2025.

Party political offices
Preceded by Michael Childers	Treasurer of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin June 6, 2015 – present	Incumbent
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Jimmy Anderson	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 47th district January 6, 2025 – present	Incumbent