Jean Bartz
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Jean Bartz (independent) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 41. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Bartz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jean Bartz was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, in 2010. Her professional experience includes working as a regional property manager, overseeing a portfolio of apartment communities in Madison and the west side of Wisconsin, and owning a small business. She is involved with the Wisconsin Realtors Association, the Institute of Real Estate Management, and the Adams County Farm Bureau.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41
Alex Dallman defeated Nate Zimdars and Jean Bartz in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alex Dallman (R) | 60.6 | 18,604 |
| Nate Zimdars (D) | 33.9 | 10,428 | ||
 | Jean Bartz (Independent)  | 5.5 | 1,680 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 30,724 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41
Nate Zimdars advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nate Zimdars | 99.9 | 3,098 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 3,101 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41
Alex Dallman defeated Gary Will, Luke Dretske, and Chuck Harsh in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Dallman | 49.3 | 3,411 |
| Gary Will | 20.2 | 1,400 | ||
 | Luke Dretske | 16.3 | 1,125 | |
| Chuck Harsh | 14.1 | 973 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 6,917 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tate Barber (R)
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jean Bartz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bartz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am politically moderate and running as an Independent in order to be free of ties to any political party. I believe that our representatives should be responsible and accountable to the people of their district and having partisan ties is not in the best interest of the people. I am dedicated to community engagement throughout the legislative session to ensure my votes accurately reflect the will of the people of District 41. I am passionate about housing, supporting farmers and small businesses, encouraging tourism in my district, improving our infrastructure, and bringing civil discourse back to our legislature. As an Independent, I am uniquely qualified to work across the aisle to encourage compromise and constructive solutions that work for the people of our state.
In my personal life I am a wife, mom, full time regional property manager, and small business owner. My husband and I live outside of Wisconsin Dells with our daughter and 5 pets. Our other daughter currently lives in Costa Rica coordinating health and wellness programs for under-served populations. I enjoy reading, hiking, camping, helping my daughter's Girl Scout Troop, working on our house, and playing games with my family. I'm a bit of a nerd with a quirky sense of humor who's always been an independent thinker. I'm a Wisconsin-ite born and bred and am excited to serve ALL of the people of my district.
- Politics is the problem, not the solution. We need an Independent representative dedicated to representing the PEOPLE, not partisan agendas.
- Extreme partianship benefits no one. We need an Independent representative who can work across the aisle to bring people together.
- We need common sense solutions that comes with bipartisan solidarity. As an Independent, I can bridge the gap in our partisan legislature and ensure we are enacting solutions that benefit the people, not a specific party.
Housing, supporting farmers and small businesses, encouraging tourism in our district, improving our infrastructure, building bipartisan bridges to find solutions to the issues we face
I always looked up to and was inspired by my mother. She always stood up for what she believed was right and taught me to have faith in myself regardless of if others thought me odd or weird. She taught me that it doesn't matter what other's opinion of you is, as long as you can respect your own actions and choices. She always gave of herself, to the point of breaking, but she also taught me when to step back to take care of myself. She raised me to be kind, to respect all people regardless of our differences, to think for myself, and to question everything.
One of the best lessons she taught me came my freshman year of high school. There was a girl's choice dance approaching and I wanted to ask a boy from the popular crowd who I had a crush on. I was so nervous about taking that kind of a chance. She said to me, "What's the worse thing that could happen? He says no and the world goes on. And if he says yes, you get to take him to the dance." That was a pivotal moment for me in terms of taking chances in my life. What's the worse thing that could happen? It doesn't work, but at least you tried.
The most important thing an elected official can possess is a strong moral and ethical code. Our elected officials must always remember that they work for the people. They must always seek to engage in discourse with all sides, not just with those they personally agree with. They must remain open minded and be willing to put aside personal feelings to enact the will of those who elected them.
I believe that the core responsibility of this role is to represent the people. To do this, I want to revolutionize how this job is done. I plan to continue community engagement throughout the legislative session, not just during campaign season. I want to continually solicit feedback from my district regarding the policies coming up for vote, so that I am sure to be voting based on the will of the people. My goal will be to engage the community in active conversation regarding the policies so that the people understand the policies at hand; the pros and the cons, the intentions and potential ramifications. Then I can take the people's feedback and use it to improve policies that they want to see move forward, and vote against those that they feel are not in their best interest.
In 1999 Oklahoma experienced devastating tornadoes that killed 50 people and caused over $1 billion in damages. I was in junior high and it was the first time in my fairly sheltered life that I really understood the hardship that other people experience. It was a small thing, but I had been saving up for my first CD player and instead chose to donate the money I'd saved to a local charity that was raising money for the victims of this disaster.
On a larger scale, 9/11 is clearly imprinted on my memory. I was in high school and it was the first time I'd considered that outside forces might attack our country. I remember being in shock after coming in from gym class and seeing the towers burning on the news. Every teacher had their tv turned on and my then history teacher let us watch the coverage during his class. I remember the solidarity that came directly after the attacks; the support across communities and across political divides. I remember pride in my country and our response for the victims and their families, the pride in the first responders that worked so long and hard to find survivors and then to recover those that didn't survive. My mother said at the time that 9/11 would be my generation's JFK assassination and she was eminently right. I remember that one day so much clearer than almost anything else prior to my high school graduation.
On a larger scale, 9/11 is clearly imprinted on my memory. I was in high school and it was the first time I'd considered that outside forces might attack our country. I remember being in shock after coming in from gym class and seeing the towers burning on the news. Every teacher had their tv turned on and my then history teacher let us watch the coverage during his class. I remember the solidarity that came directly after the attacks; the support across communities and across political divides. I remember pride in my country and our response for the victims and their families, the pride in the first responders that worked so long and hard to find survivors and then to recover those that didn't survive. My mother said at the time that 9/11 would be my generation's JFK assassination and she was eminently right. I remember that one day so much clearer than almost anything else prior to my high school graduation.
My first job was at the resort down the road from my childhood home. I would ride my bike to work and bus tables, clean hotel rooms, babysit, and even occasionally do some cooking in the coffee shop. I worked there in the summers for about three years until I got a job at our local bookstore.
It can be beneficial, but we also need to guard against career politicians who inevitably lose touch with their constituents. Progress is best made when we bring together people from all walks of life to find innovative solutions.
I favor a non-partisan redistricting process. The results of an election should never be a foregone conclusion. Partisan gerrymandering only pushes representatives toward more extreme ideologies as they work to differentiate themselves from others of their party to gain office. Ending partisan gerrymandering would mean that representatives must work to gain the support of a bipartisan majority in their district, which would encourage collaborative behavior to support a more diverse group of voters, rather than just the majority party.
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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 18, 2020
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