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Don Vruwink

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Don Vruwink
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Prior offices
Wisconsin State Assembly District 43
Successor: Jenna Jacobson

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Contact

Don Vruwink (Democratic Party) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 43. He assumed office in 2017. He left office on January 3, 2023.

Vruwink (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 33. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2021-2022

Vruwink was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Vruwink 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
Agriculture
Colleges and Universities
Education
Mining and Rural Development
Tourism

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

2022

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 33

Incumbent Scott Johnson defeated incumbent Don Vruwink in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 33 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Scott Johnson (R)
 
50.4
 
13,709
Image of Don Vruwink
Don Vruwink (D)
 
49.5
 
13,462
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
31

Total votes: 27,202
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 33

Incumbent Don Vruwink advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 33 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Don Vruwink
Don Vruwink
 
99.8
 
4,316
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
9

Total votes: 4,325
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 33

Incumbent Scott Johnson defeated Dale Oppermann in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 33 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Scott Johnson
 
51.5
 
3,293
Dale Oppermann
 
48.3
 
3,087
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
11

Total votes: 6,391
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43

Incumbent Don Vruwink defeated Beth Drew in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Don Vruwink
Don Vruwink (D)
 
55.2
 
17,643
Beth Drew (R)
 
44.7
 
14,263
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
33

Total votes: 31,939
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43

Incumbent Don Vruwink advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Don Vruwink
Don Vruwink
 
99.5
 
5,219
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
25

Total votes: 5,244
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43

Beth Drew advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Beth Drew
 
99.3
 
1,882
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
13

Total votes: 1,895
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43

Incumbent Don Vruwink defeated Gabriel Szerlong in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Don Vruwink
Don Vruwink (D)
 
61.1
 
16,241
Gabriel Szerlong (R)
 
38.7
 
10,288
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
35

Total votes: 26,564
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43

Incumbent Don Vruwink advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Don Vruwink
Don Vruwink
 
100.0
 
5,753

Total votes: 5,753
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43

Gabriel Szerlong advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Gabriel Szerlong
 
100.0
 
2,297

Total votes: 2,297
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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 Andy Jorgensen (D) did not seek re-election.

Don Vruwink defeated Allison Hetz in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 43 general election.[1][2]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 43 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Don Vruwink 54.65% 16,179
     Republican Allison Hetz 45.35% 13,427
Total Votes 29,606
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


Don Vruwink defeated Anissa Welch in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 43 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 43 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Don Vruwink 57.92% 3,038
     Democratic Anissa Welch 42.08% 2,207
Total Votes 5,245


Allison Hetz ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 43 Republican primary.[3][4]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 43 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Allison Hetz  (unopposed)


Campaign themes

2022

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2020

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2016

Vruwink's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[5]

Education

  • Excerpt: "Increasing government funding and financial aid is essential for all levels of Wisconsin public education."

Jobs

  • Excerpt: "For a strong Wisconsin we need an economic policy that pays a fair wage for a hard day's work. Family sustaining jobs must be made a priority in order to support and grow our middle class."

Labor

  • Excerpt: "The ability of a worker to join a union and bargain collectively is imperative if we want Wisconsin to have a robust middle class."

Agriculture

  • Excerpt: "We need to continuing supporting agriculture programs in our local schools and increase funding for UW-system ag. research."

Campaign finance summary


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Don Vruwink campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Wisconsin State Assembly District 33Lost general$453,936 $466,102
2020Wisconsin State Assembly District 43Won general$59,305 N/A**
2016Wisconsin State Assembly, District 43Won $36,091 N/A**
Grand total$549,332 $466,102
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2022

In 2022, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 18 to March 8.

  • Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce: Senate and House
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Legislators are scored on their votes on industry-specific legislation.
Legislators are scored on their votes by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association on legislation related to Wisconsin's law enforcement community.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.


2021


2020


2019


2018


2017


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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Wisconsin State Assembly District 43
2017-2023
Succeeded by
Jenna Jacobson (D)


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