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Mark Harris (Wisconsin)

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Mark Harris was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 18 of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Harris was a 2014 Democratic candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 6th Congressional District of Wisconsin.[1] He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Harris lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

He was a potential Democratic candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in the 2014 elections.[2] He announced in an email on August 30, 2013, that he would no longer be seeking the seat in the next election.[3]

Biography

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At the time of his candidacy, Harris served as Winnebago County Executive.

Campaign themes

2016

Harris' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[4]

Minimum wage

  • Excerpt: "There needs to be a reasonable increase in the minimum wage for both regular and tipped workers and a mechanism to index them so that the new minimums retain their value over time."

Infrastructure

  • Excerpt: "The State of Wisconsin has identified necessary highway and bridge projects beyond what the current gas tax and vehicle registration can support. Borrowing to fund these projects aggravates the situation by diverting revenues to interest and principal payments, when those revenues are needed to complete new projects or to maintain the current highway system."

Clean water

  • Excerpt: "Legislation that would make it easier to privatize public water systems without the public's consent and legislation such as SB239/AB874 that would eliminate expiration dates for high capacity well permits are steps in the wrong direction."

Funding for K-12 public education

  • Excerpt: "We should continue to provide the level of support needed to maintain a superior school system. If support is provided for a parallel private system it should not come from a diversion of funds from the public school system."

Funding for the University of Wisconsin system

  • Excerpt: "As the state budget permits Wisconsin should carefully increase the share of public university education expense covered by state support."

Elections

2016

See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Wisconsin State Senate 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 Rick Gudex (R) did not seek re-election. He died on October 12, 2016, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Dan Feyen defeated Mark Harris in the Wisconsin State Senate District 18 general election.[5][6]

Wisconsin State Senate, District 18 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dan Feyen 55.89% 46,076
     Democratic Mark Harris 44.11% 36,366
Total Votes 82,442
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


Mark Harris defeated John Lemberger in the Wisconsin State Senate District 18 Democratic primary.[7][8]

Wisconsin State Senate, District 18 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mark Harris 74.61% 5,165
     Democratic John Lemberger 25.39% 1,758
Total Votes 6,923


Dan Feyen defeated Mark Elliott in the Wisconsin State Senate District 18 Republican primary.[7][8]

Wisconsin State Senate, District 18 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dan Feyen 55.98% 5,225
     Republican Mark Elliott 44.02% 4,108
Total Votes 9,333

This district was included in the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee's list of "2016 Essential Races." Read more »

This candidate ran in one of Ballotpedia's races to watch in 2016. Read more »

2014

See also: Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District elections, 2014

Harris ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Wisconsin's 6th District.[1] He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Harris lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Election results

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 6 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGlenn Grothman 56.8% 169,767
     Democratic Mark Harris 40.9% 122,212
     Libertarian Gus Fahrendorf 2.3% 6,865
     N/A Scattering 0.1% 189
Total Votes 299,033
Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
See also: Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2014

Harris was considering a run for election as Governor of Wisconsin in 2014. Harris announced his decision not to run on August 30, 2013. An email sent by Harris stated, "I have concluded that while I have insights and ideas regarding the governance of Wisconsin, that I will not enter the race for Governor. Entry into the race as an underfunded candidate may not be helpful to bring the policy extremes of the current administration to an end." He noted that if the other more well-known and well-funded Democratic candidates declined to run, he would then reconsider jumping back into the race.[3]

Media

2014

Harris for Wisconsin Ad: "Real Glenn Grothman."

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