Luke Dretske
Luke Dretske (Republican Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 41. He lost in the Republican primary on August 11, 2020.
Dretske completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Luke Dretske studied at Ripon College.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41
Alex Dallman defeated Nate Zimdars and Jean Bartz in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alex Dallman (R) | 60.6 | 18,604 |
| Nate Zimdars (D) | 33.9 | 10,428 | ||
 | Jean Bartz (Independent)  | 5.5 | 1,680 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 30,724 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41
Nate Zimdars advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nate Zimdars | 99.9 | 3,098 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 3,101 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41
Alex Dallman defeated Gary Will, Luke Dretske, and Chuck Harsh in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 41 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Dallman | 49.3 | 3,411 |
| Gary Will | 20.2 | 1,400 | ||
 | Luke Dretske | 16.3 | 1,125 | |
| Chuck Harsh | 14.1 | 973 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 6,917 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tate Barber (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Luke Dretske completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dretske's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Luke's parents always pushed their sons to excellence both in school and the community. Luke has always understood the importance of fiscal responsibility since being taught about financial management by his grandmother at a very young age.
At the age of 14, Luke started his first part-time job at Mascoutin Golf Course. Later he got a job at a family-owned bank in Berlin working on the teller line and in customer service.
In 2017, Luke graduated from Berlin High School and began his studies at Ripon College. At Ripon College, Luke studies Finance, and Politics and Government. Further exploring National Security, American Studies, and Law and Society.
Luke is heavily involved in the Student Government at Ripon College. First elected as Secretary and later elected President of the Student Senate. As president, he has put in place common-sense reform and established fiscal responsibility as a core element of student organizations. In addition, Luke currently serves as the President of the Ripon College Republicans. Luke is currently the Treasurer of the Wisconsin Federation of College Republicans and formerly served as the Northeastern Region Vice-chair.
In the Summer of 2019, Luke was selected to be an intern for Wisconsin Senator, Senator Ron Johnson. He worked alongside policy experts in Washington D.C.- Family First
- Common-sense Conservative
- Homegrown Leadership
Families are the most important element of America, and as your representative, Luke will work to help every family.
Promoting Opportunites
Small businesses, manufacturing, and farmers are the backbone of Wisconsin and we need to provide the resources and lift the red tape on businesses.
Conservation
Luke will bring the hunters and fishers into the conversation again. We can conserve our environment and grow our economy
Broadband Investment
Wisconsin has many rural communities, and in Madison, Luke will work to help bring schools, and businesses to become more connected.
Defend the Constitution
Luke promises to defend the Constitution and will ensure that your rights as Americans will not be infringed.
Back the Badge
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 9, 2020
