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Chuck Wichgers
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Wisconsin State Assembly District 84
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Prior offices
Wisconsin State Assembly District 83
Successor: Nik Rettinger

Wisconsin State Assembly District 82
Successor: Scott Allen
Predecessor: Ken Skowronski

Compensation

Base salary

$57,408/year

Per diem

$155.70/day (with overnight) or $77.85/day (no overnight)

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Muskego High School, 1983

Associate

Waukesha County Technical College, 1985

Personal
Birthplace
Milwaukee, Wis.
Profession
Sales
Contact

Chuck Wichgers (Republican Party) is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 84. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Wichgers (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 84. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Chuck Wichgers was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Wichgers graduated from Muskego High School in 1983. He earned an associate degree from Waukesha County Technical College in 1985. His career experience includes working in professional sales. He was elected to the City of Muskego Common Council and the Waukesha County Board of Supervisors, both in 1999.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Wichgers was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Wichgers was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Wichgers was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Wisconsin committee assignments, 2017
Constitution and Ethics
Education
Environment and Forestry
Government Accountability and Oversight
Health
Jobs and the Economy

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 84

Incumbent Chuck Wichgers defeated Zachary Roper in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 84 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chuck Wichgers
Chuck Wichgers (R)
 
71.9
 
28,676
Zachary Roper (D)
 
28.0
 
11,174
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
45

Total votes: 39,895
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 84

Zachary Roper advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 84 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Zachary Roper
 
99.8
 
3,843
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
6

Total votes: 3,849
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 84

Incumbent Chuck Wichgers advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 84 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chuck Wichgers
Chuck Wichgers
 
99.6
 
8,633
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
36

Total votes: 8,669
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82

Incumbent Chuck Wichgers defeated Deborah Davis and Zachary Roper in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chuck Wichgers
Chuck Wichgers (R)
 
56.7
 
16,705
Image of Deborah Davis
Deborah Davis (D) Candidate Connection
 
43.2
 
12,715
Zachary Roper (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
22

Total votes: 29,442
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82

Deborah Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Deborah Davis
Deborah Davis Candidate Connection
 
99.7
 
4,185
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
11

Total votes: 4,196
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82

Incumbent Chuck Wichgers advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chuck Wichgers
Chuck Wichgers
 
99.5
 
6,579
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
36

Total votes: 6,615
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 83

Incumbent Chuck Wichgers defeated Alan DeYoung in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 83 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chuck Wichgers
Chuck Wichgers (R)
 
69.6
 
27,019
Alan DeYoung (D)
 
30.3
 
11,748
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
35

Total votes: 38,802
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 83

Alan DeYoung advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 83 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Alan DeYoung
 
99.9
 
3,278
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
4

Total votes: 3,282
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 83

Incumbent Chuck Wichgers advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 83 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chuck Wichgers
Chuck Wichgers
 
99.8
 
7,151
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
17

Total votes: 7,168
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 83

Incumbent Chuck Wichgers defeated Jim Brownlow in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 83 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chuck Wichgers
Chuck Wichgers (R)
 
69.9
 
22,351
Image of Jim Brownlow
Jim Brownlow (D)
 
30.1
 
9,624
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
23

Total votes: 31,998
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 83

Jim Brownlow advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 83 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Brownlow
Jim Brownlow
 
100.0
 
3,123

Total votes: 3,123
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 83

Incumbent Chuck Wichgers advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 83 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chuck Wichgers
Chuck Wichgers
 
100.0
 
6,486

Total votes: 6,486
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2016

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. Incumbent Dave Craig (R) did not seek re-election.

Chuck Wichgers ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 83 general election.[2][3]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 83 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Chuck Wichgers  (unopposed) 100.00% 26,596
Total Votes 26,596
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission

Chuck Wichgers defeated Steven Whittow, Karen Schuh and Jordan Karweik in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 83 Republican primary.[4][5]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 83 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Chuck Wichgers 48.62% 4,077
     Republican Steven Whittow 33.60% 2,817
     Republican Karen Schuh 10.91% 915
     Republican Jordan Karweik 6.87% 576
Total Votes 8,385


Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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2016

Wichgers' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[6]

Life

  • Excerpt: "Chuck fully supports legislation that strengthens pro-life principles and actively campaigns against the so-called 'pro-choice' agenda."

Religious freedom

  • Excerpt: "Our First Amendment rights to free speech and freedom OF religion are non-negotiable. The Founding Fathers of our nation put these first in the Constitution because they are the most basic, but also the most powerful, rights in a free society."

Heroin/opioid epidemic

  • Excerpt: "For several years, he has been working to create an organization dedicated to helping those in health care that promote conservative treatments for pain, to be more involved with monitoring the use of these medications and helping patients get off them when they are no longer necessary."

Education

  • Excerpt: "With children in college, high school, middle school, and grade school, Chuck has been immersed in all levels of the education system. He and Michelle have been extremely active in all of their children's education and curriculum."

2nd Amendment

  • Excerpt: "Second only to freedom of speech and religion, our right to keep and bear arms is critical to a free society. Chuck fully supports the right to self-defense and the right to carry concealed weapons."

Campaign finance summary


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Chuck Wichgers campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Wisconsin State Assembly District 84Won general$11,487 $11,120
2022Wisconsin State Assembly District 82Won general$24,114 $25,857
2020Wisconsin State Assembly District 83Won general$10,630 N/A**
2016Wisconsin State Assembly, District 83Won $20,898 N/A**
Grand total$67,129 $36,977
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal 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.

Scorecards

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2024


2023


2022


2021


2020


2019


2018


2017


See also


External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Robert Donovan (R)
Wisconsin State Assembly District 84
2025-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
Ken Skowronski (R)
Wisconsin State Assembly District 82
2023-2025
Succeeded by
Scott Allen (R)
Preceded by
-
Wisconsin State Assembly District 83
2017-2023
Succeeded by
Nik Rettinger (R)


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