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He is running as a Democrat.
Kimmel made national headlines in 2006 with a controversial proposal that targeted illegal immigrants and would have made English the official language for all signs and government documents in the city of about 2,400. The City Council dropped the proposal, citing the potential for lawsuits.
The 33-year-old bar manager was elected to a second term April 1 by a nearly 3-1 margin.
“That’s probably my proudest accomplishment,” he said. “We had a lot of first time voters, young voters.”
Kimmel is the fifth candidate to announce or file papers as a Democrat. There are two Republicans actively campaigning in the district, which includes all of Buffalo and Trempealeau counties and a town in Jackson County.
Gronemus, a Democrat who has represented the district since 1980, is retiring.
