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Howard Marklein
| Howard Marklein | ||
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| Wisconsin State Assembly District 51 | ||
| 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, Whitewater, 1976 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | 10/03/1954 | |
| Place of birth | Madison, WI | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Marklein has been a partner at Baker Tilly (formerly Virchow Krause) since 1984 and is an expert in the area of forensic accounting and white collar crime investigation. He served in an elected position on the Board of Directors of a not-for-profit community hospital, and has served almost four years as Board Chair.
Marklein earned his BBA in Accounting from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1976 and his CPA in 1978.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Marklein served on the following committees:
| Wisconsin Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture | ||||
| • Audit, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Education | ||||
| • Financial Institutions | ||||
| • Rural Affairs | ||||
| • Ways and Means, Chair | ||||
| • Joint Legislative Audit | ||||
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Marklein served on these committees:
| Wisconsin Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture | ||||
| • Education, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Financial Institutions | ||||
Elections
2014
- See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2014
On April 10, 2013, Marklein announced his intent to run in the 2014 election for District 17. Marklein will face incumbent Dale Schultz in the Republican primary, should Schultz choose to run for re-election.[2]
2012
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012
Marklein won re-election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 51. Marklein ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and defeated Maureen May-Grimm (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 51, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Howard Marklein Incumbent |
51.9% | 14,279 | |
| Democratic | Maureen May-Grimm | 48.1% | 13,238 | |
| - | Scattering | 0.1% | 22 | |
| Total Votes | 27,539 | |||
2010
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010
Marklein defeated Democratic candidate John Simonson in the November 2 general election. He was unopposed in the primary election. [4]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 51 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Howard Marklein (R)
|
10,822 | |||
| John Simonson (D) | 9,931 | |||
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 51 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Howard Marklein (R)
|
4,564 | 99.8% | ||
Campaign themes
Marklein's major issues are:
- Jobs: Create tax and regulatory policies that are not hostile to the businesses that create jobs.
- Health care: Points out the importance of not-for-profit community hospitals to overall community health.
Campaign donors
In Wisconsin, there is a $500 campaign contribution limit for donations to partisan Assembly candidates.[5]
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, when Marklein first won election to the State Assembly, he collected $111,890 in donations.[6]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Howard Marklein | $5,000 |
| Howard Marklein | $2,566 |
| Northwestern Mutual Life | $500 |
| AT&T | $500 |
| 16 individual donors | $500 each |
Personal
Marklein is married to Peggy, a registered nurse. He is the father of Nicole and William, and three stepchildren.
Recent news
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Howard Marklein News Feed
- Wisconsin Bill Would Treat Organic Milk , Sharp Cheddar , Brown Eggs as " Junk ... - PR Watch
- Conservatives target Schultz, a 'RINO' they see as endangered political species - Kansas Watchdog
- Afternoon State News Briefs: UW-Madison has lowest percentage of in-state ... - Pierce County Herald
- 'CPA Caucus' found UW System doom and gloom didn't add up - Kansas Watchdog
- Nash column: Walker lacks integrity - Beaver Dam Daily Citizen
- UW system hoards financial surplus - Fourth Estate Newspaper
- UW System reserve fund furor sparked by state Republican "CPA caucus" - La Crosse Tribune
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External links
- Howard Marklein on the Wisconsin State Assembly website
- Biography on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign website
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Marklein on Facebook
References
- ↑ Marklein website
- ↑ swnews4u.com, "Marklein to run for Senate seat," April 10, 2013
- ↑ 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, Howard Marklein candidate summary, Retrieved June 22, 2011
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