Michael Rapp
Michael Rapp (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Senate to represent District 20. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Rapp completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Michael Rapp was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He earned a high school diploma from Fond du Lac High School, an associate degree from Anthem College in 2013, and a bachelor's degree from the University of Phoenix in 2015. His career experience includes working as a technician and business owner.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Senate District 20
Incumbent Dan Feyen defeated Michael Rapp in the general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 20 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dan Feyen (R)  | 70.0 | 73,552 |
 | Michael Rapp (D) | 29.9 | 31,434 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 106 | ||
| Total votes: 105,092 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 20
Michael Rapp advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 20 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Rapp | 99.9 | 10,005 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 10,016 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Gamez (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 20
Incumbent Dan Feyen defeated Timothy Ramthun in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 20 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Feyen | 64.3 | 17,243 |
 | Timothy Ramthun | 35.6 | 9,543 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 31 | ||
| Total votes: 26,817 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kraig Sadownikow (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rapp in this election.
Pledges
Rapp signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Rapp completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rapp's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I've had a few jobs over the years, many of them having an aspect of customer service. I started my own pest control company at the beginning of this year and trying to make that successful while running for public office has proven to be almost impossible. I'm a regular guy trying to make a living. I don't need fancy things, millions of dollars, huge houses, or anything like that. I just want to make sure the bills are paid and the family is taken care of. I'm straight-forward and transparent. I'm detailed-oriented which I get from dad who is a perfectionist. I like to kick back once in a while too and have some fun, after all that's what life is about.
Over the last decade I've had two near-death experiences, a stroke in 2015 and an instance in 2022. What those events taught me was something not a lot of people truly get to experience, and that is life is short. Sometimes it's way too short for some. We have to experience life, we have to enjoy the wonders it offers us. In the grand scheme of things we are only a blink of time and of that time, I want to make the best of it. My motto now, and for a while has been to "be kind, have fun, and try to be a little better than you were yesterday!"- I want to make education my first priority. My wife was a teacher for over 10 years and I've seen first hand how much the public education system is in need of resources. Teachers are under-paid, over-worked, and over-whelmed by the lack of order in some schools. I've heard some teachers refer to their jobs as babysitters. Teachers have almost no authority anymore and when they do try to discipline students for whatever reason, parents get upset and don't trust what teachers are reporting is the truth. I would like to generate new revenue streams to give public education more of the resources they need to succeed and to increase teachers' wages. We also need to find new ways to get more students to engage in their education.
- When it comes to healthcare, specifically women's healthcare rights, all decisions that need to be made regarding the health of any person should be between them and their doctor. Government should not be involved in peoples' healthcare needs.
- I really want to research and possibly invest in more green energy. Whether it's solar, wind, or whatever new technology there might be we need to find ways to reduce our carbon footprint and make this planet more sustainable for future generations. We need to recycle, reduce, and reuse as much as possible otherwise we'll see weather events get more and more destructible.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 13, 2024
