Peter Barca
| Peter Barca | ||
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| Wisconsin State Assembly District 64 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2009 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 5, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 4 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Leadership | ||
| Minority Leader, Wisconsin State Assembly | ||
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $49,943/year | |
| Per diem | $88/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2007 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Wisconsin State Assembly District 64 | ||
| 1984-1995 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1977 | |
| Master's | University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1983 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | 08/07/1955 | |
| Place of birth | Kenosha, WI | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Barca has worked as an employment specialist, CEO of Northpointe Resources, and as a teacher. He is the President of Aurora Association International, co-founder of the International Society for Cardiovascular Translational Research (ISCTR), and board member of the Kenosha Family and Aging Society.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Barca served on the following committees:
| Wisconsin Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Assembly Organization | ||||
| • Employment Relations | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
| • Employment Relations | ||||
| • Information Policy and Technology | ||||
| • Joint Legislative Council | ||||
| • Legislative Organization | ||||
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Barca served on these committees:
| Wisconsin Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Assembly Organization | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
| • Employment Relations | ||||
| • Joint Legislative Council | ||||
| • Legislative Organization | ||||
2009-2010
During the 2009-2010 legislative session, Barca served on these committees:
| Wisconsin Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Audit, Chair | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
| • Financial Institutions | ||||
| • Jobs, the Economy and Small Business | ||||
| • Assembly Organization | ||||
| • Audit, Co-Chair | ||||
Issues
Employee contracts
Gov. Jim Doyle's administration negotiated the public employee contracts and it hit a snag in the state legislature in mid-December 2010.
The Wisconsin Senate was deadlocked 16-16 on the series of public employee contracts the chamber considered. Democratic state Sens. Russ Decker and Jeff Plale joined Republican state senators in opposition.
"It wasn't a party-line vote," Decker said.
Decker is a member of the Bricklayers International Union. He voted for the slate of union contracts in a joint legislative committee Wednesday morning. He was stripped of his majority leader title in a closed-door meeting, following the first deadlocked vote.
When the Senate returned to vote by the same count on each of the remaining contracts, state Sen. Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay, took the role of majority leader.
"I'm extremely surprised," said Barca. "Never in a million years would you that the majority leader,who's been telling people for two weeks that they (the Senate) had the votes and they were moving forward, would be the one to actually kill (the series of contracts)," Barca said.[2]
Elections
2014
- See also: Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2014
Barca is considered a potential challenger to Republican Governor Scott Walker's bid for re-election in 2014. As of January 2013, he has not stated publicly his intentions regarding the race, however a grassroots social media outreach campaign was mounted by local activists aiming to urge Barca to run.[3]
2012
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012
Barca won re-election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 64. Barca ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14 and in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 64, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Peter Barca Incumbent |
96.8% | 20,264 | |
| - | Scattering | 3.2% | 662 | |
| Total Votes | 20,926 | |||
2010
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010
Barca was re-elected to Wisconsin State Assembly District 64. He was opposed by Libertarian Daane Hoffman in the general election on November 2, 2010. He was unopposed in the September 14, 2010 primary election. [5]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 64 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Peter Barca (D)
|
9,667 | |||
| Daane Hoffman (L) | 1,774 | |||
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 64 Democratic primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Peter W. Barca (D)
|
1,466 | 99.8% | ||
Sponsored legislation
Legislation sponsored in 2009 includes:
- AB-217 Colorectal cancer examinations and laboratory tests: health insurance policies and plans required to cover; conditions and OCI and DHS duties
- AB-365 Felony victim's prior testimony: admissibility of in revocation of probation, parole, or extended supervision proceedings
- AB-366 OWI second or third offense penalty: court may order a therapeutically indicated dose of naltrexone as condition of probation, fine provision
For a full listing of sponsored legislation and details see the House site.
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Barca received $47,631 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[6]
| Wisconsin State Assembly 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Peter Barca's campaign in 2010 | |
| Wisconsin Insurance Alliance | $500 |
| Pfizer | $500 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $500 |
| Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 400 | $500 |
| Bysted, Steve | $500 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $47,631 |
2008
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The top 5 donors to Barca's 2008 campaign:[7]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Barca, Citizens for Peter | $1,100 |
| Barca, Peter W | $1,000 |
| Barca, Kathleen | $500 |
| Barrett For Wisconsin | $500 |
| Kenosha Professional Fire Fighters Local | $500 |
Recent news
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This section displays the most recent stories in a Google News search for the term "Peter + Barca + Wisconsin + Assembly"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
Peter Barca News Feed
- State reports 62000 net job gain in 2 years - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Wisconsin sees biggest monthly job loss since 2009 - 77Square.com
- WEDC Board Asks For More Control - Wisconsin Public Radio News
- Bill to get around injunctions blocking state laws gets preliminary Assembly OK - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Plenty of Horne GOP Bill Gives Landlords Sweeping Rights - urbanmilwaukee
- Wisconsin: Troubles mount for Walker's jobs agency - Pioneer Press
- Venture capital bill stalls; dispute surfaces on whether biotech firms should ... - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Morning briefing: Democrats' successes, Milwaukee, state pensions - Capital Times
- Wisconsin revenue to grow $500 million more than expected - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- WI Legislature gets busy after time away from floor - Kansas Watchdog
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External links
- Representative Barca's campaign
- Representative Barca's website
- Wisconsin Assembly - Representative Peter Barca
- Project Vote Smart biographical profile
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
- Wisconsin Democracy Campaign profile
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Assemblyman Barca
- ↑ "Legislature Stalls on Doyle-backed Contracts," Watchdog.org, December 15, 2010
- ↑ Facebook: Peter Barca for Governor, accessed January 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
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions
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