POLITICAL PROFILES: Wisconsin's U.S. Senate candidates

WISCONSIN -- Voters take to the polls Tuesday, August 14th to determine which of four Republican candidates will take on Democratic candidate Tammy Baldwin for Wisconsin's open U.S. Senate seat -- being vacated by the retiring Herb Kohl. In the running are former Governor Tommy Thompson, political newcomer and businessman Eric Hovde, former Congressman Mark Neumann and Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald.

FOX6 News' Mike Lowe has profiled each of the five candidates leading up to the election. Click the links below for more.

Tommy Thompson

U.S. Senate candidate profile: Tommy Thompson

Eric Hovde

U.S. Senate candidate profile: Eric Hovde

Mark Neumann

U.S. Senate candidate profile: Mark Neumann

Jeff Fitzgerald

U.S. Senate candidate profile: Jeff Fitzgerald

Tammy Baldwin

U.S. Senate candidate profile: Tammy Baldwin