Ashton Kirsch
Ashton Kirsch was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 81 of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]
Biography
Kirsch's professional experience includes working as an attorney, serving as president of the Federalist Society and president of the Young Republican Professionals of Wisconsin.[2]
Elections
2014
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Dave Considine defeated Margo Miller and Peter Vedro in the Democratic primary. Ashton Kirsch defeated David Moore and Greg Petrulis in the Republican primary. Considine faced Kirsch in the general election.[3][1][4] Considine defeated Kirsch in the general election, and was elected to the seat.[5]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
54.3% | 12,934 | |
Republican | Ashton Kirsch | 45.7% | 10,892 | |
Total Votes | 23,826 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
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52.6% | 2,085 |
Margo Miller | 35.2% | 1,395 |
Peter J. Vedro | 12.2% | 482 |
Total Votes | 3,962 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
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71.1% | 1,893 |
Greg Petrulis | 16.4% | 437 |
David Moore | 12.5% | 333 |
Total Votes | 2,663 |
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Kirsch's endorsements included the following:[6]
- Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott McCallum
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Ashton + Kirsh + Wisconsin + Assembly"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Wisconsin State Legislature
- Wisconsin state legislative districts
- Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014
External links
- Wisconsin State Legislature
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Official campaign website
- Ashton Kirsch on Facebook
- Ashton Kirsch on Twitter
- Ashton Kirsch on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
- ↑ Ashton Kirsch, "About," accessed July 30, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin 2014 fall primary election results," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2014 Partisan Primary Candidates," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
- ↑ Ashton Kirsch, "Endorsements," accessed July 30, 2014