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A special election was held to fill the remainder of the term in the United States House of Representatives for in the 116th United States Congress. Sean Duffy, the incumbent representative, announced his resignation effective September 23, 2019, as his wife was about to give birth to a child with a heart condition. Governor of Wisconsin, Governor Tony Evers chose January 27, 2020, as the date for the special election, with the primaries scheduled for December 30, 2019. However, the United States Department of Justice, Department of Justice said that this schedule would be in violation of federal law, since it would provide insufficient time for overseas and military voters to receive ballots. Evers then rescheduled the primaries for February 18, 2020, and the general election for May 12, 2020. Republican primary Candidates Nominee *Tom Tiffany, state senator for Wisconsin Senate, District 12, Wisconsin's 12th Senate district Eliminated in primary * Jason Church, U.S. Army Vet ...
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Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District
Wisconsin's 7th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in northwestern and central Wisconsin; it is the largest congressional district in the state geographically, covering 20 counties (in whole or part), for a total of 18,787 sq mi. The district contains the following counties: Ashland County, Wisconsin, Ashland, Barron County, Wisconsin, Barron, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, Bayfield, Burnett County, Wisconsin, Burnett, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, St. Croix, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, Chippewa (partial), Clark County, Wisconsin, Clark, Douglas County, Wisconsin, Douglas, Florence County, Wisconsin, Florence, Forest County, Wisconsin, Forest, Iron County, Wisconsin, Iron, Jackson County, Wisconsin, Jackson (partial), Juneau County, Wisconsin, Juneau (partial), Langlade County, Wisconsin, Langlade, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, Lincoln, Marathon County, Wisconsin, Marathon, Monroe County, Wisconsin, Monroe (partial), Onei ...
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Jerry Petrowski
Jerry Petrowski (born June 16, 1950) is an American politician and a former ginseng, dairy and beef farmer. He is a former Republican member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the 29th Senate District from 2012-2023, and a former State Representative, representing the 86th Assembly District from 1999 to 2012. Background Petrowski was born on June 16, 1950, in Wausau, Wisconsin. He graduated from Newman High School before attending the University of Wisconsin–Marathon County and Northcentral Technical College, all in Wausau. Petrowski served in the United States Army Reserve for six years after high school. Following his service, he worked as a machinist and became a small business owner and ginseng, dairy, and beef farmer. Petrowski has been a lifelong resident of the 29th Senate District. Public office Petrowski represented the 86th Assembly District in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1999 to 2012. From 2003 to 2007 he served as the Majority Caucus Sergeant ...
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Speaker Of The Wisconsin State Assembly
The Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly is the Speaker (politics), presiding officer of the Wisconsin Wisconsin State Assembly, State Assembly, the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Article IV of the Constitution of Wisconsin, ratified in 1848, establishes the legislature and specifies the election of officers. The role and responsibilities of the speaker are defined in the Assembly Rules, originally in Rule 1, and also, under the present rules, Rule 3. Selection The speaker is chosen by a majority vote of the Assembly members at the start of each session or whenever a vacancy occurs in the role during a session, as such, the speaker is almost always the ''de facto'' leader of the Assembly's majority party. A speaker pro tempore is elected concurrent with the election of the speaker, to carry out the speaker's duties in his or her absence. Unlike the United States House of Representatives, the rules of the Assembly require that the speaker and speaker pro tempore be ...
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Wisconsin's 88th Assembly District
The 88th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in Northeastern Wisconsin, the district comprises parts of central Brown County. It includes the city of De Pere, the villages of Allouez and Bellevue, and a small part of the city of Green Bay. The district also contains landmarks such as St. Norbert College and the De Pere Lock and Dam Historic District. The district is represented by Ben Franklin, since January 2025. The 88th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 30th Senate district, along with the 89th and 90th Assembly districts. File:St._Norbert_College_campus.jpg, St. Norbert College File:Depere_Dam_Depere_Wisconsin.jpg, De Pere Dam on the Fox River File:DePereWisconsinDowntown.jpg, Downtown De Pere History The district was created in the 1972 redistricting act1971 Wisc. Act 304 which first established the numbered district system, replacing the previous system which allocated districts to s ...
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Wisconsin's 89th Assembly District
The 89th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in Northeastern Wisconsin, the district is entirely contained within central Brown County, Wisconsin, Brown County. It includes the village of Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, Ashwaubenon and much of the west side of the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay. The district contains Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers. The district is represented by Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Ryan Spaude, since January 2025. The 89th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 30th Senate district, along with the Wisconsin's 88th Assembly district, 88th and Wisconsin's 90th Assembly district, 90th Assembly districts. File:Lambeau_Field,_Green_Bay,_Wisconsin_(9181850538).jpg, Lambeau Field File:Downtown_Green_Bay_6.JPG, Green Bay's Broadway District History The district was created in the 1972 redistricting act1971 Wisc. Act 304 which first established the numbered dis ...
