 In April 1993, Rosenzweig won a special election against Democrat David Cullen to an open seat in the Wisconsin State Senate.She was unseated in the 2002 primaries by fellow Republican Thomas G. Reynolds, who claimed she was too liberal on issues such as abortion and gun-control.The election may have been influenced by the redrawing of the 5th Senate District after the 2000 census, which increased its proportion of Republicans.