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Collin McNamara
Collin McNamara (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Senate to represent District 24. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
McNamara completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Collin McNamara earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point in 2022.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Senate District 24
Incumbent Patrick Testin defeated Collin McNamara in the general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 24 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrick Testin (R) | 58.7 | 57,695 |
 | Collin McNamara (D)  | 41.3 | 40,599 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 47 | ||
| Total votes: 98,341 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 24
Collin McNamara advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 24 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Collin McNamara | 99.9 | 17,494 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 17,518 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 24
Incumbent Patrick Testin advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 24 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Testin | 99.6 | 14,796 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 53 | ||
| Total votes: 14,849 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McNamara in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Collin McNamara completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McNamara's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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In high school, I discovered my passion for service. After the 2016 election, I recognized the deep resentments within our politics and committed myself to rebuilding trust in government. When faced with adversity, my family taught me to "take it on the chin and keep going." This mantra taught me resilience and perseverance. In 2018, I graduated from Iola-Scandinavia High School. I chose to go to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. After my acceptance, a plan was announced to eliminate some programs, including my intended major. Recognizing the challenges ahead, I resolved to show up and enroll. I joined Student Government and I served on a committee that developed a policy ensuring that our policies made sense. During the height of the pandemic, I served as the Student Body President. I earned a reputation for asking tough questions, challenging the status quo, and collaborating with diverse individuals. I graduated with a B.A. in Political Science.
- I am running because I had several people come up to me and state that they have lost faith in their government, that all politicians are just the same, and that nothing will ever get done so what difference does it make. I am running because I want to change that. I want you to believe in government again. I want you to believe in Wisconsin again. I want you to believe in your leaders again. I want you to believe in Democracy again. This may sound naive or like a distant memory, but I believe as strongly as I ever have that our best days are still ahead of us, as long as we are willing to set aside the old petty politics of the past and move forward with good intentions.
- I am also running to restore Wisconsin values back to Madison, values that I was raised to believe in. Values like honesty, integrity, empathy, respect and hard work. Honesty, is about saying that you are going to do something and then doing it. It means that you tell the truth, and call it as you see it. And that you are true to yourself, you don’t try to be someone who you aren’t depending on the situation you are in. Integrity, is holding yourself to the highest standard even when no one is looking. In life there are moments where you say that you will do something, and you have to follow through even, and especially, when it is difficult. Integrity means that your word is your bond. I will never be afraid to stand up for my constituents
- I am running to make sure our policies make sense, and to make sure that we are meeting people where they are at and not just expecting them to reach out to their leaders.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 12, 2023
