John Small (Wisconsin)
John Small (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 86. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Small completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
John Small was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He served in the U.S. Air National Guard from 1969 to 1989. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point in 1970. His career experience includes working in government and as an animal health inspector. He has been affiliated with the American Legion.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 86
Incumbent John Spiros defeated John Small in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 86 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Spiros (R) | 66.9 | 23,331 |
 | John Small (D)  | 33.0 | 11,513 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 34,877 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 86
John Small advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 86 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Small | 99.9 | 4,225 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 4,231 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 86
Incumbent John Spiros defeated incumbent Donna Rozar and Trine Spindler in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 86 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Spiros | 43.2 | 3,709 |
 | Donna Rozar | 31.7 | 2,721 | |
| Trine Spindler | 25.0 | 2,143 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 8,580 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Small in this election.
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Joan Ballweg (R) | 64.9 | 61,883 |
| Joni Anderson (D) | 35.1 | 33,459 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 47 | ||
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | Joni Anderson | 99.9 | 9,380 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 9,393 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Small (D)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Joan Ballweg | 69.0 | 11,096 |
 | Ken Van Dyke Sr. | 31.0 | 4,982 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 16,088 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Samuel Wood (R)
- Luther Olsen (R)
Campaign finance
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 John Spiros defeated Nancy Stencil and Michael Tauschek in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 86 general election.[2][3]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 86 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Spiros Incumbent |
58.04% | 18,246 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Stencil | 35.44% | 11,142 | |
| Independent | Michael Tauschek | 6.51% | 2,047 | |
| Total Votes | 31,435 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission | ||||
Nancy Stencil defeated John Small in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 86 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 86 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Nancy Stencil |
82.64% | 1,942 | |
| Democratic | John Small | 17.36% | 408 | |
| Total Votes | 2,350 | |||
Incumbent John Spiros ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 86 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 86 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | John Spiros Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Small completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Small'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 was Marathon County Board Supervisor for 10 years. I was President of the League of Wisconsin
Municipalities
I was President of the Marathon County Economic
Development Corporation
I was an Animal Health Inspector with DATCP for 28
years
I was AFSCME, WSEU, Secretary and Steward , Security and Public Safety, Local 333 for 19 years I was Manager and Humane Officer with the Rock Co.
Humane Society
I retired as Captain from the Marathon City Fire Dept.
after 23 years
I retired as Master Sergeant from the Wis. Air National
Guard after 20 years
I am a member of the Wis. American Legion with 31
years
I am on the Wis., DSPS Hydrology Examining Board
I am on the Wis., DSPS Psychology Examining Board- My career with local governments and State agencies will give me insights on the impacts of enacted legislation. There needs to be the right balance between State and Local government issues. Constituent concerns, Interagency cooperation, state agency relationships with Wisconsin residents, and wise budgeting are areas of interest
- A biologist will say the meaning of life is the perpetuation of the species. Adults raising offspring and teaching them to become productive adults with more offspring. Nothing is more important than our children. Teachers from daycare to college must have a stable work environment, be valued, and properly remunerated. Perhaps it is time to discuss year round classes to avoid the summer education lapse.
- Geraldine Feraro said it best. Her church teaches that all life is precious. But, if she was raped and pregnant she would not know what to do. She did know that government would not be a part of the answer. Reproductive health care is a private matter between a patient and healthcare provider.
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Educational Association Council
Teamsters Local 344
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2020
John Small did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Small's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[6]
Local control
- Excerpt: "Towns, villages, cities and counties must have the ability to put in their own rules to protect their air and water, roads, schools, police, fire, local zoning, and taxation."
Environmental
- Excerpt: "I vote for clean water. The environment is under attack with contaminated wells, algae pollution, in the Big Eau Pleine, and point/non-point issues."
Military veterans
- Excerpt: "It is the responsibility of the State of Wisconsin and the Federal Government to take care of these veterans."
Betterment of the middle class
- Excerpt: "The legislature needs to stop dumbing down the educational systems, such as weak funding programs, uncertified, non-degree teachers, the attack on the University System, and voucher school funding at the expense of public schools."
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Wisconsin State Assembly District 86 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 29, 2024
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
- ↑ John Small 2016, "Issues," accessed July 18, 2016
