Jack C. Voight (born December 17, 1945) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 32nd

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from 1995 to 2007. He is a member of the

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Early life and career

Born and raised in

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, Voight received his Bachelor of Science degree from the

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in 1971.

Career

After serving as a sergeant in the

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from 1968 to 1970, he moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, where he established an insurance agency. Voight served on the Appleton City Council from 1983 to 1993, holding the position of council president from 1992 to 1993. When incumbent Treasurer

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ran in the Republican primary for

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in 1994, Voight ran as the Republican nominee to replace her. He was elected that year, and re-elected in 1998 and 2002. Voight was defeated for re-election on November 7, 2006, by

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, a former

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and AFSCME union activist, then working as a clerk at the

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Boston Store, in what was considered an upset. Voight had defeated Sass in both 1998 and 2002, and Sass said she spent less than $4,000 on the race, most out of her own pocket. Voight held the position of president of the National Association of State Treasurers in 1997. In May 2009, Voight announced his interest in seeking the Republican nomination for

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in 2010, but instead, the following June, Voight announced he was going to run to replace retiring

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Toby Paltzer. On April 5, 2011, he was defeated by former Assemblyman and unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor Tom Nelson, by roughly 52% - 48%. Voight blamed the political unrest stemming from

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Scott Walker's policy drive to eliminate public workers'

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powers, saying "The labor movement has not only energized the Democratic Party base but a lot of the independents." In 2016, Voight was elected to serve as Outagamie

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. He resigned in 2017 due to health and medical concerns.

Electoral history

References

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