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Dale Kooyenga
| Dale Kooyenga | ||
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| Wisconsin State Assembly District 14 | ||
| 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 | Lakeland College, 2000 | |
| Associate's | Moraine Valley Community College, 2000 | |
| Master's | Marquette University, 2007 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | 02/12/1979 | |
| Place of birth | Oak Lawn, IL | |
| Profession | Certified Public Accountant | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Kooyenga graduated with honors from Lakeland College in Sheboygan. He earned Masters in business Administration from Marquette University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and also serves as an Officer in the United States Army Reserve[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Kooyenga served on the following committees:
| Wisconsin Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Finance | ||||
| • Government Operations and State Licensing | ||||
| • Joint Finance | ||||
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kooyenga served on these committees:
| Wisconsin Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Consumer Protection | ||||
| • Financial Institutions | ||||
| • Homeland Security and State Affairs | ||||
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Dale Kooyenga endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [2]
Elections
2012
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012
Kooyenga won re-election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 14. Kooyenga ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14[3] and defeated Chris Rockwood (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 14, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dale Kooyenga Incumbent |
59.1% | 20,976 | |
| Democratic | Chris Rockwood | 40.8% | 14,490 | |
| – | Scattering | 0.1% | 42 | |
| Total Votes | 35,508 | |||
2010
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010
Kooyenga was unopposed in the November 2 general election. Kooyenga defeated Republicans David Coon, Dennis Kaun, Chris Maurer, Michael Olen, and Ryan Shulander in the primary election. [5]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 14
Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Dale P Kooyenga (R)
|
6,002 | 60.76% | ||
| David L. Coon (R) | 1,634 | 16.54% | ||
| Chris Maurer (R) | 1,225 | 12.4% | ||
| Ryan Shulander (R) | 397 | 4.02% | ||
| Dennis Kaun (R) | 376 | 3.81% | ||
| Michael E. Olen (R) | 225 | 2.28% | ||
Campaign themes
Kooyenga lists the following issues on his campaign website:
- Jobs and the Economy - Wants to lower the tax burden on small business.
- Human life - Supports the protection of the unborn.
- State Finances - Supports cutting wasteful spending and government debt.
- Right to Bear Arms - Supports keeping weapons away from violent criminals and felons.
- Taxes - Has signed a pledge not to raise taxes.
- Education - Supports school vouchers in order to encourage competition.
- Voter ID - Supports requiring photo ID for voting.
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 Kooyenga first won election to the State Assembly, he collected $45,151 in donations.[7]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin Republican Party | $500 |
| Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors | $500 |
| Wal-Mart Stores PAC-Resp Govt | $500 |
| Wisconsin Health & Hospital Association | $500 |
| Milwaukee Police Association PAC | $500 |
| 15 individual donors | $500 each |
Personal
Kooyenga is married and has two children.
Recent news
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Dale Kooyenga News Feed
- State treasurer duties gutted by committee - WLUK Fox 11 - Fox11online.com
- State treasurer duties gutted by committee - Appleton Post Crescent
- Wisconsin revenue to grow $500 million more than expected - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Plain Talk: No local control for Milwaukee; GOP legislators know best - Wisconsin State Journal
- Wisconsin budget gets $500M anticipated revenue boost - Pioneer Press
- State budget gets $500M anticipated revenue boost - Leader-Telegram
- 'CPA Caucus' found UW System doom and gloom didn't add up - Kansas Watchdog
- GOP lawmakers offer plan to kill Milwaukee's streetcar project - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- WEDC grilled and chilled in committee - Kansas Watchdog
- LFB: $575 million additional GPR expected through mid-2015 - WisPolitics.com
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External links
- Biography on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign website
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Kooyenga on Facebook
- Kooyenga on Twitter
- Kooyenga on LinkedIn
References
- ↑ Campaign website biography
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Wisconsin Endorsements," March 26, 2012
- ↑ Wisconsin Department of Elections - Official Primary Results
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2012 Partisan Primary 8/14/2012," retrieved June 12, 2012
- ↑ Official GAB primary results
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board "Contribution Limits"
- ↑ Follow the Money.org, Dale Kooyenga candidate summary, Retrieved June 22, 2011
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