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Jennifer Shilling

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Jennifer Shilling
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Wisconsin State Assembly District 95
Wisconsin State Senate District 32

Jennifer Shilling (Democratic Party) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing District 32. Shilling assumed office on August 27, 2011. Shilling left office on May 15, 2020.

Shilling (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Wisconsin State Senate to represent District 32. Shilling did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 11, 2020.

Shilling resigned on May 15, 2020, to explore other employment opportunities.[1] Shilling also served as state Senate minority leader from 2015 to 2020.[2][3]

Shilling served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 95, from 2001 to August 26, 2011. She officially took the Senate oath of office on August 27, 2011.[4]

Biography

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Shilling has worked as a legislative aide for Assembly member Mark Meyer and as a Congressional aide to United States Representative Ron Kind. Shilling has been a member of the following boards: Family and Children's Center Community Board, La Crosse Children's Museum, La Crosse County League of Women Voters, Riverfront La Crosse Community Advisory Board, La Crosse Chancellor's Community Council at the University of Wisconsin, Board of Advisors of Viterbo University, and Wisconsin Technology Council.[5]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Shilling 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
• Senate Organization
• Employment Relations
• Joint Legislative Council
• Legislative Organization

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Shilling served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Shilling served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Shilling served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Shilling served on the following committees:

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

2020

See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2020

Jennifer Shilling did not file to run for re-election.

2016

See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Wisconsin State Senate 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 Jennifer Shilling defeated Dan Kapanke and Chip DeNure in the Wisconsin State Senate District 32 general election.[6][7]

Wisconsin State Senate, District 32 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jennifer Shilling Incumbent 48.86% 43,570
     Republican Dan Kapanke 48.80% 43,514
     Integrity Party Chip DeNure 2.35% 2,093
Total Votes 89,177
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


Incumbent Jennifer Shilling defeated Jared Landry in the Wisconsin State Senate District 32 Democratic primary.[8][9]

Wisconsin State Senate, District 32 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Jared Landry
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jennifer Shilling Incumbent


Dan Kapanke defeated John Sarnowski in the Wisconsin State Senate District 32 Republican primary.[8][9]

Wisconsin State Senate, District 32 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dan Kapanke 90.54% 5,754
     Republican John Sarnowski 9.46% 601
Total Votes 6,355

This candidate ran in one of Ballotpedia's races to watch in 2016. Read more »

2012

See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2012

Shilling won re-election in the 2012 election for the Wisconsin State Senate, District 32 seat. She ran unopposed in the August 14 Democratic primary and defeated Bill Feehan (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11]

Wisconsin State Senate, District 32, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Shilling Incumbent 58.3% 51,153
     Republican Bill Feehan 41.6% 36,545
     - Scattering 0.1% 71
Total Votes 87,769

2011 recall

See also: Recall of Wisconsin State Senators (2011) and Dan Kapanke recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011)

Shilling successfully defeated Republican state Sen. Dan Kapanke in the recall election.

An estimated 30,000 signatures were filed against Kapanke on April 1, seeking his recall.[12] On May 23 the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board rejected Kapanke's challenges to the petition, clearing the way for a recall election to be held July 12.[13]

On June 7, James Smith, a recent member of the La Crosse County Republican executive committee, announced he was running against Shilling as a protest candidate. He explained his candidacy - “I want to bring light on the issue that 22,000 signatures can pretty much overturn an election where even the loser got 40,000 votes.” Shilling’s campaign declined to comment on his candidacy.[14]

July 12 Democratic Primary

Shilling easily defeated Smith in the primary.

