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Dean Knudson
Dean Knudson (b. April 29, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 30 from 2011 to 2017.
Knudson did not seek re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2016.
On August 29, 2013, Knudson announced that he was running for the State Assembly Majority Leader position that was vacated by Scott Suder (R). He was defeated by Bill Kramer (R) in an election held on September 4, 2013.[1][2]
Biography
Knudson earned his DVM in veterinary medicine from Iowa State University, is the founder and owner of Hillcrest Animal Hospital, and has owned Veterinary Service Corporation since 2003. Knudson was mayor of Hudson, WI from 2008-2010, after serving on the Hudson City council from 1996 to 2002, and was previously Chairman of the Republican Party of St. Croix County Wisconsin.[3]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Knudson served on the following committees:
| Wisconsin committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Finance |
| • Education |
| • Review of Administrative Rules, Vice-Chair |
| • Joint Finance |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Knudson served on the following committees:
| Wisconsin committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Colleges and Universities |
| • Finance |
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Knudson served on these committees:
| Wisconsin committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Colleges and Universities, Vice Chair |
| • Education |
| • Urban and Local Affairs |
Campaign themes
2012
Knudson's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
- Jobs and the Economy - Spending needs to be under control, and policies need to be enacted that will "encourage job growth in the private sector."
- Tax Relief - Business taxes need to be cut, and reforms to "unleash the innovative, creative power of our free enterprise system."
- Improving Education - "Needs to couple student achievement to the evaluations and rewards given to teachers."
Sponsored legislation
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
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 Dean Knudson (R) did not seek re-election.
Shannon Zimmerman defeated Scott Nelson and Aaron Taylor in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 30 general election.[4][5]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 30 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Shannon Zimmerman |
56.08% | 17,790 | |
| Democratic | Scott Nelson | 38.96% | 12,358 | |
| Independent | Aaron Taylor | 4.96% | 1,574 | |
| Total Votes | 31,722 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission | ||||
Scott Nelson ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 30 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Scott Nelson (unopposed) | |
Shannon Zimmerman defeated Paul Berning in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 30 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 30 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Shannon Zimmerman |
57.90% | 1,565 | |
| Republican | Paul Berning | 42.10% | 1,138 | |
| Total Votes | 2,703 | |||
2014
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Darrel Laumann was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Dean Knudson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Laurie Kroeger ran as a Libertarian. Laumann, Knudson and Kroeger faced off in the general election.[8][9] Incumbent Knudson defeated both challengers, Laumann and Kroeger, in the general election, and was re-elected for another term.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dean Knudson Incumbent |
59.7% | 13,951 | |
| Democratic | Darrel Laumann | 37.1% | 8,658 | |
| Libertarian | Laurie Kroeger | 3.2% | 747 | |
| Total Votes | 23,356 | |||
2012
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012
Knudson won re-election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 30. Knudson ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and defeated Diane Odeen (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dean Knudson Incumbent |
55.8% | 17,261 | |
| Democratic | Diane Odeen | 44.1% | 13,657 | |
| - | Scattering | 0.1% | 20 | |
| Total Votes | 30,938 | |||
2010
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010
Knudson defeated Democrat Matt Borup in the November 2 general election. He was unopposed in the primary election. [13]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 30 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Dean Knudson (R)
|
14,124 | |||
| Matt Borup (D) | 8,629 | |||
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 30 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Dean Knudson (R)
|
2,947 | 99.66% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Knudson was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Wisconsin. Knudson was one of 36 delegates from Wisconsin bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[14] Cruz suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 546 bound delegates. For more on what happened to his delegates, see this page.
Delegate rules
At-large delegates from Wisconsin to the Republican National Convention were selected by a committee formed by the candidate who received a plurality of the statewide vote in the state presidential primary election and ratified by the State Executive Committee. For district-level delegates, the district chairman of each district compiled a list of delegates from which the presidential candidate who won a plurality of the vote in that district selected three delegates. Delegates from Wisconsin were bound to a candidate on all ballots at the convention unless the candidate released them or failed to receive one-third of the vote on a ballot.
Wisconsin primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Wisconsin, 2016
| Wisconsin Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Ted Cruz |
48.2% | 531,129 | 36 | |
| Donald Trump | 35.1% | 386,290 | 6 | |
| John Kasich | 14.1% | 155,200 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.3% | 3,156 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.5% | 5,608 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 1,310 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 825 | 0 | |
| Jim Gilmore | 0% | 242 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.1% | 1,428 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.2% | 2,491 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 1% | 10,569 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0% | 510 | 0 | |
| Other | 0.2% | 2,288 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,101,046 | 42 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Wisconsin Vote | ||||
Delegate allocation
Wisconsin had 42 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 24 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's eight congressional districts). District delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the vote in a congressional district received all of that district's delegates.[15][16]
Of the remaining 18 delegates, 15 served at large. Wisconsin's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis. The candidate who won a plurality of the statewide vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[15][16]
Personal
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Knudson and his wife, Joy, have two children.
Scorecards
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2017
In 2017, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 3 through December 31. There were also special sessions. The first special session was January 5. The second special session was August 1 through September 15.
- Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against MMAC's position.
- National Federation of Independent Business in Wisconsin: 2016 legislative voting record
- Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor policy.
- Wisconsin Family Action: 2017-2018 legislative scorecard
- Legislators are scored by the Wisconsin Family Action on their votes on legislation related to "marriage, family, the sanctity of human life, or religious freedom."[17]
- Legislators are scored on their stances on conservation issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on legislation WMC deemed as "most important issues for the business community."
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
2016
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In 2016, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 15.
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2015
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In 2015, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 5 through December 31.
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2014
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In 2014, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 14 through June 4.
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2013
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In 2013, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 7 to December 31.
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2012
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In 2012, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 16.
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Recent news
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See also
- Wisconsin State Legislature
- Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin State Assembly Committees
- Wisconsin Joint Committees
- Wisconsin state legislative districts
External links
- Official campaign website
- Dean Knudson on the Wisconsin State Assembly website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography on Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Dean Knudson on Facebook
- Dean Knudson on Twitter
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ The Pioneer Press, "Hudson lawmaker to run for majority leader of Wisconsin Assembly," August 29, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "Wisconsin Assembly elects Kramer as majority leader," September 4, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Assembly member Dean Knudson biography," May 26, 2011
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2014 Partisan Primary Candidates," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
- ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall Partisan Primary," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall General Election," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed April 25, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "Wisconsin GOP releases list of all 42 delegates to Republican National Convention," April 27, 2016
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "rollcallvote" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
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| Preceded by - |
Wisconsin State Assembly District 30 2011–2017 |
Succeeded by Shannon Zimmerman (R) |
