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Duane Shukoski

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Duane Shukoski
Democratic Party
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
High school
Neenah High School
Bachelor's
Marian University, 2008
Personal
Birthplace
Neenah, WI
Profession
Environmental specialist
Contact
Campaign website
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Duane Shukoski (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 53. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Shukoski completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Duane Shukoski was born in Neenah, Wisconsin. He graduated from Neenah High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Marian University in 2008. His career experience includes working as a union paper worker and environmental leader at Kimberly Clark. He has been affiliated with Badger Globe Credit Union, Pillars, and the Federation of Environmental Technologists.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 53

Dean Kaufert defeated Duane Shukoski in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 53 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dean Kaufert
Dean Kaufert (R)
 
50.5
 
15,801
Image of Duane Shukoski
Duane Shukoski (D) Candidate Connection
 
49.4
 
15,437
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
42

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

Total votes: 31,280
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 53

Duane Shukoski advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 53 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Duane Shukoski
Duane Shukoski Candidate Connection
 
99.8
 
5,282
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
8

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

Total votes: 5,290
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 53

Dean Kaufert advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 53 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dean Kaufert
Dean Kaufert
 
99.2
 
4,494
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
38

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

Total votes: 4,532
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Duane Shukoski completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Shukoski's responses.

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I am Duane Shukoski and running in the Neenah, Menasha, Fox Crossing and Appleton area. I was born and raised in Neenah and the youngest of 13 kids and grew up in foster care. I started my 37 year career at Kimberly-Clark as a union paper-worker and worked my way up to an Environmental Leader at Kimberly-Clark. I’m running for Assembly because I am not a career politician. I will bring a working class perspective as someone who has struggled to make ends meet.
  • I will fight for reproductive freedom and repeal Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban. I believe this decision should be left to a woman and their physician. A politician does not belong in the doctor’s office.
  • I will work tirelessly to adequately fund our public schools, colleges, universities, and tech schools.
  • It is far past time we expand access to quality health care services to ensure everyone can receive preventive health services.
For far too long we have underfunded our public schools in Wisconsin. We need to work together to fully fund public school budgets to ensure we are setting up our students for success. Republicans have underfunded our public schools, colleges, universities, and Tech schools.

Wisconsin is 1 of 10 states who haven’t taken Medicaid Expansion, costing Wisconsin $1.7 billion and affecting coverage for 90,000 Wisconsinites. It is far past time we expand access to quality health care services to ensure everyone can receive preventive health services.

Across Wisconsin, families are struggling to find affordable and accessible child care for their children. We must find long-term solutions to support our childcare industry
An elected official needs to care about the community they are representing and have an open door policy. I want to hear from residents in the district about the issues they are facing. I will reach across the aisle so we can work together to provide meaningful solutions to better the lives of all Wisconsinites.
I'm always interested in problem solving and leaving things better than I found them, such as the environment. During my employment at Kimberly Clark for 37 years, the team structure and commitment to team principles, along with tools to ensure inclusion, respect and ethics have been my norm for over three decades greatly impacted me.
I loaded delivery trucks for 7-UP bottling in Oshkosh—age 16. I was employed there for 12 months
We need to work together and have open discussions on areas where we disagree to find areas that we can compromise on.
I would introduce a bill to repeal ACT 10 and the Right to Work to return bargaining power to our unions.
AFL-CIO, AFSME, Climate Cabinet Action, Human Rights Campaign, National Association of Social Workers -WI, Progressive Turnout Project, Sierra Club, SMART, Teamsters Local 344, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, Wisconsin Progress, Wisconsin Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Union
Assembly Committees on Labor and Integrated Employment, Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, and Environment

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Campaign finance summary

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Duane Shukoski campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Wisconsin State Assembly District 53Lost general$2,233,545 $1,765,783
Grand total$2,233,545 $1,765,783
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 7, 2024


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