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JoCasta Zamarripa
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Democratic Party

Candidate, Wisconsin Secretary of State

Milwaukee Common Council District 8
Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

5

Predecessor
Prior offices
Wisconsin State Assembly District 8
Elections and appointments
Last elected

April 2, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

High school

St. Joan Antida High School

Bachelor's

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2005

Contact

Official website

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JoCasta Zamarripa is a member of the Milwaukee Common Council in Wisconsin, representing District 8. She assumed office on April 21, 2020. Her current term ends in 2028.

Zamarripa (Democratic Party) is running for election for Wisconsin Secretary of State. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Biography

Zamarripa is a graduate of St. Joan Antida and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Before being elected, she worked as an educator and community outreach coordinator for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin.

Elections

2026

See also: Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Incumbent Sarah Godlewski, Collin McNamara, JoCasta Zamarripa, and Pete Karas are running in the general election for Wisconsin Secretary of State on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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Sarah Godlewski (D)
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Collin McNamara (D)
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JoCasta Zamarripa (D)
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Pete Karas (G)

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2024

See also: City elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2024)

General election

General election for Milwaukee Common Council District 8

Incumbent JoCasta Zamarripa defeated Ryan M. Antczak in the general election for Milwaukee Common Council District 8 on April 2, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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JoCasta Zamarripa (Nonpartisan)
 
63.6
 
1,244
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Ryan M. Antczak (Nonpartisan)
 
35.8
 
700
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
11

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Total votes: 1,955
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent JoCasta Zamarripa and Ryan M. Antczak advanced from the primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 8.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Zamarripa in this election.

2020

Wisconsin State Assembly

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020

JoCasta Zamarripa did not file to run for re-election.

Milwaukee Common Council

See also: City elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2020)

General election

General election for Milwaukee Common Council District 8

JoCasta Zamarripa defeated Justin Bielinski in the general election for Milwaukee Common Council District 8 on April 7, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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JoCasta Zamarripa (Nonpartisan)
 
51.9
 
1,104
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47.6
 
1,012
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
11

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,127
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 8

JoCasta Zamarripa and Justin Bielinski defeated Angel Sanchez, Christian Saldivar Frias, and Ryan M. Antczak in the primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 8 on February 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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JoCasta Zamarripa (Nonpartisan)
 
33.2
 
555
✔
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32.1
 
538
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Angel Sanchez (Nonpartisan)
 
13.6
 
227
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Christian Saldivar Frias (Nonpartisan)
 
11.2
 
187
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Ryan M. Antczak (Nonpartisan)
 
9.8
 
164
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
3

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,674
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2018

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 8

Incumbent JoCasta Zamarripa defeated Angel Sanchez in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 8 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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JoCasta Zamarripa (D)
 
81.7
 
7,384
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Angel Sanchez (R)
 
18.1
 
1,639
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
15

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Total votes: 9,038
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 8

Incumbent JoCasta Zamarripa advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 8 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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JoCasta Zamarripa
 
100.0
 
1,292

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,292
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 8

Angel Sanchez advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 8 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
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100.0
 
198

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 198
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2016

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the Wisconsin State Assembly 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 JoCasta Zamarripa ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 8 general election.[1][2]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 8 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png JoCasta Zamarripa Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 8,528
Total Votes 8,528
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


Incumbent JoCasta Zamarripa defeated Laura Manriquez in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 8 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png JoCasta Zamarripa Incumbent 64.19% 683
     Democratic Laura Manriquez 35.81% 381
Total Votes 1,064

2014

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Incumbent JoCasta Zamarripa defeated Laura Manriquez in the Democratic primary. Vincent Synowicz was unopposed in the Republican primary. Zamarripa faced Synowicz in the general election.[5][6][7] Incumbent Zamarripa defeated Synowicz in the general election, and was re-elected to another term.[8]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 8 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJoCasta Zamarripa Incumbent 80.2% 5,155
     Republican Vincent Synowicz 19.8% 1,271
Total Votes 6,426
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoCasta Zamarripa Incumbent 60.7% 679
Laura Manriquez 39.3% 439
Total Votes 1,118

2012

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012

Zamarripa won re-election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 8. Zamarripa defeated Laura Manriquez in the Democratic primary on August 14 and was unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9][10]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 8, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJoCasta Zamarripa Incumbent 98.3% 7,869
     - Scattering 1.7% 139
Total Votes 8,008
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoCasta Zamarripa Incumbent 66.7% 599
Laura Manriquez 33.3% 299
Total Votes 898

2010

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010

Zamarripa defeated Independent Ramona Rivas in the November 2 general election. Zamarripa was opposed in the primary election by Laura Manriquez and Angel Sanchez.[11]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 8 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png JoCasta Zamarripa (D) 4,287
Ramona Rivas (I) 678
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 8 Democratic primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png JoCasta Zamarripa (D) 755 52.43%
Angel Sanchez (D) 443 30.76%
Laura Manriquez (D) 238 16.53%

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2020

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2016

Zamarripa's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[12]

Public safety

  • Excerpt: "The need for state and local assistance in combating violence in our neighborhoods is more apparent than ever."

