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Katherine Gaulke
Katherine Gaulke (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 32. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Gaulke completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Katherine Gaulke was born in Madison, Wisconsin. She obtained a bachelor's degree from Saint Leo University in 2001, a master's degree from the University of Florida in 2003, and a Ph.D. from Capella University in 2010. Her professional experience includes working as a college professor, a supervisor for the Town of Delavan, the founder of the Wisconsin Association of Free and Charitable Clinics, a financial analyst, and an accountant. She has served as the board secretary of the United Way of Walworth County, as the board treasurer of the Delavan Lake Improvement Association, and as a SANE Advocate for New Beginnings Association for Prevention of Family Violence.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 32
Incumbent Tyler August defeated Katherine Gaulke and Jacquelyn Romando in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 32 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tyler August (R) | 61.7 | 20,164 |
 | Katherine Gaulke (D)  | 38.2 | 12,460 | |
| Jacquelyn Romando (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 32,657 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 32
Katherine Gaulke advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 32 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katherine Gaulke | 99.9 | 2,802 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 2,804 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 32
Incumbent Tyler August advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 32 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tyler August | 99.7 | 3,269 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 3,278 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 32
Incumbent Tyler August defeated Katherine Gaulke in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 32 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tyler August (R) | 59.2 | 14,813 |
| Katherine Gaulke (D) | 40.7 | 10,182 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 25,015 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 32
Katherine Gaulke advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 32 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katherine Gaulke | 100.0 | 3,179 |
| Total votes: 3,179 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 32
Incumbent Tyler August advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 32 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tyler August | 100.0 | 4,709 |
| Total votes: 4,709 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Katherine Gaulke completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gaulke's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Advocating for YOU.
- Honoring YOUR Voter Voice.
- Improving Public Health & Safety.
Wisconsin's current approach has a problem: conflict of interest - legislators have a vested personal interest in getting re-elected. Thus, a nonpartisan group should be conducting the redistricting and review. Gerrymandering lets politicians pick their voters, rather than the other way around. This is unacceptable and could be viewed as a violation of the 1st Amendment (Freedom of Speech) and 14th Amendment (Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses). Gerrymandering is bad for democracy. Even though Democrats swept all 5 statewide races in 2018, they remained the minority in both houses! It's time to recognize the negative effects of gerrymandering on our democracy.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 17, 2020
