Democrat Patty Schachtner has been sworn into the state Senate.
Schachter was sworn in on Tuesday, becoming the 14th Democrat. There are 18 Republicans and one vacancy.
Schachtner won a special election last month in the 10th Senate district, which had been under Republican control for 17 years. President Donald Trump also carried the northwestern Wisconsin district in 2016.
Schachtner’s win energized Democrats who saw it as a good sign of momentum headed into the fall midterm elections.
Schachtner is the St. Croix County medical examiner and a Somerset school board member.