Healthcare

  • Excerpt: "With medical advances being made every day, lawmakers in Madison need to be working to expand health choices to men and women in every corner of Wisconsin. The Republican health care agenda is misguided in extreme right-wing ideology."

Election integrity & voter rights

  • Excerpt: "I will always fight to increase civic engagement in underrepresented communities and work to expand access to the ballot for every eligible Wisconsin voter."

LGBT equality

  • Excerpt: "Wisconsin took a major step forward this year when a federal judge struck down the state’s unconstitutional ban on same sex marriage. Unfortunately, the Walker administration has not backed away from their enforcement of the ban despite this historic ruling. I wrote a letter to Attorney General Van Hollen asking him to abandon his legal efforts in defending this out-of-date law."

Immigration

  • Excerpt: "Representing the state’s largest Latino district, I am honored to author legislation that would provide so many immigrant families in my district a shot at the American Dream while we wait for the passage of comprehensive immigration reform at the federal level."

2012

Zamarripa's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[13]

  • Bipartisanship

Excerpt: "This past November, I passed my first bill and I am very proud to be able to say that it was a bipartisan effort. Senate Bill 259 (SB 259), that creates the office of Milwaukee County Comptroller, was signed into law as 2011 Wisconsin Act 62 on November 11, 2011."

  • Budgeting & Finance

Excerpt: "We need a budget process that is more open and honest than we’ve seen in the past. I know that in tough economic times, tough decision must be made. However, we cannot balance budgets off the backs of working families. I will continue to push for budgets that truly 'share the sacrifice'."

  • Crime Prevention

Excerpt: "As the State Representative of the 8th District, I will continue to work with the Milwaukee Police Department to make sure that they have the resources they need to keep our community safe. I would also like to outline clear expectations for these resources and hold the Department accountable for meeting community expectations."

  • Healthcare

"Excerpt: "Wisconsin used to lead the nation in access to quality affordable health care. As a candidate for the Assembly in 2010, I strongly supported programs such as BadgerCare and SeniorCare."

  • K-12 Education & Higher Education

Excerpt: "I will work to make sure that tax dollars for education are used wisely and that any school receiving public dollars, whether it be MPS or a voucher/choice school, is meeting expectations and is held accountable; I will continue to push for more funding for our universities and technical colleges."

  • Redistricting Issues

Excerpt: "There must be a public voice in any redistricting process and that partisan politics must be taken out of the process."

2010

Zamarripa's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

  • "Investing in our youth through education.
  • Making our community safer by decreasing crime
  • Providing property tax relief to home owners"
  • ...strong leadership to protect and bring jobs to Milwaukee"

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JoCasta Zamarripa campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016Wisconsin State Assembly, District 8Won $47,961 N/A**
2014Wisconsin State Assembly, District 8Won $36,414 N/A**
2012Wisconsin State Assembly, District 8Won $25,967 N/A**
2010Wisconsin State Assembly, District 8Won $22,567 N/A**
Grand total$132,909 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

State legislative tenure

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2020

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2018


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012

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Committee assignments

2019-2020

Zamarripa 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
• Campaigns and Elections
• Criminal Justice and Public Safety
• Health
• Small Business Development
• State Affairs

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Zamarripa served on these committees:

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
    2. ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
    3. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
    4. ↑ Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
    5. ↑ Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin 2014 fall primary election results," accessed August 12, 2014
    6. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
    7. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2014 Partisan Primary Candidates," accessed June 19, 2014
    8. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
    9. ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall Partisan Primary," accessed May 5, 2014
    10. ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall General Election," accessed May 5, 2014
    11. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed April 25, 2014
    12. ↑ Vote JoCasta, "Issues," accessed July 18, 2016
    13. ↑ Jocasta Zamarripa Official Campaign Website, "Issues," accessed August 10, 2012
    14. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
    15. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
    16. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
    17. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017

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