Christopher Leon (Wisconsin)

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Christopher Leon

Democratic Party

Education

High school

Liberty High School

Associate

Valencia College, 2012

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Marine Corps

Years of service

2008 - 2010

Personal

Birthplace

New York, N.Y.

Religion

Judaism

Profession

Business Management

Contact

Personal LinkedIn

Christopher Leon (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 13, 2024.

Leon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Christopher Leon was born in New York, New York. Leon's professional experience includes working in business management. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2008 to 2010. Leon earned an associate degree from Valencia College in 2012.

Leon has been affiliated with the following organizations:

• Liberal Gun Club
• Democratic Party of Wisconsin
• Campaign Worker's Guild
• Habitat for Humanity
• Big Brother's Big Sisters of America
• Audubon Society
• Milwaukee Riverkeepers

Elections

2024

See also: Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District election, 2024

Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)

Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 5

Incumbent Scott Fitzgerald defeated Ben Steinhoff in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Fitzgerald (R)	64.4	300,521
		Ben Steinhoff (D)	35.5	165,653
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	508

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 466,682
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 5

Ben Steinhoff advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 5 on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ben Steinhoff	99.8	57,039
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	94

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,133
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Christopher Leon (D)
• Andrew Beck (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 5

Incumbent Scott Fitzgerald advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 5 on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Fitzgerald	99.3	100,916
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	734

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,650
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Leon in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Christopher Leon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Leon's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm an everyday guy that is fed up with the level of government corruption not representing the will of the people in my Congressional District.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Close the Dark Money Loophole
• Protect the right to abortion
• Take real action on gun violence prevention

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Congress needs to pull out all the tops to turn itself into a functioning form of government. We need to focus on congress working on solutions, not just acting as rubber stamps on behalf of their parties. This year US credit was downgraded on financial brinksmanship alone. I will work hard to make the changes needed for transparent and accountable government.

I believe the American people are sending a clear message that they want to preserve the rights of all people to decide what they want to do with their bodies. We need to work to preserve the right to reproductive freedoms in the entire US, not just certain states.

Additionally the people are demanding action on gun violence prevention. There are ways that we can maintain the right to keep and bear arms while working on legislation to reduce occurrences of mass shootings nationwide.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty, integrity and accountability

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I'm a hard worker, determined and driven by my experiences having moved up from cleaning toilets at McDonald's to becoming a business leader. the plight of the backbone of this country never escapes my mind.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like to take strides in eliminating government corruption and bucking the trend on special interest impact on our legislation.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The first historical event I remember in my childhood was the Lewinsky scandal. I was 8. In retrospect, our government has really set the bar low since.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was mowing lawns when I was a teenager in high school. I did that job for 3 years, working for myself. I made enough money to go from a push mower to a ride-on and was able to take on SO many more lawns. By the time I was a senior in high school I pretty much mowed all the lawns in my neighborhood.

What is your favorite book? Why?

IT by Stephen King. I'm a huge King fan and just an overall fan of horror. It was my first entrance into horror lit. Being exposed to the imagery in the novel for the first time was an experience I'll never forget.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

I would want to be Dr. Strange. I'm a huge marvel nerd and think it would be amazing to travel back and forth between the multiverse.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Africa by Toto. Not that I'm the biggest fan of this song, it just got stuck inexplicably.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

It has been a struggle to try and chase the American dream. Throughout my 20's I had to work 2 jobs to get through college and still managed to be saddled with financial struggles. Today many people my age are still working 2 jobs and because of inflation and student loans are struggling to get by. Thankfully I have gotten to a point in my life of relative financial stability, but I can't stop thinking about how many people have the potential to accomplish so much more for our society if we only held our government accountable to invest in policies meant to swell the ranks of the middle class.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

I think it has the potential to have value depending on what you managed to accomplish. Right now our house is filled to the brim with incumbents that manage to do less and less while expecting more pay and benefits. That's a huge detriment to our society.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Budget brinkmanship, BRICS, Social security, healthcare, gun violence and political dark money

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I'm a strong advocate for Congressional term limits.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Compromise is essential for the success of our nation. A lot of the issue is that most decisions are made outside the public view. I would love nothing more than for every congressperson to clearly display all the special interest money that backs their campaigns and be clear about the impact it has on their legislative priorities.

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Campaign finance summary

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Christopher Leon campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Wisconsin District 5	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Wisconsin's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tammy Baldwin (D)

Ronald Johnson (R)

Representatives

District 1

Bryan Steil (R)

District 2

Mark Pocan (D)

District 3

Derrick Van Orden (R)

District 4

Gwen Moore (D)

District 5

Scott Fitzgerald (R)

District 6

Glenn Grothman (R)

District 7

Tom Tiffany (R)

District 8

Tony Wied (R)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (3)