Mark Westphal
Mark Westphal was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 55 of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Westphal's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
- Family-Supporting Job Creation
- Strong Education System For All Our Students
- 21st Century Living Wage For WI Workers
- Fair Tax System For All Residents
- Bring Back Common Sense Solutions To Madison
Elections
2014
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Mark Westphal was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Mike Rohrkaste defeated John R. Lehman, Ryan Pheifer, Steven Gillespie and Jay Schroeder in the Republican primary. Westphal faced Rohrkaste in the general election. Jarrod Kuehn (R), Ryan Rothenbach (R) and Rich Martin (L) were removed from the ballot.[1][3] Republican Rohrkaste defeated Westphal in the general election, and was elected to the seat.[4]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | ![]() |
57.8% | 14,027 | |
Democratic | Mark Westphal | 42.2% | 10,240 | |
Total Votes | 24,267 |
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Westphal's endorsements included the following:[5]
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Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Mark + Westphal + Wisconsin + Assembly"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Wisconsin State Legislature
- Wisconsin state legislative districts
- Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014
External links
- Official campaign website
- Mark Westphal on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Wisconsin State Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
- ↑ Mark Westphal, "Main page," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Partisan Primary," accessed June 4, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
- ↑ (dead link) Mark Westphal, "Endorsements," accessed October 27, 2014