Aaron LaFave
Aaron LaFave (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 85. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 11, 2020.
LaFave completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Aaron LaFave was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He received a bachelor's degree from Lawrence University in 2009. LaFave's professional experience includes being a business owner, co-managing a family business founded by his father and operating a residential real estate company.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 85
Incumbent Patrick Snyder defeated Jeff Johnson in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 85 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patrick Snyder (R) | 55.1 | 16,599 | |
 | Jeff Johnson (D)  | 44.9 | 13,515 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 30,132 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 85
Jeff Johnson defeated Aaron LaFave in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 85 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Johnson | 65.1 | 3,051 |
 | Aaron LaFave | 34.8 | 1,629 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 4,684 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 85
Incumbent Patrick Snyder advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 85 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patrick Snyder | 99.8 | 3,599 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 3,606 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Aaron LaFave completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by LaFave's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My wife Laura and I, our two young children, and our two old dogs, live on the east side of Wausau. We like to jog and cycle, go cruising on the motorcycle, or work on the house. Our children are both under three years old, so they keep us very busy now and we're loving every minute of it.
Laura is a counselor in the Wausau School District, and prior to that she was teaching middle-school math. We both believe strongly in education, and I see and hear daily the important work our educators are doing. I also hear about the struggles that they continually face. We need to continue to prioritize education and it is one of my top priorities.
I grew up in Ohio, before going to high school in Minnesota, and then attended Lawrence University in Appleton, WI. I majored in both economics and philosophy, and shortly after graduation I went back to night-classes for accounting.
I believe strongly in fairness and equal opportunity for everyone. I want to preserve our liberties to follow the American dream - whatever that means to you personally.- Fairness and Equity above all else. Unbiased and non partisan districts, equal funding for all schools and education needs, reforming our justice system - all of it, fair and equitable.
- Engage more people in politics. We need less talking and more listening from our politicians. Let's get real input from our district constituents - and then honor those requests.
- Let's reduce the partisan divide. Many people say it can't be done, or that it won't work. That's just code for "it's really hard." Let's start working - together - towards real solutions.
This outcome decides the direction of our state government for the next decade - so we have to get it right!
Let's take ownership and put ourselves on a sustainable path towards the future.
Would be help to build relationships with other legislators? Absolutely. Especially if that friend doesn't think exactly like you.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 29, 2020
