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Karen DeSanto

Democratic · Wisconsin · 2026 · Incumbent

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Wisconsin Assembly District 40Wisconsin · 2026Sauk County sample ballot
Biography

DeSanto is a former professional circus performer who later served as CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Wisconsin from 2011 to 2024, per her official legislator page. She graduated from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College in 1993 and was named the National Boys & Girls Clubs of America's 2021 CEO of the Year. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

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