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Jim Engstrand
Jim Engstrand (Republican Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 14. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Two years after high school, Engstrand joined ROTC and was subsequently commissioned into the Infantry. From there, he was sent to the Army Airborne School and started his career as a private. Throughout his military career, Engstrand served in a variety of posts, such as Battalion Operations officer, Medical Company Commander, and Deputy Division Surgeon and Chief of Medical Operations to the Joint Surgeon of the National Guard Bureau. In 2009, Engstrand was deployed as a Lieutenant Colonel to Iraq as a Deputy Division Surgeon. In 2010, he was transferred to the Army Reserve and was assigned to MEDCOM in Texas in March 2011. He became a full Colonel in May 2011. Engstrand has also worked as a small business owner, and on his family's farm.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 14
Angelito Tenorio defeated Jim Engstrand and Steven Shevey in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 14 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Angelito Tenorio (D)  | 52.7 | 15,637 |
 | Jim Engstrand (R) | 43.4 | 12,896 | |
 | Steven Shevey (Independent) | 3.8 | 1,117 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 43 | ||
| Total votes: 29,693 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 14
Angelito Tenorio defeated Nathan Kieso and Brady Coulthard in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 14 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angelito Tenorio | 37.2 | 2,220 |
 | Nathan Kieso | 33.6 | 2,006 | |
 | Brady Coulthard | 29.0 | 1,731 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 5,967 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 14
Jim Engstrand advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 14 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Engstrand | 99.5 | 2,837 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 2,850 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Engstrand in this election.
Pledges
Engstrand signed the following pledges.
2020
See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Senate District 28
Julian Bradley defeated Adam Murphy in the general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 28 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julian Bradley (R) | 59.6 | 64,179 |
 | Adam Murphy (D) | 40.3 | 43,391 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 80 | ||
| Total votes: 107,650 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 28
Adam Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 28 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adam Murphy | 99.8 | 12,556 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 12,581 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 28
Julian Bradley defeated Steve Bobowski, Dan Griffin, Marina Croft, and Jim Engstrand in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 28 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julian Bradley | 40.7 | 8,263 |
 | Steve Bobowski | 23.1 | 4,692 | |
 | Dan Griffin | 20.6 | 4,177 | |
 | Marina Croft | 8.0 | 1,623 | |
| Jim Engstrand | 7.6 | 1,543 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 20,309 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Newberry (R)
- Dave Craig (R)
Campaign finance
2014
Engstrand ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 36th District. Engstrand was defeated by Brian Babin and Ben Streusand in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.[2]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Babin |
33.4% | 17,194 | ||
| Ben Streusand |
23.3% | 12,024 | ||
| John Manlove | 6.9% | 3,556 | ||
| Doug Centilli | 6.8% | 3,506 | ||
| Phil Fitzgerald | 6.6% | 3,388 | ||
| Robin Riley | 5.1% | 2,648 | ||
| Dave Norman | 4.5% | 2,325 | ||
| Chuck Meyer | 3.1% | 1,574 | ||
| John Amdur | 2.9% | 1,470 | ||
| Kim Morrell | 2.8% | 1,444 | ||
| Jim Engstrand | 2.5% | 1,288 | ||
| Pat Kasprzak | 2.2% | 1,116 | ||
| Total Votes | 51,533 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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2012
Engstrand ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Texas' 36th District. He was defeated by Steve Stockman and Stephen Takach in the Republican primary on May 29, 2012.[3][4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Stephen Takach Incumbent |
22.4% | 12,208 |
| Steve Stockman |
21.8% | 11,858 |
| Mike Jackson | 19.8% | 10,786 |
| Jim Engstrand | 9.4% | 5,114 |
| Ky D. Griffin | 7.4% | 4,025 |
| Charles Meyer | 4% | 2,156 |
| Kim Morrell | 3.5% | 1,930 |
| Lois Dickson Myers | 2.9% | 1,558 |
| Jerry Doyle | 2.7% | 1,479 |
| Keith Casey | 2.3% | 1,225 |
| Daniel Whitton | 2% | 1,110 |
| Tim Wintill | 1.8% | 984 |
| Total Votes | 54,433 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jim Engstrand did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Jim Engstrand did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Engstrand's campaign website listed the following issues:[5]
- Government Spending:
- Excerpt: "Government spending in Washington D.C. is out of control. Period. And this has happened under the watch of both Democrats and Republicans. Enough is enough."
- Peace Through Strength:
- Excerpt: "The Preamble of the United States Constitution declares a primary obligation of our federal government as "providing for the common defence” of our great country. Our elected representatives assume this most important obligation upon accepting their oath of office."
- Energy Independence:
- Excerpt: "Energy independence is crucial for the future prosperity of our nation. In the late 1970's, approximately 30 percent of the oil we consumed was imported; today that number is over 60%. Interior Department studies have shown that the United States has within its borders more oil than all of the Middle Eastern countries combined."
- Illegal Immigration:
- Excerpt: "The Obama Administration's immigration policy is a total failure. It neither secures the borders nor encourages the world's best and brightest to legally immigrate. Unfortunately, the Administration's response to its failures is to sue states that enforce the Federal government's own laws."
- Biggert-Waters Act and its impact on Texas
- Excerpt: " In 2013 the Obama administration passed a devastating bill called the Biggert-Waters Act. This law much like Obama care spiked the cost of Flood insurance for small business and home owners in our coastal cities within the U.S. Congressional District 36."
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Engstrand and his wife, Suzanne, have three children.[6]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Campaign website, "Meet Jim Engstrand" accessed May 22, 2012
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Primary 2014 Election Results," March 4, 2014
- ↑ Texas GOP, "Republican candidate list," accessed May 10, 2012
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Unofficial Republican primary results," May 29, 2012
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed January 29, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