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Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican Party, as it has been for 28 of the past 30 years (only 2009-2010 are exceptions). Members of the Assembly are elected to two-year terms during the fall elections. In the event of a vacancy in an Assembly seat between elections, a special election may be held to fill the position. The Wisconsin Constitution limits the size of the State Assembly to between 54 and 100 members inclusive. Since 1973, the state has been divided into 99 Assembly districts apportioned amongst the state based on population as determined by the decennial census, for a total of 99 representatives. From 1848 to 1853 there were 66 assembly districts; from 1854 to 1856, 82 districts; from 1857 to 1861, 97 districts; and from 1862 to 1972, 100 districts. The size of ...
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John Gard
John G. Gard (born August 3, 1963) is an American lobbyist and former politician. A Republican, he was the 75th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly (2003–2007) and was a member of the Assembly for 19 years. Gard also ran unsuccessfully for United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 2006 and 2008, losing both elections to Democrat Steve Kagen. Early life and career Gard was born in Milwaukee, but was raised on his family's dairy farm in rural Lena, Wisconsin. He graduated from Lena High School and went on to earn his bachelor's degree in political science from University of Wisconsin–La Crosse in 1986. Gard went to work as a legislative assistant to State Representative David Prosser Jr. Political career Just a year after going to work for Prosser, at age 23, Gard made his first attempt at elected office in a 1987 special election called to replace Richard P. Matty, who was being appointed to the administration of Gover ...
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Brian Mast
Brian Jeffrey Mast (born July 10, 1980) is an American politician and U.S. military veteran who has served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Florida's 21st congressional district since 2017. The district, numbered as the Florida's 18th congressional district, 18th district before the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, 2020 redistricting cycle, includes the Treasure Coast and northern portions of Palm Beach County. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Mast is in his fifth House term. A veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom, Mast lost both his legs while serving as a United States Army, U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal technician in Afghanistan in 2010 and received the Bronze Star Medal, Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his actions. Early life and education Mast was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the son of James Mast and Tixomena Trujillo. His maternal grandparents were immigrants fr ...
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Adam Kinzinger
Adam Daniel Kinzinger (; born February 27, 1978) is an American politician, senior political commentator for CNN, and former lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard. He served as a United States representative from Illinois from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Kinzinger originally represented and later . Kinzinger was first elected to Congress in 2010 from the 11th district. His district was largely merged with the 16th after the 2010 census, and Kinzinger transferred to the 16th after defeating its incumbent, Don Manzullo, in the Republican primary. After President Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, Kinzinger became known for his vocal opposition to Trump's claims of voter fraud and attempts to overturn the results. Kinzinger did not seek reelection to Congress in 2022. After leaving office, he joined CNN as a senior political commentator. Early life, education, and early political career Kinzinger was born on February 27, 1978, in K ...
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Dan Crenshaw
Daniel Reed Crenshaw (born March 14, 1984) is an American politician and former United States Navy SEAL officer serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 2nd congressional district since 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. Crenshaw was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, and served on SEAL Team 3 in the War in Afghanistan, reaching the rank of lieutenant commander. He was wounded in action during his third deployment, losing his right eye to an improvised explosive device. He served as a legislative assistant to Representative Pete Sessions, and was elected to Congress in 2018. Early life and education Born to American parents in Aberdeen, Scotland, Dan Crenshaw grew up in Katy, Texas. His mother Susan died of cancer when he was ten years old. His father, Jim Crenshaw, is a petroleum engineer who worked abroad, and Crenshaw spent time growing up in Ecuador and Colombia, developing proficiency in Spanish. In 2002, he graduated from Colegio Nueva Gran ...
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Joni Ernst
Joni Kay Ernst (née Culver; born July 1, 1970) is an American politician and retired military officer serving since 2015 as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Iowa. A member of the Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party, she previously served in the Iowa Senate, Iowa State Senate from 2011 to 2014 and as auditor of Montgomery County, Iowa, Montgomery County from 2005 to 2011. As Chair of the United States Senate Republican Policy Committee, Senate Republican Policy Committee from 2023 to 2025, after having been vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference since 2019, Ernst was the fourth-ranking Republican in the Senate. After graduating from Iowa State University, Ernst joined the United States Army Reserve. She served in the Iowa Army National Guard from 1993 to 2015, retiring as a Lieutenant colonel (United States), lieutenant colonel. During the Iraq War, she served as the commanding officer of the 1168th ...
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Tom Cotton
Thomas Bryant Cotton (born May 13, 1977) is an American politician and United States Army, Army veteran serving since 2015 as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Arkansas. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he is the Republican Conference Chairman of the United States Senate, chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and third-ranking Senate Republican. He also chairs the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Senate Intelligence Committee. From 2013 to 2015, Cotton served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Arkansas's 4th congressional district. He was elected to the Senate in 2014 United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2014, defeating two-term Democratic Party (United States), Democratic incumbent Mark Pryor. A staunch conservative, Cotton is known for his War hawk, hawkish views on foreign affairs, especially toward China, Iran, and ...
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