Michael Thurow is running as an independent for the U.S. House in Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District. The contested general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026, and includes 13 candidates across four party designations.
Michael Thurow at a glance
Thurow is identified as an independent candidate. No biographical information is on file, including details about education, employment, public service or previous campaigns.
Thurow also has no documented policy positions on file. No figures are listed for money raised, money spent or cash on hand.
Those records establish Thurow’s name, independent designation, the office being sought and the election date. They do not establish a campaign platform or personal and professional background.
The full candidate field
Eight Democrats, two Republicans, two independents and one Green candidate are listed in the race. Each candidate has no biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures on file.
- Matthew John Arndt, Green: Arndt is running with the Green designation. No biography, policy positions, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
- Amanda H Bell, Democrat: Bell is running with the Democratic designation. No biography, policy positions, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
- Kelly Mx. Brown, Democrat: Brown is running with the Democratic designation. No biography, policy positions, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
- Elizabeth Fitzgibbon, independent: Fitzgibbon is running with the independent designation. No biography, policy positions, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
- Glenn S. Grothman, Republican: Grothman is the incumbent and is running with the Republican designation. No biography, policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Michael Heidenreich, Democrat: Heidenreich is running with the Democratic designation. No biography, policy positions, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
- John Dominic Macho, Democrat: Macho is running with the Democratic designation. No biography, policy positions, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
- Joey Marschall, Democrat: Marschall is running with the Democratic designation. No biography, policy positions, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
- Kortney Grant MS JR Oldham, Democrat: Oldham is running with the Democratic designation. No biography, policy positions, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
- Jonathan Philip Peetz, Republican: Peetz is running with the Republican designation. No biography, policy positions, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
- Bradley Smith, Democrat: Smith is running with the Democratic designation. No biography, policy positions, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
- Michael Thurow, independent: Thurow is running with the independent designation. No biography, policy positions, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
- Aaron Michael Wojciechowski, Democrat: Wojciechowski is running with the Democratic designation. No biography, policy positions, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
Policy and campaign finance
None of the 13 candidates has a documented position on file on any issue. That includes Thurow, so no position can be assigned to him on taxes, spending, health care, immigration, abortion, foreign policy or other matters.
Campaign finance totals also are not on file for any candidate. There are no listed figures for total receipts, total spending or cash on hand, and the records do not establish a financial comparison among the campaigns.
Election details
The race is for the U.S. House seat representing Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District. It is part of Wisconsin’s 2026 general election, scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
The field currently spans Democratic, Republican, Green and independent designations. Grothman is the only candidate identified as the incumbent; the other 12 candidates are not identified as incumbents.





