MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative Wisconsin appeals court judge announced Wednesday she is running for an open seat on the battleground state's Supreme Court, promising to stop the politicization of the courts after record-high spending in the last race fueled by billionaires Elon Musk and George Soros.

Appeals Court Judge Maria Lazar, who formerly worked as a prosecutor for the Wisconsin Department of Justice, is the first conservative to get into the race , which will be decided in April. Liberal Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor, a former Democratic state lawmaker, also is running.

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