July 12 Democratic primary[15]
Candidates Votes Percent
Jennifer Shilling Approveda 25,340 70.19%
James Smith 10,664 29.54%
Scattering 98 0.27%

August 9 recall

August 9 Recall - District 32[16]
Candidates Votes Percent
Jennifer Shilling (D) Green check mark transparent.png 33,193 55.38%
Dan Kapanke (R) 26,724 44.58%
Scattering 25 .04%

Ads related to the campaign


Polling

Conducted June 23-26

August 9, 2011 Recall - District 32 - Daily Kos/PPP Poll[17]
Candidate Party Percent
Jennifer Shilling Electiondot.png Democratic 56%
Dan Kapanke Ends.png Republican 42%
Undecided 3%

Conducted August 5-7

August 9, 2011 Recall - District 32 - Daily Kos/PPP Poll[18]
Candidate Party Percent
Jennifer Shilling Electiondot.png Democratic 54%
Dan Kapanke Ends.png Republican 43%
Undecided 3%

Campaign contributions

Jennifer Shilling Campaign Finance Reports (GAB ID No. 0103853)
Report Date Filed Beginning Balance Total Contributions (Expenditures) Cash on Hand
Special Pre-Election[19] August 1, 2011 $190,646.50 $61,270.20 $(171,827.94) $80,088.76
July Continuing[20] July 5, 2011 $51,988.28 $271,384.52 $(169,739.09) $153,633.71

Official reports

2010

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010

Shilling was re-elected to Wisconsin State Assembly District 95. She defeated Republican Nick Charles in the general election on November 2, 2010. Shilling was unopposed in the September 14, 2010, primary election.[21]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 95 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jennifer Shilling (D) 11,893
Nick Charles (R) 6,790
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 95 Democratic primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Jennifer Shilling (D) 1,928 99.79%

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign finance summary

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Jennifer Shilling campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016Wisconsin State Senate, District 32Won $514,506 N/A**
2012Wisconsin State Senate, District 32Won $409,169 N/A**
2011Wisconsin State Senate, District 32Won $347,212 N/A**
2010Wisconsin State Assembly, District 95Won $36,737 N/A**
2008Wisconsin State Assembly, District 95Won $24,084 N/A**
2006Wisconsin State Assembly, District 95Won $11,471 N/A**
2004Wisconsin State Assembly, District 95Won $26,321 N/A**
2002Wisconsin State Assembly, District 95Won $10,992 N/A**
2000Wisconsin State Assembly, District 95Won $67,870 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2020

In 2020, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 14 to May 13.

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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Legislators are scored on their stances on conservation issues.
Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against MMAC's position.
Legislators are scored on their votes by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association on legislation related to Wisconsin's law enforcement community.


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2016


2015


2014


2013


2012

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Urban Milwaukee, "Shilling Submits Senate Resignation," May 15, 2020
  2. ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "Senator Jennifer Shilling," accessed May 15, 2020
  3. ↑ Wisconsin Public Radio, "Janet Bewley Selected As New Senate Minority Leader," April 24, 2020
  4. ↑ WEAU, "Shilling officially resigns from assembly seat," August 26, 2011 (dead link)
  5. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 5, 2014
  6. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
  7. ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commissions, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
  10. ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall Partisan Primary," accessed May 5, 2014
  11. ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall General Election," accessed May 5, 2014
  12. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Committee to Recall Kapanke," accessed June 9, 2011
  13. ↑ FOX 11, "GAB clears way for 3 GOP recall elections," May 23, 2011
  14. ↑ La Crosse Tribune, “Former GOP officer to challenge Shilling as Democrat,” June 7, 2011
  15. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "July 12 Primary Results District 32," accessed August 11, 2011
  16. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "District 32 Recall Election Results," accessed August 19, 2011
  17. ↑ Daily Kos, "WI Recall: New Daily Kos polling shows path to victory," June 28, 2011
  18. ↑ Daily Kos, "Wisconsin recall elections: Too close to call," August 8, 2011
  19. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT: STATE OF WISCONSIN: GAB-2: Shilling for Senate," August 1, 2011
  20. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT: STATE OF WISCONSIN: GAB-2: Shilling for Senate," July 5, 2011
  21. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed April 25, 2014
  22. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  23. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  24. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  25. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
Political offices
Preceded by
Dan Kapanke (R) 		Wisconsin State Senate District 32
August 27, 2011 - May 15, 2020 		Succeeded by
Brad Pfaff (D)
Preceded by
- 		Wisconsin State Assembly District 95
2000–August 26, 2011 		Succeeded by
Jill Billings (D)


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