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Joan Ballweg

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Joan Ballweg
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Wisconsin State Assembly District 41
Successor: Alex Dallman
Wisconsin State Senate District 14
Successor: Sarah Keyeski
Predecessor: Luther Olsen
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, 1974

Personal
Birthplace
West Allis, Wis.
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Business owner
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Joan Ballweg (Republican Party) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing District 14. She assumed office on January 4, 2021. She left office on January 6, 2025.

Ballweg (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wisconsin State Senate to represent District 14. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Joan Ballweg was born in West Allis, Wisconsin, and has lived in Markesan, Wisconsin. Ballweg graduated from Nathan Hale High School in 1970. She earned a B.A. in elementary education from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point. Ballweg's career experience includes co-owning Ballweg Implement.[1]

Ballweg has been a member of the Management Committee for Agnesian HealthCare Enterprises, Limited Liability Company. She has also been involved with Markesan District Schools, Markesan Chamber of Commerce, Citizen School Building Committee, Markesan Parent Teacher Association, and the Women's Council.[2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Ballweg was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Ballweg was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Ballweg 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
• Children and Families
• Colleges and Universities
• Mental Health
• Regulatory Licensing Reform, Vice chair
• Review of Administrative Rules, Chair
• Rules
• Tourism
• Joint Legislative Council
• Review of Administrative Rules, Co-chair

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

During the 2009-2010 legislative session, Ballweg served on these 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

2024

See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Senate District 14

Sarah Keyeski defeated incumbent Joan Ballweg in the general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 14 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sarah Keyeski
Sarah Keyeski (D) Candidate Connection
 
51.1
 
52,483
Image of Joan Ballweg
Joan Ballweg (R)
 
48.8
 
50,149
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
101

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

Total votes: 102,733
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 14

Sarah Keyeski advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 14 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sarah Keyeski
Sarah Keyeski Candidate Connection
 
99.9
 
20,637
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
19

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

Total votes: 20,656
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 14

Incumbent Joan Ballweg advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 14 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joan Ballweg
Joan Ballweg
 
99.6
 
13,216
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
49

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

Total votes: 13,265
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2020

See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Senate District 14

Joan Ballweg defeated Joni Anderson in the general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 14 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joan Ballweg
Joan Ballweg (R)
 
64.9
 
61,883
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Joni Anderson (D)
 
35.1
 
33,459
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
47

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

Total votes: 95,389
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 14

Joni Anderson advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 14 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Joni Anderson
 
99.9
 
9,380
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
13

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

Total votes: 9,393
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 14

Joan Ballweg defeated Ken Van Dyke Sr. in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 14 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joan Ballweg
Joan Ballweg
 
69.0
 
11,096
Image of Ken Van Dyke Sr.
Ken Van Dyke Sr. Candidate Connection
 
31.0
 
4,982
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
10

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

Total votes: 16,088
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41

Incumbent Joan Ballweg defeated Frank Buress in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joan Ballweg
Joan Ballweg (R)
 
62.9
 
15,257
Image of Frank Buress
Frank Buress (D)
 
37.0
 
8,984
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
8

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

Total votes: 24,249
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41

Frank Buress advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Frank Buress
Frank Buress
 
100.0
 
3,171

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

Total votes: 3,171
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41

Incumbent Joan Ballweg advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joan Ballweg
Joan Ballweg
 
100.0
 
3,997

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

Total votes: 3,997
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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 Joan Ballweg defeated Bradley Pearson in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 41 general election.[3][4]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 41 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joan Ballweg Incumbent 70.58% 17,711
     Independent Bradley Pearson 29.42% 7,382
Total Votes 25,093
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


Incumbent Joan Ballweg ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 41 Republican primary.[5][6]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 41 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Joan Ballweg Incumbent (unopposed)

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. Joe Kallas was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Joan Ballweg was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kallas and Ballweg faced off in the general election.[7][8] Incumbent Ballweg defeated Kallas in the general election, and was re-elected for another term.[9]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 41 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoan Ballweg Incumbent 61% 13,152
     Democratic Joe Kallas 39% 8,409
Total Votes 21,561

2012

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012

Ballweg won re-election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41. Ballweg ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and defeated Melissa Sorenson (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 41, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoan Ballweg Incumbent 57.9% 15,035
     Democratic Melissa Sorenson 42% 10,906
     - Scattering 0.1% 17
Total Votes 25,958

2010

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010

Ballweg was re-elected to Wisconsin State Assembly District 41. She defeated Democrat Scott Milheiser in the general election on November 2, 2010. She defeated Republican Nicholas Quade in the September 14, 2010, primary election.[12]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 41 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Joan Ballweg (R) 13,163
Scott Milheiser (D) 5,183
Jay Selthofner (I) 1,786
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 41 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Joan A. Ballweg (R) 6,051 73.12%
Nicholas Quade (R) 2,215 26.77%

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Joan Ballweg did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Joan Ballweg campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Wisconsin State Senate District 14Lost general$1,633,279 $1,445,864
2020Wisconsin State Senate District 14Won general$180,096 N/A**
2016Wisconsin State Assembly, District 41Won $16,140 N/A**
2014Wisconsin State Assembly, District 41Won $35,930 N/A**
2012Wisconsin State Assembly, District 41Won $29,306 N/A**
2010Wisconsin State Assembly, District 41Won $17,765 N/A**
2008Wisconsin State Assembly, District 41Won $16,865 N/A**
2006Wisconsin State Assembly, District 41Won $14,880 N/A**
2004Wisconsin State Assembly, District 41Won $12,421 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

In 2024, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 16 to March 12.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Joan Ballweg, "Meet Joan Ballweg," accessed April 9, 2021
    2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named PVS
    3. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
    4. ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
    5. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
    6. ↑ Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
    7. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
    8. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2014 Partisan Primary Candidates," accessed June 19, 2014
    9. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
    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, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed April 25, 2014
    13. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
    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

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    Preceded by
    Luther Olsen (R)     		Wisconsin State Senate District 14
    2021-2025    		 Succeeded by
    Sarah Keyeski (D)
    Preceded by
    -     		Wisconsin State Assembly District 41
    2011-2021    		 Succeeded by
    Alex Dallman (R)


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