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Wars of words have begun in the seven competitive races for the Dane County Board of Supervisors, as candidates set themselves apart from their opponents in the lead-up to Election Day on April 1.

Non-incumbent candidates in two other races are running unopposed, and four incumbents are stepping down. Supervisors Dianne Hesselbein, Melissa Agard Sargent, Kurt Schlicht and Erika Hotchkiss filed non-candidacy papers in December.

Among the slew of perennial issues facing the board, the next class of supervisors will grapple with several dynamic issues, ones with far-reaching implications. Up in the air are whether to build a new jail, where to build a $600,000 day shelter for the homeless and how to reel in the county's $250 million in debt.

To the chagrin of conservatives, these decisions will land squarely in the hands of the board's liberal wing, whose current super-majority could grow by six more seats.

Of all nine races, District 21 is perhaps the most closely watched, as labor attorney Andy Schauer launches an energetic challenge to David Wiganowsky, the board's 10-term conservative stalwart.

Barring a successful write-in candidate, Paul Nelson, running unopposed, will replace Hesselbein in the District 9 seat. Michele Ritt, also running unopposed, will replace Sargent in the District 18 seat.

Both Hesselbein and Sargent were elected to the state Assembly in 2012. Like their predecessors, Nelson and Ritt are left of center politically.

Below are overviews of the seven competitive races, what issues the candidates feel should be board priorities, why they believe they're the one for the job, and what distinguishes them from their opponent.

District 5

UW-Madison student Chris Hoffman aims to unseat fellow political science major and one-term incumbent Leland Pan. Both men, 21, say they are the best choice to represent students on the board.

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Liberals could pick up six seats in 2014 Dane County Board races

By Andrew DarbyMarch 14, 2014, 6:08 a.m.

Tasmanian Liberal leader Will Hodgman is closing on majority government at Saturday's election after 16 years in opposition, as the electorate turns away from Labor Premier Lara Giddings.

Tasmanian Liberal leader Will Hodgman is closing on majority government at Saturday's election after 16 years in opposition, as the electorate turns away from Labor Premier Lara Giddings.

Polling by EMRS and ReachTEL over the past two months consistently showed a likely Liberal majority in the 25-seat House of Assembly.

The latest Newspoll result released on Thursday had the Liberals on 53 per cent statewide.

Tasmania's front-running Liberals are said to have copied their first post-election priority in government directly from the playbook of Queensland LNP Premier Campbell Newman.

But the copycat policy is emerging as a test of Mr Hodgman's credentials after the campaign was marked by sustained attacks from Labor and Greens over his ability to stand up for the state.

Mr Hodgman's First 100 Days Implementation Plan copies the Queensland Premier's First 100 Days Action Plan in form - and in its most crucial commitment.

Mr Newman promised in 2012 on the first day ''to issue a whole-of-government 4 per cent unemployment target as the underpinning principle of policy''.

Mr Hodgman promised in the first week to ''issue a whole-of-government directive to make reducing the unemployment rate to the national average the government's number one priority''.

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March 14, 2014, 5:54 a.m.

Tasmania's front-running Liberals are said to have copied their first post-election priority in government directly from the playbook of Queensland LNP Premier Campbell Newman.

Tasmania's front-running Liberals are said to have copied their first post-election priority in government directly from the playbook of Queensland LNP Premier Campbell Newman.

Liberal leader Will Hodgman is closing on majority government at Saturday's election after 16 years in opposition, as the electorate turns away from Labor.

Polling by EMRS and ReachTEL over the past two months consistently showed a likely Liberal majority in the 25-seat House of Assembly. The latest Newspoll result, released on Thursday, had the Liberals on 53 per cent statewide.

But the copycat policy is emerging as a test of Mr Hodgman's credentials after the campaign was marked by sustained attacks from Labor and the Greens over his ability to stand up for the state.

Mr Hodgman's First 100 Days Implementation Plan copies Mr Newman's First 100 Days Action Plan in form - and in its most crucial commitment.

Labor Premier Lara Giddings said the decision to duplicate Mr Newman's policy showed up the flaws in the Liberal campaign.

''Will Hodgman is copying Campbell Newman with his unemployment policy, when Mr Newman has actually driven the rate up,'' Ms Giddings said.

Queensland's unemployment rate rose in February to 6.1 per cent in trend terms, according to ABS figures released on Thursday. With unemployment running at 7.4 per cent, Tasmania remains the worst-affected state in the country.

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Will Hodgman taking his post-election plan straight from Campbell Newman