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Mary Felzkowski

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Mary Felzkowski
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Wisconsin State Senate District 12
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

4

Prior offices
Wisconsin State Assembly District 35
Successor: Calvin Callahan

Compensation

Base salary

$57,408/year

Per diem

$140/day for senators who reside outside of Dane County; $70/day for Dane County senators

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Tomahawk High School

Bachelor's

University of Wisconsin, River Falls

Personal
Profession
Business owner
Contact

Mary Felzkowski (Republican Party) is a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing District 12. She assumed office on January 4, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2029.

Felzkowski (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wisconsin State Senate to represent District 12. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Felzkowski was first elected to the chamber in 2012. Prior to January 2017, she went by Mary Czaja.

On November 7. 2024, Felzkowski was elected Senate President of the Wisconsin State Senate, assuming office on January 6, 2025.[1]

Biography

Mary Felzkowski graduated from Tomahawk High School. Felzkowski earned a degree from the University of Wisconsin at River Falls. Her career experience includes owning C.I.S. Insurance Group.[2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Felzkowski was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Felzkowski was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Felzkowski was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Wisconsin committee assignments, 2017
Finance
Joint Finance

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Felzkowski served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Felzkowski served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Senate District 12

Incumbent Mary Felzkowski defeated Andi Rich in the general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 12 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mary Felzkowski
Mary Felzkowski (R)
 
67.5
 
74,162
Image of Andi Rich
Andi Rich (D)
 
32.5
 
35,628

Total votes: 109,790
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 12

Andi Rich advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 12 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andi Rich
Andi Rich
 
99.9
 
12,790
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
16

Total votes: 12,806
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 12

Incumbent Mary Felzkowski advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 12 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mary Felzkowski
Mary Felzkowski
 
99.6
 
21,048
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
81

Total votes: 21,129
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2020

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020

Mary Felzkowski did not file to run for re-election.

2018

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 35

Incumbent Mary Felzkowski defeated Mark Martello in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 35 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mary Felzkowski
Mary Felzkowski (R)
 
62.7
 
16,380
Mark Martello (D) Candidate Connection
 
37.2
 
9,714
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
13

Total votes: 26,107
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 35

Mark Martello advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 35 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Mark Martello Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,851

Total votes: 2,851
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 35

Incumbent Mary Felzkowski advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 35 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mary Felzkowski
Mary Felzkowski
 
100.0
 
6,223

Total votes: 6,223
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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 Mary Czaja defeated Renea Frederick in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 35 general election.[3][4]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 35 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mary Czaja Incumbent 66.07% 18,622
     Democratic Renea Frederick 33.93% 9,564
Total Votes 28,186
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


Renea Frederick defeated Derek Woellner and Erik Pfantz in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 35 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 35 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Renea Frederick 47.53% 999
     Democratic Derek Woellner 29.59% 622
     Democratic Erik Pfantz 22.88% 481
Total Votes 2,102


Incumbent Mary Czaja ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 35 Republican primary.[5][6]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 35 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mary Czaja Incumbent (unopposed)

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. Incumbent Mary Czaja was unopposed in the Republican primary. Czaja was unopposed in the general election,[7][8] and was re-elected for another term.[9]

2012

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012

Czaja won election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 35. She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012. Czaja defeated Kevin Koth (D) and Patrick Tjugum (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 35, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMary Czaja 53.3% 15,481
     Democratic Kevin Koth 41.8% 12,149
     Independent Patrick Tjugum 4.8% 1,397
     - Scattering 0.1% 18
Total Votes 29,045

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2016

Felzkowski's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[12]

Invest in Rural Schools

I understand that our rural schools face unique challenges. That’s why I voted to invest $200 million in our public schools. I know an investment in our classrooms is a direct investment in our children’s futures. I also authored first-of-its-kind legislation to build high-tech workshops in our schools, helping prepare our students for local, in-demand trades.

Strengthen our Workforce

I understand what it takes to create jobs in northern Wisconsin. Born and raised right here in Tomahawk, I have been building my small business here for nearly three decades. That’s why I supported investing $65 million in worker training initiatives designed to connect individuals with family-supporting jobs.

Focus on Our Community

It’s no secret that northern Wisconsin’s population is rapidly aging. I helped lead recent efforts to invest in research and care for those suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia in rural Wisconsin. I also supported legislation to help those in our community battling drug addiction.

Reduce Fraud and Waste

You work hard to provide for your family and I am hard at work protecting your tax dollars from waste and fraud. By supporting drug testing and reforms to Wisconsin’s entitlement programs, I am committed to reining in waste in state government.[13]

Campaign finance summary


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Mary Felzkowski campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Wisconsin State Senate District 12Won general$464,383 $479,787
2020Wisconsin State Senate District 12Won general$293,063 N/A**
2016Wisconsin State Assembly, District 35Won $91,554 N/A**
2014Wisconsin State Assembly, District 35Won $37,880 N/A**
2012Wisconsin State Assembly, District 35Won $162,266 N/A**
Grand total$1,049,146 $479,787
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. Wisconsin Public Radio, "Wisconsin Republicans elect new state Senate president," November 7, 2024
  2. Mary Felzkowski for State Senate, "About Mary," accessed April 9, 2021
  3. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
  4. Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
  5. 5.0 5.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
  6. 6.0 6.1 Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
  7. Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
  8. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2014 Partisan Primary Candidates," accessed June 19, 2014
  9. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
  10. Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall Partisan Primary," accessed May 5, 2014
  11. Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall General Election," accessed May 5, 2014
  12. Vote for Mary Czaja, "Issues," accessed October 20, 2016
  13. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  14. Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  15. Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  16. Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  17. Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017

Political offices
Preceded by
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Wisconsin State Senate District 12
2021-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Wisconsin State Assembly District 35
2013-2021
Succeeded by
Calvin Callahan (R)


Current members of the Wisconsin State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Mary Felzkowski
Majority Leader:Devin LeMahieu
Minority Leader:Dianne Hesselbein
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Dan Feyen (R)
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