Donna Seidel

Donna Seidel
Wisconsin State Assembly District 85
Former officeholder
In office
2005 - January 3, 2013
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$49,943/year
Per diem	$88/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
First elected	2004
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, 1972
Personal
Birthday	08/06/1950
Place of birth	Neenah, WI
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Donna Seidel (b. August 6, 1950) is a former Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 85th District from 2005 to 2013. She served as Assistant Minority Leader.

Seidel worked as the Marathon County Clerk of Circuit Court from 1989-2004, and has been an investigator with the District Attorney's Office, and as a police officer.

She is a member of the Marathon County Democratic Party and Wausau Noon Optimists Club, and former member of the Wisconsin Association of Clerks of Circuit Court, The Womens' Community, and Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Seidel served on these committees:

• Assembly Organization Committee
• Children and Families Committee Member
• Joint Committee on Legislative Organization
• Rules Committee

Workforce Development

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Seidel served on these committees:

• Assembly Organization Committee
• Children and Families Committee (Vice Chair)
• Corrections and the Courts Committee
• Health and Healthcare Reform Committee
• Legislative Organization Committee, Wisconsin State Legislature
• Rules Committee
• Workforce Development Committee

Elections

2012

Donna Seidel campaign ad from April 2012

See also: Pam Galloway recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2012)

Seidel ran against state Rep. Jerry Petrowski (R) in a recall election that targeted state Sen. Pam Galloway (R). Seidel defeated James Buckley in the Democratic primary on May 8 and lost to Petrowski in the recall on June 5.

Recall of Wisconsin State Senator Pam Galloway, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jerry Petrowski	61.3%	44,107
	Democratic	Donna Seidel	38.6%	27,744
	-	Scattering	0.1%	58
Total Votes				71,909
Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

Petitions to recall Galloway were turned in on January 17, 2012 to the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. Following GAB's decision that enough signatures were valid, a recall election was scheduled. Soon after, Galloway resigned her senate seat effective March 17. The recall, however, had to continue and Petrowski stepped in for Republicans.

Wisconsin State Senate District 29 Recall - Democratic Primary Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Donna Seidel	63.5%	17,930
James Buckley	35.8%	10,099
Scattering	0.8%	217
Total Votes		28,246

2010

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010

Seidel was re-elected to Wisconsin State Assembly District 85. She defeated Republican Charles Eno and Libertarian Jim Maas in the general election on November 2, 2010. Seidel was unopposed in the September 14, 2010 primary election.

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 85 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Donna Seidel (D)		10,298
Charles Eno (R)		8,460
Jim Maas (L)		830

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 85 Democratic primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Donna Seidel (D)		2,661	99.81%

Sponsored legislation

Legislation sponsored in 2009 includes:

• AB-164 Child placed in the home of a relative: granting the relative the same procedural rights as a foster parent re notice of intent to remove the child and review of decisions and orders involving placement and care
• AB-209 Nonprofit organization providing assistance to low-income individuals or victims of domestic violence and related crimes: county may appropriate money re capital and operational expenses

For a full listing of sponsored legislation and details see the House site.

Campaign donors

2012

According to a report filed with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board at the end of April, Seidel raised $97,000 and had $38,000 on hand.

2010

In 2010, Seidel received $36,472 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.

Wisconsin State Assembly 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Donna Seidel's campaign in 2010
Brooks, Bryan	$500
3M	$500
Service Employees Local 150	$500
Spoerl, Robert G	$500
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 434	$500
Total Raised in 2010	$36,472

2008

The top 5 donors to Seidel's 2008 campaign:

Donor	Amount
Seidel, Kathleen	$550
WI Laborers District Council	$500
WI Society of Anesthesiologists	$500
WI Wholesale Beer Distributors	$500
Bruggink, Maria	$500

External links

Suggest a link

• Official campaign website
• Donna Seidel for State Senate Facebook page
• Representative Seidel's web page
• Wisconsin Assembly - Representative Donna Seidel
• Project Vote Smart biographical profile
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2008
• State Surge profile - legislative and voting track record
• Wisconsin Democracy Campaign profile
• Representative Seidel's Freedom Speaks profile

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Wisconsin State Assembly District 85 2005–2013	Succeeded by Mandy Wright (D)