Tony Wied

Biography & Campaign Analysis

Background

Tony Wied, whose full name is Anthony Christian Wied, was born on May 3, 1976, and was raised in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin. He graduated from Notre Dame Academy in 1994 and then attended St. Norbert College, where he played college football and graduated in 1998. Wied later inherited Dino Stop, a chain of gas and convenience stores, which he sold in 2022. He and his wife, Angela, have four sons and live in De Pere, Wisconsin.

Career

In 2024, after Mike Gallagher announced his resignation from the U.S. House seat for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, Wied entered the special election to succeed him. In the Republican primary on August 13, 2024, Wied defeated state senators André Jacque and Roger Roth.

He then won both the special election and the regular general election against Democratic nominee Kristin Lyerly and was sworn in on November 12, 2024.

In the House he supported the American Relief Act of 2025, and he is a member of the Republican Study Committee, the Republican Main Street Partnership and the Congressional Western Caucus.

2026 race

Wisconsin's 8th district covers northeastern Wisconsin, including Green Bay and Appleton. Tony Wied, the Republican incumbent, was elected there with 57.3% of the vote in 2024 and won the 2026 Republican primary with 99.78%.

His Democratic opponent is Rick Crosson, a former member of the Green Bay school board from 2024 to 2025, who won a three-way primary with 35.24% of the vote against financial advisor Mark Scheffler (33.01%) and musician Katrina DeVille (31.62%).

Wied and Crosson meet in the general election on November 3, 2026.