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Joey Van Deurzen

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Joey Van Deurzen
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Democratic Party

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November 8, 2022

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De Pere, Wis.
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Joey Van Deurzen (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 5. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Van Deurzen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Joey Van Deurzen was born in De Pere, Wisconsin.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 5

Joy Goeben defeated Joey Van Deurzen in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Joy Goeben (R)
 
59.8
 
15,280
Image of Joey Van Deurzen
Joey Van Deurzen (D) Candidate Connection
 
40.2
 
10,258

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

Total votes: 25,538
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 5

Joey Van Deurzen advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 5 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Joey Van Deurzen Candidate Connection
 
99.9
 
2,812
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
3

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

Total votes: 2,815
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 5

Joy Goeben defeated Tim Greenwood and Kraig Knaack in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 5 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Joy Goeben
 
53.7
 
3,153
Image of Tim Greenwood
Tim Greenwood Candidate Connection
 
36.9
 
2,166
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Kraig Knaack
 
9.3
 
548
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
4

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

Total votes: 5,871
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2022

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Joey Van Deurzen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Van Deurzen's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a lifelong Wisconsinite who was raised by parents who both grew up on dairy farms. When I was in middle and high school I worked on one of my grandparents' farms and at another dairy. I spent my entire K-12 education in the West De Pere School District, where I learned the value of a great public education and amazing teachers.

I have watched the news for as long as I can remember, but what I see has only gotten worse. This includes coming home to my mom watching live coverage of school shootings and terrorist attacks when I was a kid. Growing up in this news climate gives young people a different perspective; one that is crucial in the changing world we are inheriting.

I can milk a cow and code a computer. My dad and grandpa taught me how to drive a tractor and to value the work I complete using it. When I was little I loved going to the barn so much that several times I even fell into the gutter. This is to say that I have the skills and the drive to fight hard for my constituents while I'm in the capitol.
  • Strong Public Education - I was lucky to attend one of the best public schools in the state. All of my teachers rigorously prepared me for my future, from physics to band, and everywhere in between. We need to ensure that before we cut taxes willy-nilly, we invest in our public schools. We need to attract the best and most experienced educators we can to the state, pay them a fair and living wage, and ensure they have the freedom to teach their subjects to the best of their ability.
  • High Speed Internet - Throughout high school, I could barely access Google Docs for my homework, and any time I Facetime any of my family the video cuts in and out. Rural Wisconsinites deserve better. We need to incentivize broadband companies to expand access to every home, and when they refuse, allow municipalities to build their own networks. High speed internet is a necessity and we cannot afford to leave anyone behind.
  • Renewable Energy - For as long as I can remember my dad heated our house with a wood boiler. This greatly protected our family from spikes in energy prices. This same protection for energy prices would be a huge win for every Wisconsinite. We need to ensure solar, geothermal, and other renewables are accessible to every family.
I was lucky to grow up in one of the best public school districts our state has to offer. The amazing educators in the district ensured that I was ready to face the world after graduation. I believe we need to take the effort to truly invest in public schools statewide. We need to ensure a fair and living wage so we can attract the most experienced and qualified teachers we can.

Many kids fall behind when they are cut off from homework and information due to bad or nonexistent internet. I faced this growing up, we were in a constant battle to find internet that both worked and that we could afford. Still today it barely works. We need to ensure that bad internet cannot hold any Wisconsinite back, whether they are writing a paper, or applying for a job.

Energy is the back bone of our future. It powers our homes, our computers, and our cars. Wisconsin families have been subject to the whims of oil markets for as long as we can remember; this cannot stand. We need to help all our families get the stability and security that renewables provide, wether that be highly efficient wood boiler home heaters, solar panels, geothermal, or beyond. This will protect families in the present, and create a cleaner future for us all to live in.
My grandparents. My grandpa Mark went to school for education and went back to the farm when his dad needed help, never looking back. My grandma Helen is one of the hardest working and most creative people I know, she has started several businesses in her life, from resale to jewelry. My grandpa John, who milked cows for as long as he could, and has continued to work hard in retirement cash cropping and driving tractor. And my grandma Barb, whose continuing tenure on the West De Pere School Board has showed me how government can and should be built of regular working class people.
La Follette's Autobiography.
A good work ethic and open communication.
I know the value of education and of hard-earned dollar, I'm honest, and I can talk with anyone.
Legislators must be able to work to make the lives of their constituents better in the present while building a better future for us all.
In first grade, when I was 6 years old, we spent a good amount of time covering the American government system. I remember we had a mock "vote" on Election Day and we watched the inauguration in class come January. I don't think I understood the significance of what was happening at the time, but I would like to think that my time in that first grade classroom instilled an appreciation in the values of democracy and a good government.
My first job was working on my grandparents' dairy farm. I started working for them in middle school around 2013, and worked until they sold their milking herd in 2018. I learned how to clean the barn, feed claves, mix feed for the cows, stack hay bales, operate machinery, and so much more. It taught me how to work, a passion that I will carry as long as I live.
"Can't Get it out of My Head" by Electric Light Orchestra
I believe in the checks and balances that make a branched government worked, but they cannot and should not be openly hostile to one another as long as they are working in good faith, for the people of our state.
The continued progress we have all come to expect seems less certain than ever. The cost of college is rising, the minimum wage has remained stagnant, and families are forced into bankruptcy for receiving lifesaving medical care. Wisconsin needs to work together to ensure that the working class will be able to stay strong, and that all families can hope to fulfill their kids' dreams.
While it is important to have experience, legislation needs new ideas. Bringing in new blood allows the next generation of legislators to learn from those in office today, and ensure government is ready for the future.
It is impossible to work with people that you do not know. To work together of the interests of Wisconsinites we must get to know one another.
It is no secret that Wisconsin is highly gerrymandered. We need to ensure our districts are fair and independent from the political system. To do this we need a bipartisan committee, one that is willing to work together in the best interest of Wisconsinites and of fairness, to build our maps.
The Committee on Science and Technology, the Committee on Energy and Utilities, and the Committee on Colleges and Universities would be some of my top choices.
"Fighting" Bob La Follette worked hard to ensure that the values of the people he represented were heard by those in power. He fought against the trusts and bosses to build a better Wisconsin. His Wisconsin Idea made our state an ideal to model after, the legacy of which can still be seen in our systems today.
Compromise and debate are certainly key to the legislative and democratic processes. However, compromise cannot come at the expense of what is right.

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