Randy Alan Udell (born May 30, 1961) is an American telecommunications engineer and Democratic politician from Fitchburg, Wisconsin. He is a member of the

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, representing Wisconsin's 47th Assembly district since 2025. He is also the current treasurer of the

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, and has represented the Fitchburg area as a member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors since April 16, 2024.

Early life and career

Udell was born in

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, on May 30, 1961. He attended public school in

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, 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

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and chairing the campus Young Democrats organization. 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.

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. 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.

Wisconsin State Assembly

Following Senator Melissa Agard's retirement, 47th district representative Jimmy Anderson announced a bid to replace her, leaving the district open. Shortly afterwards, Fitchburg alderman Joe Maldonado and Udell both announced bids to replace him. 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. In the primary election, Udell went on to defeat Maldonado by a slim 2 percent margin. 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 Cooper.

Electoral history

Fitchburg City Council (2020, 2022)

Fitchburg mayor (2023)

Dane County Board of Supervisors (2024)

Wisconsin State Assembly (2024)

References

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