Lisa’s Team

Campaign Support Director

Bre Busker brings a strong background in business operations, leadership, and communications to her role. She oversees key campaign functions including event planning, social media management, press relations, and strategy.

Bre began her career in sales and worked her way up to Operations Manager at US Cellular while gaining hands-on experience in telecommunications, technology, and team leadership. In addition to her career path, she became a licensed real estate agent in 2018, further expanding her expertise in client service and local community engagement.

She is currently completing her degree in Business Operations and Analysis at the University of Arizona Global Campus, sharpening her analytical and strategic skills to support date-informed decision-making within the campaign.

Originally from Apple River, Illinois, Bre is proud to call southwest Wisconsin home, where she lives with her wife, Meghan. She is deeply dedicated to preserving the Driftless Area’s unique beauty and natural resources. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, birdwatching, and staying current on pop culture and politics.

Humanitarian Concerns Advisor

Linda Stombaugh is a UW-Platteville graduate, born and raised in Platteville, Wisconsin. She has a professional background in the insurance industry, specializing in worker's compensation claims. For over a decade, Linda has been a dedicated volunteer Child Ambassador for World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization focused on helping children and families overcome poverty and injustice worldwide. Linda and her husband, Chris, reside in Platteville and are proud parents of three children and grandparents of two. 

Linda’s warmth and concern for her fellow humans (especially children) runs deep and has been her drive for helping others internationally for decades. Linda has a broader view of the world which lends to a perspective regarding the rights and needs of individuals within our own neighborhoods.

Agricultural Advisor

Myron Tranel is from Platteville, WI. and joins our team as our Ag Advisor. Myron brings a lifetime of experience starting as a boy on a family farm in Menominee, IL.  Attending Galena, IL high school, Myron received the prestigious Agricultural Achievement Award, one of only two given in the entire state. In 1971, Myron started farming independently, finally purchasing a farm in 1977.  After 17 years of milking cattle, he shifted to crop farming and feeder cattle.  During that time, he continued employment at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Athletic Department.  No stranger to hard work, Myron also obtained his real estate license in 1986, eventually owning a Century 21 Real Estate office.  His brokerage covered 15 years in that industry. In addition to his political activism, Myron continues to buy and sell hay, true to his agricultural calling.  Sheila Tranel, his wife of 49 years, is as diligent and well versed in all agricultural and political arenas as well.  Together, they provide a strong force on our team.  We are sure that their 2 children, extended family, and 5 grandkids admire them as much as we do!

Treasurer for Lisa White for Wisconsin

Coleen loves to learn and connect people. Her roots run deep in southern Wisconsin residing here for nearly her entire life. Many of you may read her insightful and well-developed political commentaries which she carefully researches and delivers on social media. We will be enlisting her literary capabilities to assist in speech writing for the team, as a sideline!

Coleen attained Associates Degrees in both Finance and Accounting at Madison Area Technical College. She layered her education with an irrepressible entrepreneurial spirit as the owner of a craft store in Shullsburg, and a bookstore in Middleton, WI. Being an ardent organizer of information, she also created processes for efficient workflow in office management.

Coleen’s attention to detail, coupled with her business and mathematical acumen, makes her a perfect fit for the team!

Platteville Native Supporting Our Community By Supporting Our Campaign.

Born and raised here in Platteville, Chris Stombaugh understands Southwest Wisconsin values. After Graduating from UW-Platteville and earning his law degree with honors from Drake University, Chris built a respected legal career while maintaining strong ties to our community and raising his family here with his lovely wife, Linda.

As a nationally recognized trial attorney and former president of the Wisconsin Association for Justice, Chris has consistently stood up for everyday people in Wisconsin and across the United States. He also shares his expertise by teaching other lawyers across the country and speaks regularly at national legal conferences.

He remains deeply committed to Southwest Wisconsin. He supports our campaign because he believes in strengthening the community that shaped him.

Equity, Inclusivity & Diversity Specialist / College & Young Adult Advisor

Royal spent 15 years working in corporate logistics in Minneapolis, before finally leaving the international supply chain hustle to purchase Driftless Market & Deli, an organic grocery store in Platteville, WI. As a Platteville Main Street business and private citizen, Royal has been a member of the Platteville Task Force for Inclusivity, Diversity, and Equity (TIDE). He is the current president of the Southwest Wisconsin Rainbow Alliance (SWRA) and Chair of the College Democrats; UW-Platteville Chapter.

Royal is proudly married to his partner, Tony Palmer and has many fur-children, primarily two dogs, Biscuit and Cubby.

Royal’s purpose is to re-kindle political energy on the UW-Platteville campus and use this passion to make a difference in his community, state, and nation. His dynamic personality is contagious.

Immigration Specialist/Advisor and Tax Consultant

More information will be added soon!