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Fred Ekornaas
Fred Ekornaas (b. August 19, 1940) was a Republican candidate for District 22 of the Wisconsin State Senate in the recall against incumbent Sen. Robert Wirch. Ekornaas lost to Jonathan Steitz in the Republican primary on July 19.
At the time of the recall, Ekornaas served as vice chair of the Kenosha County Board. He previously served two terms as Kenosha County sheriff, a position he was elected to as a Democrat.[1] Ekornaas was not endorsed by the Republican Party.[2]
Elections
2011
Ekornaas announced that he would run against Robert Wirch (D) if a campaign to recall the incumbent senator was approved. About 18,000 signatures to recall Wirch were filed on April 21, 2011. Signatures were filed against nine different state senators in Wisconsin. A total of 16 were originally targeted for recall.[3] Ekornaas lost to Steitz in the primary.
| July 19 Republican primary[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
Jonathan Steitz 
|
5,981 | 61.06% | ||
| Fred Ekornaas | 3,369 | 34.39% | ||
| Scattering | 446 | 4.55% | ||
Campaign themes
2011
Ekornaas’s campaign website stated the following:[5]
- Representing You in Madison
- Excerpt: "I will not abandon the residents of District 22 and hide out in Illinois for three weeks, refusing to represent the citizens that elected me."
- Creating Jobs and Stimulating Wisconsin’s Economy
- Excerpt: "we need to attract businesses to our state. With incentives and programs that facilitate economic growth Wisconsin businesses can hire more employees."
- Providing Tax Relief to Seniors, Families & Business
- Excerpt: "we need to provide tax relief. Seniors should not be taxed on their pensions, home owners should receive property tax relief, and businesses should be allowed to use that money to provide salaries and benefits to their workers and new hires."
- Cutting Wasteful Government Spending
- Excerpt: "Wisconsinites work hard for their money, they don’t want to see it wasted by government. As your Senator, I will introduce legislation that requires priority-based budgeting thus eliminating waste."
- Protecting Your 2nd Amendment Right
- Excerpt: "I support your Constitutional right to carry a concealed weapon."
- Sanctity of Human Life
- Excerpt: "I am proud to be pro-life. We need to end abortions paid for by our tax dollars."
- Election Integrity
- Excerpt: "Protecting our elections is key to our representative form of government, and requiring photo ID will assist in stopping voter fraud."
- Investing in Education
- Excerpt: "We need more local control over our schools. Unfunded mandates are costing taxpayers money and children a valuable education."
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "I am against government-controlled healthcare. We need patient-centered care for true reform to take place."
Campaign contributions
| Fred Ekornaas Campaign Finance Reports (GAB ID No. 0105107) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions | (Expenditures) | Cash on Hand | ||||
| July Continuing[6] | July 11, 2011 | $0.00 | $4,783.25 | $(4,520.96) | $262.29 | ||||
Official reports
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Kenosha County Board vice chair announces recall run against Wirch," May 7, 2011
- ↑ Journal Times, "Challenger emerges in potential Wirch recall," May 7, 2011
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Recall petitions filed against 4 lawmakers," April 21, 2011
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "July 19 Primary Election Results District 22," accessed August 11, 2011
- ↑ Fred Ekornaas for Senate, "On the Issues," accessed May 23, 2011
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT: STATE OF WISCONSIN: GAB-2: Fred Ekornaas for State Senate," July 11, 2011
