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Nathan Kieso
Nathan Kieso (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 14. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 13, 2024.
Kieso completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Nathan Kieso earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa in 2008 and a graduate degree from the University of Iowa in 2016. Kieso's career experience includes working as a mental health social worker. He has been affiliated with the Milwaukee Area Labor Council and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1954.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 14
Angelito Tenorio defeated Jim Engstrand and Steven Shevey in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 14 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Angelito Tenorio (D)  | 52.7 | 15,637 |
 | Jim Engstrand (R) | 43.4 | 12,896 | |
 | Steven Shevey (Independent) | 3.8 | 1,117 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 43 | ||
| Total votes: 29,693 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 14
Angelito Tenorio defeated Nathan Kieso and Brady Coulthard in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 14 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angelito Tenorio | 37.2 | 2,220 |
 | Nathan Kieso | 33.6 | 2,006 | |
 | Brady Coulthard | 29.0 | 1,731 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 5,967 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 14
Jim Engstrand advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 14 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Engstrand | 99.5 | 2,837 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 2,850 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Nathan Kieso completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kieso'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 was raised by a USAF veteran mother and research scientist father. Sadly, when I was nine years-old my father passed away. My mother was left to raise two kids on a CNA’s salary, but she was able to do so, because she was in a union. I joined that same union and have continually fought for working people. I fought on successful union organizing drives and campaigns to raise local minimum wages, but my proudest organizing moment was winning thousands in backpay and raises for black coworkers paid less than equally qualified white coworkers. I am on the City of West Allis Capital Improvement Committee, where we review and approve budgets for major purchases made by the city. I am deeply interested in matters of policy and have experience in governance.
As a social worker I have cared for people with disabilities, advocated for elders in long-term care, and provided treatment for people with mental health issues. Throughout my entire career I have served and cared for others. I want to bring this compassion, experience, and leadership to Madison, where I will faithfully serve the constituents of the 14th District.- I have spent my entire career caring for and in the service other others. I have witnessed firsthand the crisis in Wisconsin healthcare. The GOP refuses to allow thousands of struggling people in Wisconsin to be on BadgerCare. Our elders and dependent adult neighbors deserve the best long-term care and many more people will need care in the near future, but it is difficult to recruit workers. Healthcare workers are drastically underpaid, they are caring for our loved ones, and they are living paycheck-to-paycheck. To address this crisis we must expand BadgerCare, raise wages, and subsidize education for aspiring healthcare professionals.
- I understand the importance of building coalitions and negotiations. I am on the West Allis Capital Improvement Committee, where we make recommendations on major city purchases, but local governments, especially in Milwaukee County, are disadvantaged by the state's unfair revenue sharing scheme. I negotiated union contracts which made solid gains for workers, but required give-and-take with employers. I am pragmatic and experienced in governance. I will get buy-in from stakeholders and reach agreements to achieve what is best for Wisconsin working people.
- Working people want their voices heard. A Duke University study published in February 2024 found that less than 2% of legislators in US statehouses are in the working-class. Working people are excluded from the processes which affect their daily lives and this is reflected in the disturbing policies of the Wisconsin GOP. I know these struggles because I am living them. I am the working class candidate and I will support raising the minimum wage, restoring Wisconsin worker rights, and making Wisconsin workplaces safe.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 29, 2024
