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Joel Kleefisch

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Joel Kleefisch
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Wisconsin State Assembly District 38

Education

Bachelor's

Pepperdine University, 1993

Joel Kleefisch (b. June 8, 1971) is a former Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 38 from 2004 through 2018. He previously served as Minority Caucus Vice Chair.

Kleefisch announced he would not seek re-election on April 16, 2018.[1]

Biography

Kleefisch graduated from Pepperdine University in 1993. He is a former investigative reporter for WISN-TV in Milwaukee. He previously worked as a reporter/anchor at WREX-TV in Rockford, Illinois, and a news researcher at KCBS-TV Los Angeles.[2]

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Wisconsin committee assignments, 2017
• Corrections
• Family Law
• Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Chair
• State Affairs

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

During the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kleefisch 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

2018

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018

Joel Kleefisch did not file to run for re-election.

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 Joel Kleefisch defeated Scott Michalak in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 38 general election.[3][4]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 38 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joel Kleefisch Incumbent 62.76% 20,708
     Democratic Scott Michalak 37.24% 12,288
Total Votes 32,996
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


Scott Michalak defeated Chris Gutschenritter in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 38 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Scott Michalak 70.61% 1,672
     Democratic Chris Gutschenritter 29.39% 696
Total Votes 2,368


Incumbent Joel Kleefisch ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 38 Republican primary.[5][6]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 38 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joel Kleefisch 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. Tom Chojnacki was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Joel Kleefisch was unopposed in the Republican primary. Chojnacki and Kleefisch faced off in the general election.[7][8] Incumbent Kleefisch defeated Choinack in the general election, and was re-elected for another term.[9]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 38 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoel Kleefisch Incumbent 63% 17,481
     Democratic Tom Chojnacki 37% 10,281
Total Votes 27,762

2012

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012

Kleefisch won re-election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 38. Kleefisch ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and defeated Scott Michalak (D) and Leroy Watson (L) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 38, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoel Kleefisch Incumbent 58.5% 19,181
     Democratic Scott Michalak 39% 12,795
     Libertarian Leroy Watson 2.4% 788
     - Scattering 0.1% 17
Total Votes 32,781

2010

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010

Kleefisch was re-elected to Wisconsin State Assembly District 38. He defeated Democrat Dick Pas in the general election on November 2, 2010. Kleefisch was unopposed in the September 14, 2010, primary election.[12]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 38 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Joel Kleefisch (R) 17,267
Dick Pas (D) 6,558
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 38 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Joel Kleefisch (R) 8,547 99.72%

2008

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Kleefisch won re-election to Assembly District 38, receiving 66.27% of the vote.[13]

Wisconsin Assembly District 38
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Joel Kleefisch (R) 20,294
Dick Pas (D) 10,295
Scattering 34

Campaign finance summary

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Joel Kleefisch campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016Wisconsin State Assembly, District 38Won $31,065 N/A**
2014Wisconsin State Assembly, District 38Won $28,901 N/A**
2012Wisconsin State Assembly, District 38Won $38,832 N/A**
2010Wisconsin State Assembly, District 38Won $28,735 N/A**
2008Wisconsin State Assembly, District 38Won $42,047 N/A**
2006Wisconsin State Assembly, District 38Won $52,258 N/A**
2004Wisconsin State Assembly, District 38Won $61,859 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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While he served in the Assembly, Kleefisch was married to Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin Rebecca Kleefisch. He founded the Lakewatch Volunteer Organization, and was a member of Musky Mike's Fishing Pro-Staff, Okauchee Lions Club, Watertown Elks Club, and Watertown Moose Club.[2]

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 16 through March 27. Special sessions were held from January 1 through February 27 and from March 15 through March 29.

Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against MMAC's position.
Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor policy.
Legislators are scored by the Wisconsin Family Action on their votes on legislation related to "marriage, family, the sanctity of human life, or religious freedom."[14]
Legislators are scored on their stances on conservation issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on legislation WMC deemed as "most important issues for the business community."
Legislators are scored on their votes by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association on legislation related to Wisconsin's law enforcement community.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Fox6Now, "Republican lawmaker Joel Kleefisch calls it quits," April 16, 2018
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 5, 2014
  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. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 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 State Elections Board, "Results of Fall General Election-11/04/2008," accessed May 6, 2014
  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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- 		Wisconsin State Assembly District 38
2005–2018 		Succeeded by
Barbara Dittrich (R)


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