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Nanette Bulebosh
Nanette Bulebosh (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 27. Bulebosh lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Bulebosh completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Bulebosh was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 27 of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Bulebosh earned a bachelor's degree from Lakeland University in 1979, a master's degree in education from Lakeland University in 1997, and a master's of library and information science from the University of Wisconsin in 2009. Her career experience includes working as a writer, library director, instructor, teacher, and director of communications and development. Bluebosh's organizational affiliations include the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, League of Women Voters, and Lakeland University Alumni Ambassadors.[1]
Elections
2018
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 27
Incumbent Tyler Vorpagel defeated Nanette Bulebosh in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 27 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tyler Vorpagel (R) | 59.6 | 16,533 |
 | Nanette Bulebosh (D)  | 40.3 | 11,186 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 27,735 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 27
Nanette Bulebosh advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 27 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nanette Bulebosh | 100.0 | 3,744 |
| Total votes: 3,744 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 27
Incumbent Tyler Vorpagel advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 27 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tyler Vorpagel | 100.0 | 4,733 |
| Total votes: 4,733 | |||
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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 Tyler Vorpagel defeated Nanette Bulebosh in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 27 general election.[2][3]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 27 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tyler Vorpagel Incumbent |
61.85% | 18,644 | |
| Democratic | Nanette Bulebosh | 38.15% | 11,501 | |
| Total Votes | 30,145 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission | ||||
Nanette Bulebosh ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 27 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Nanette Bulebosh (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Tyler Vorpagel ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 27 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 27 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Tyler Vorpagel Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Nanette Bulebosh participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on July 29, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Nanette Bulebosh's responses follow below.[6]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Let's make government work for everyone, not just the very wealthy.. Here's how I would start: 1. Restore K12 and higher education funding. I'm very concerned that fewer young people want to go into teaching, just when our children need them the most. Our governor's cuts to education from Act 10 on expanded class sizes, driven excellent teachers from the profession, reduced investments in the arts, support personnel, library services and other important educational tools. 2. Let's find effective ways to make our schools safe. Increasing funding for mental and emotional health would be a good start . 3. Bring back local control of our natural resources and wildlife habitats. Let's make environmental policy based on science, not ideology. And it's time to start addressing climate change. 4. We can strengthen the middle class by increasing the minimum wage, strengthening collective bargaining rights (the best way women can achieve economic parity), expanding wifi to rural areas, investing in entrepreneurs, fixing Wisconsin's terrible roads, and making health care affordable for everyone.[7][8] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I am passionate about school safety and children's health. I have spent enough time in classrooms in recent years to know there are children coming to school with serious emotional, mental and physical problems. Schools are being asked to handle more potentially dangerous situations. The teachers I know heroically step up to those challenge, but they need more support. I am passionate doing something about climate change. We are already seeing the effects throughout our state, yet our governor and majority party are in denial. My grandchildren will not experience the same Wisconsin that I did when young, and that saddens me. I'm passionate about young people, especially young women, being able to start out adulthood without such crippling student debt, and with a chance at economic survival. The top demographic in WI is young women age 18 to 24. We can and must do better for the next generation of workers, parents, artists, innovators, and caregivers. Finally, lets better address the needs of the elderly. There are many elderly in isolated neighborhoods with little access to transportation or help.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[8]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Nanette Bulebosh answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Many people, and it changes every time I read a book by an innovative thinker. Right now Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the woman from the Bronx who beat out the incumbent of many years. She did it by wearing out her shoes taking to people throughout her district. She did it by taking risks. She did it by listening to the people instead of taking them for granted. I admire her hard work and that fact that she went against the mainstream advice. I also admire Fighting Bob LaFollette, founder of the Progressive movement. He came from a small rural town, but went on to change the way people think about government, and how it can change people's lives for the good.[8] | ” |
| “ | First and foremost, she must be a good listener. Even when she disagrees with a certain viewpoint, she still has to try to understand where people are coming from. She has to reach across the aisle and find places for compromise, not on the major things, like a woman's right to choose, but perhaps honoring heroes, or supporting firefighters or schools. She must be careful in her thinking and try to fully understand a bill before voting on it. She must see her office as primarily customer service. Everyone who contacts her office should be treated respectfully, from the wealthiest corporation owner to the person without a home.[8] | ” |
| “ | I am a great listener. You can't go far as a teacher, writer, librarian, or actor without having strong listening skills. I have a wide variety of life experiences that would help me understand other people's points of view. I know what it's like to struggle financially, and to finally claw your way out. I know what it's like to face a classroom of unruly children.[8] | ” |
| “ | I was five when JFK was shot. I was in afternoon kindergarten and it was raining heavily. I remember my mom, an office secretary, picking me up in her car, which was unusual. I think perhaps the school closed early. I got in the car and she had tears in her eyes. It was only later I came to understand who an entire nation was grieving over this young man's death.[8] | ” |
| “ | I was a concession worker for Liberty Theater, a dollar theater in Libertyville, ILL a few miles from my hometown of Mundelein. Starting pay was minimum wage, which at the time was $3.25 an hour. I didn't mind the pay because the job was so fun. We worked hard when the crowds were bit and everyone wanted to be served quickly. But we also had down time where we told stories.[8] | ” |
| “ | The one I find myself recommending the most is Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book, even though it was written for middle school age students. It is a well written story about parenting, isolation, safety and challenging yourself to break out of walls others want to put around you. I cried when I read this book.[8] | ” |
| “ | Never Give Up by Sia.[8] | ” |
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
I'm running because the issues I care about are just as serious now as they were when I first ran for this office two years ago. Wisconsin's small towns are experiencing a serious teacher shortage that is only going to get worse unless we make a substantial investment in public education soon. Teacher colleges have lost 35% of their student enrollment in the last few years. Young people are no longer as interested in teaching as they were before Gov. Walker imposed Act 10 on the state. I am also concerned about the loss of highly qualified academics from our renowned public university system, increased tuition, and the crippling debt faced by most college graduates and other former students. Our infrastructure, especially broadband, our roads, and our public transportation systems, are in serious need of repair. Health care is more expensive in my state than in neighboring states because our leaders never took the Medicaid money under the Affordable Care Act, and have worked to undermine the ACA at every turn. I'm very concerned about the loss of reproductive care for women. I'm very concerned about the harms being done to our natural resources through downsizing (fewer scientists are available to check for pollution and violations), reduced regulation, loss of habitat, and the steady erosion of local control. Every year the Legislature passes more laws that remove our local officials' ability to protect their small communities from over development, pollution and other risks. We need to turn these harms around so Wisconsinites can feel confident about the future of their state. Finally, I'm very concerned about the erosion of voters' rights. The Walker administration has made it harder to vote if you are young, do not have a drivers' license, or if you are old and can no longer drive. Our districts were drawn out with little thought for real equality. Is there anything you would like to add? We need to talk about climate change, instead of sticking our heads in the sand and pretending that it is not happening. We are seeing evidence of climate change right in Wisconsin, and it's going to get worse unless we address it.[8] |
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| —Nanette Bulebosh[1] | ||
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on July 27, 2018
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Nanette Bulebosh's responses," July 29, 2018
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
