Jerry Kobishop

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Jerry Kobishop

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2016

Jerry Kobishop was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Wisconsin. Kobishop dropped out of the race prior to the primary elections.

Elections

2016

See also: Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. The seat was left open following incumbent Reid Ribble's (R) decision to retire. Mike Gallagher (R) defeated Tom Nelson (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Gallagher defeated Frank Lasee and Terry McNulty in the Republican primary on August 9, 2016.

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 8 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Gallagher	62.7%	227,892
	Democratic	Tom Nelson	37.3%	135,682
	N/A	Write-in	0%	18
Total Votes				363,592
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mike Gallagher	74.5%	40,322
Frank Lasee	19.8%	10,705
Terry McNulty	5.7%	3,109
Total Votes		54,136
Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission

Kobishop dropped out of the race prior to the primary elections.

Campaign themes

2016

Kobishop submitted the following goals to Ballotpedia:

“	Reform our legal system by enforcing the “oath” as a personal promise to our constitution with personal liability as stated. Reform our correctional system with a mission of helping people and producing a quality product as the people that pay them. Promote public legal education to secure civil rights and overall harmony between the public and our legal system. Promote quality ethical standards and service by all public workers to enhance the relationship of our government and the citizens for which they serve. 5. Promote two years of college paid for all Americans with successful completion with additional benefits to teachers with commitment to public service and volunteering. Insist civil rights and public benefits must be earned by all Americans. Give all children an equal opportunity. Explore protecting our schools with man’s best friend “Joe the Friendly German shepherd” high Tec school guard dog providing 24/7 protection and natural sense of security for children. Demand all government spending meet private investment standards. Support all goals by cutting excessive spending in our correctional system and other nonproductive government programs.	”
—Jerry Kobishop, Email submission to Ballotpedia, April 2, 2016

See also

Suggest a link

• United States House of Representatives
• Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District election, 2016
• Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District

Footnotes

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Wisconsin's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tammy Baldwin (D)

Ronald Johnson (R)

Representatives

District 1

Bryan Steil (R)

District 2

Mark Pocan (D)

District 3

Derrick Van Orden (R)

District 4

Gwen Moore (D)

District 5

Scott Fitzgerald (R)

District 6

Glenn Grothman (R)

District 7

Tom Tiffany (R)

District 8

Tony Wied (R)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (3)