Chris Rahlf
Chris Rahlf (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 60. Rahlf lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Rahlf completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 60
Incumbent Robert Brooks defeated Chris Rahlf in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 60 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Brooks (R) | 64.9 | 20,702 |
 | Chris Rahlf (D)  | 35.0 | 11,182 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 31,920 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 60
Chris Rahlf advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 60 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Rahlf | 100.0 | 3,519 |
| Total votes: 3,519 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 60
Incumbent Robert Brooks advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 60 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Brooks | 100.0 | 7,355 |
| Total votes: 7,355 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Chris Rahlf completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rahlf's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
-Ensure all Wisconsinites have access to quality, affordable health care -Put an end to gerrymandering so that voters choose their representatives rather than politicians choosing their voters -Invest in economic growth through incentivizing small businesses, fully funding K-12 schools, state universities and technical schools, and improving Wisconsin's technology and transportation infrastructures.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
I'm passionate about creating an environment where both businesses and individuals can thrive while at the same time protecting our environment. Too much of our political rhetoric has framed these as either/or propositions and they don't have to be. By protecting our environment, we create the place where young people and families can live and thrive. By providing every Wisconsinite with a great education and affordable care, we create the qualified workforce that will attract businesses.
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
I look up to my father. He is a retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant, the highest enlisted rank you can achieve. He taught me that "your troops eat first". To mean that means that your job as a leader is to make sure that others have the tools, resources, and encouragement they need to be successful.
What process do you favor for redistricting?
I believe in a non-partisan redistricting process where neither party gains an unfair advantage. In 2012, more Wisconsinites voted for Democratic state assembly candidates, yet Republicans won almost 2/3 of the seats. We have some of the worst gerrymandered districts in the country - this deprives people of having a vote that actually counts. This effects of this include voter apathy, and hyper-partisanship on both sides since most legislators are locked into their districts and don't have to appeal to swing or independent voters. Unfair voting maps eats at the foundation of our democracy.
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