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Andre Jacque
| Andre Jacque | ||
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| Wisconsin State Assembly District 2 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2011 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 5, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $49,943/year | |
| Per diem | $88/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2003 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | 10/13/1980 | |
| Place of birth | Beaver Dam, WI | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Before being elected, Jacque was a Green Bay Area Transit Planning Coordinator. He graduated with a BS from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2003.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Jacque served on the following committees:
| Wisconsin Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Criminal Justice | ||||
| • Energy and Utilities | ||||
| • Jobs, Economy and Mining | ||||
| • Judiciary, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Public Safety and Homeland Security, Chair | ||||
| • Urban and Local Affairs | ||||
| • Joint Review on Criminal Penalties, Co-chair | ||||
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jacque served on these committees:
| Wisconsin Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Criminal Justice, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Judiciary and Ethics | ||||
| • Urban and Local Affairs | ||||
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Andre Jacque endorsed Rick Santorum in the 2012 presidential election. [2]
Elections
2012
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012
Jacque won re-election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 2. Jacque ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated Larry Pruess in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 2, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Larry Pruess | 41.3% | 12,033 | |
| Republican |  Andre Jacque Incumbent |
58.6% | 17,082 | |
| - | Scattering | 0.1% | 26 | |
| Total Votes | 29,141 | |||
2010
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010
Jacque defeated Democratic incumbent Ted Zigmunt in the November 2 general election. He defeated Republicans Terry Ostrander and Jeff Van Straten in the primary election. [4]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 2 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Andre Jacque (R)
|
13,958 | |||
| Ted Zigmunt (D) | 8,456 | |||
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 2 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Andre Jacque (R)
|
3,204 | 48.62% | ||
| Jeff Van Straten (R) | 2,239 | 33.98% | ||
| Terry Ostrander (R) | 1,135 | 17.22% | ||
Campaign themes
Jacque campaign slogan is "Common Values-Common Sense." He lists the following campaign issues as his focus:
- Taxes - Excerpt: "I support tougher state spending controls"...and "...requiring state agencies to justify their base budget spending..." and "...repeal the numerous state tax hikes passed during 2009..."
- Jobs and the Economy - Jacque proposes to reverse the current trend by the following actions: "Support the REPEAL of the $242.5 million jobs tax...," "Support the Recruit & Retain Jobs NOW Act," "Support an Economic Development Superfund...," "Oppose massive tax hikes for government-run healthcare.", and "Work to repeal auto insurance changes written by trial lawyers..."
- Abortion: Excerpt: "100% Pro-Life," is a "Member of Pro-Life Wisconsin and Wisconsin Right to Life", and "...will work to eliminate taxpayer funding for programs and organizations that perform and promote abortions."
- 2nd Amendment: Jacque will work to "Require that sportsmen's fees are used for sporting, wildlife and conservation purposes...,"Ensure that rural, publicly-owned property remains available to citizens for recreation and hunting...," and is a "NRA member, Supports the Right to Carry Act."[5]
Campaign donors
In Wisconsin, there is a $500 campaign contribution limit for donations to partisan Assembly candidates.[6]
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, when Jacque first won election to the State Assembly, he collected $86,992 in donations.[7]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Koch Industries | $1,500 |
| Citizens for Mark Gottleib | $1,500 |
| National Rifle Association | $1,500 |
| Republican Party of 6th Congressional District of Wisconsin | $1,500 |
| 6 individual donors | $1,500 each |
Personal
Jacque is married and has two children.
Recent news
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Andre Jacque News Feed
- Wisconsin Assembly passes drunken driving bills with toughened penalties - Pioneer Press
- Wisconsin Republicans ready slew of abortion bills - Isthmus
- New state law benefits CBCWA - Green Bay Press Gazette
- Wisconsin Assembly Passes Asbestos Lawsuit Bill - Insurance Journal
- Walker signs Assembly bill 15, Senate bills 55 & 67 into law - fox6now.com
- Venture capital bill stalls; dispute surfaces on whether biotech firms should ... - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Wisconsin State Assembly Passes Asbestos Bill - Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center
- US agency backs lower blood-alcohol limit for drivers - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Wis. Assembly panel OKs underage drinking bill - WEAU
- State Political and Government News: Dalai Lama to speak before state legislature - Pierce County Herald
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External links
- Summary, biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at Follow The Money
- Profile at Facebook
References
- ↑ Campaign website biography
- ↑ Rick Santorum for President, "Wisconsin Conservatives Rally Behind Rick Santorum," March 2012
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2012 Partisan Primary 8/14/2012," retrieved June 12, 2012
- ↑ Official GAB primary results
- ↑ Campaign website
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board "Contribution Limits"
- ↑ Follow the Money.org, Andre Jacque candidate summary, Retrieved June 22, 2011
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