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Dale Yurs
Democratic Party
Elections and appointments
Last election
August 9, 2022
Education
Bachelor's
Lakeland College, 2009
Graduate
University of Northern Iowa, 2011
Personal
Religion
United Church of Christ
Profession
Special Education Teacher
Contact
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Dale Yurs (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 80. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2022.

Yurs completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Dale Yurs earned a bachelor's degree from Lakeland College in 2009 and a graduate degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 2011. His career experience includes working as a special education teacher.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 80

Mike Bare defeated Jacob Luginbuhl in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 80 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Mike Bare (D) Candidate Connection
 
69.7
 
23,380
Image of Jacob Luginbuhl
Jacob Luginbuhl (R)
 
30.3
 
10,156
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
27

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,563
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 80

Mike Bare defeated Anna Halverson, Chad Kemp, Dale Yurs, and Doug Steinberg in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 80 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Bare
Mike Bare Candidate Connection
 
47.7
 
4,921
Image of Anna Halverson
Anna Halverson
 
27.1
 
2,802
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Chad Kemp
 
19.4
 
2,003
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Dale Yurs Candidate Connection
 
4.5
 
460
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Doug Steinberg
 
1.3
 
132
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
3

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,321
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 80

Jacob Luginbuhl defeated Nathan Graewin in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 80 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jacob Luginbuhl
 
55.5
 
1,935
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Nathan Graewin
 
43.8
 
1,526
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
23

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,484
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Dale Yurs completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Yurs' responses.

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I work as a special education teacher at Belleville High School. I am the current Belleville Village Board President, and I previously served on the Verona City Council. I spent six years as a volunteer firefighter, I’m active in my local church, and I care deeply about serving the wider community. Being a public servant has been my dream ever since 8th grade civics class. I believe that government can do good and that it can work to make life better for everyone, not just the powerful. I hope to dedicate my life to public service and working for the common good. As a teacher, dad, and former volunteer firefighter, I bring the fierce compassion and sincere care for others that our system of government needs right now. I grew up in the 80th Assembly District and graduated from Verona Area High School in 2005. I have a bachelor’s degree in history from Lakeland College, a Master’s degree in U.S. constitutional history from the University of Northern Iowa, and I’m finishing my doctorate in educational leadership at Edgewood College. My spouse and I have planted our roots in the 80th district where we are raising our two young daughters.
  • I am running for Wisconsin State Assembly because I believe that our highest good is to do right by our neighbors. We don’t lose anything by going out of our way to help each other. I believe we need leaders in every level of government who refuse to settle for an unjust system. Our democracy needs champions who believe in fairness and who understand that elected officials have a responsibility to tell the truth, listen with compassion, and ensure equal justice for all.
  • At my core, I am an optimist – unyielding in hope and relentless in my commitment to the common good – and it is that hopeful optimism and dedication to the common good that I believe make me the best person to serve as Representative of the 80th Assembly District.
  • The core values of my campaign are: fundamental fairness, equity, and expanded opportunities for all. If I am fortunate enough to be entrusted with the job of representing the 80th District, I commit to giving my best to the people I am called to serve. I commit to listening, learning, and leading with compassion. Just like I strive to do for the students in my classroom, I will strive to make my constituents and all people feel heard, cared about, encouraged, and challenged. I will do my level best to do right by everyone and to work alongside others to forge a way ahead that’s characterized by unyielding hope and generosity of spirit.
My top legislative priorities are: 1.) ensuring equity and excellence in public education; 2.) guaranteeing healthcare as a human right by securing every Wisconsinite access to quality, affordable care, including mental healthcare and safeguarding a woman’s right to full reproductive healthcare; 3.) restoring and protecting voting rights along with putting an end to partisan gerrymandering; 4.) advocating workers’ rights to a living wage and collective bargaining; and 5.) passing commonsense gun safety legislation. I’ll also take a strong stance on other important issues of basic human dignity like protecting the rights and safety of the LGBTQ+ community, supporting climate justice and investment in a green economy, and addressing the housing crisis by working to make affordable housing more widely accessible.
Elected officials have a responsibility to tell the truth, listen with compassion, serve the common good, and ensure equal justice for all.
My very first job was working as a bagger and carry-out person at my local grocery store, Miller & Sons, in Verona, WI. It was an afterschool, weekend, and summer job I held all through high school. Working at a family-owned community store was a wonderful way to meet a ton of people in the town where I grew up. I learned a lot about customer service, what it looks like for a business to serve the community, and what it means to earn a paycheck. The store gave a lot of first-job opportunities to high school students like me. I am grateful for the experience I had working there and for the opportunity it afforded me to get to know my neighbors.
With my background in education, I would love to be on the Education Committee.
Elected officials have a responsibility to be not only fierce advocates, but also humble listeners who compassionately attend to the hopes, fears, and ideas of others. I am willing to work in good faith with anyone who understands that elected leaders are, first and foremost, public servants who have a duty to ensure equal justice for all. I am excited to work with anyone and everyone who believes that allegiance to the common good is a higher priority than allegiance to party and power. While I am not willing to compromise the principles of fairness and justice, I can commit to listening with humility to those who disagree with me and to trying to do right by everyone, even those who don’t vote for me.

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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 15, 2022


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