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Patrick J. Kreitlow (born July 3, 1964) is an American politician, former broadcaster, and communications consultant. A
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, Kreitlow was a member of the
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, representing Wisconsin's 23rd Senate district, from 2007 to 2011. In November 2008, Kreitlow was elected President pro tempore of the
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. He was defeated for reelection in 2010 by
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. Kreitlow ran for
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seat in the 2012 election against incumbent
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, who was reelected.


Early life, education, and journalism career

Born in 1964 in
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to parents Joan and Jerry Kreitlow, Kreitlow graduated from
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in 1982, then attended the
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, where he graduated with a B.A. in
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in 1986. He and his wife, Sharry, have two daughters, Samantha and Chelsea. Kreitlow is a former journalist, having worked at
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and other radio stations. He joined the news department of
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in the mid-1990s, becoming the 6pm anchor and 10pm co-anchor in 1998. Kreitlow left
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in May 2005. He also served as the president of the Western
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.


Wisconsin Senate


Elections

;2006 Kreitlow was elected to the
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in 2006, defeating 17-year incumbent Republican State Senator
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51%-49%, a difference of just 1,096 votes. ;2010 In May 2010, numerous news sources mentioned Kreitlow as a possible candidate for the open
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seat from
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following the retirement of
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. He later declined to enter the race and endorsed Democratic
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in her run for the seat. On November 2, 2010,
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, a former member of the
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, defeated Kreitlow 54%-46%.


Tenure

Kreitlow delivered the 2010 Senate Democratic response to
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's State of the State Address. In November 2009, along with Senators
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and
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, Kreitlow announced the Senate Democrats CORE business growth initiative.


Committee assignments

During his tenure, he served on the Campaign Finance Reform, Rural Issues and Information Technology, Economic Development, Job Creation, Family Prosperity and Housing, Education; Ethics Reform and Government Operations; and Public Health, Senior Issues, Long Term Care and Privacy committees. Kreitlow served as chair of the committee on Rural Issues and Information Technology and the Special Committee on Domestic Bio-fuels.


2012 congressional election

Kreitlow ran for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional district seat in the November 2012 election. The incumbent representative, Sean Duffy, was reelected.


2018 gubernatorial election

Kreitlow served as the senior advisor to candidate for
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Dana Wachs.


References


External links


Pat Kreitlow for U.S. Congress
official campaign website * , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Kreitlow, Pat 1964 births Living people Politicians from Eau Claire, Wisconsin Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire alumni Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators Apple Valley High School (Minnesota) alumni 21st-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature