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Neal Kedzie

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Neal Kedzie
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Prior offices
Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin State Senate District 11

Education

Bachelor's

University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, 1978

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic

Neal J. Kedzie (b. January 27, 1956) is a former Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing District 11, from 2002 to 2014. Kedzie resigned June 16, 2014.[1]

He served as the State Senate Assistant Majority Leader from 2004 to 2006.

Kedzie served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1997 to 2003.

Biography

Kedzie earned a B.S. and did graduate work at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater.

Kedzie's professional experiences include government relations representative; commercial and industrial coordinator, and facilities manager.

Kedzie was the Town Chair of LaGrange from 1988 to 1998 and a Supervisor on the Town Board from 1987 to 1988. He has also been a part of the Jefferson County Republican Party and the Wanicesha County GOP.[2]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Wisconsin committee assignments, 2013
Energy, Consumer Protection, and Government Reform, Vice Chair
Government Operations, Public Works, and Telecommunications
Natural Resources, Chair
Joint Review on Criminal Penalties, Co-chair

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kedzie served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kedzie served on the following committees:

Issues

Recent legislation sponsored or co-sponsored by Sen. Kedzie includes:[3]

  • A bill creating tax exemptions for older taxpayers[4]
  • A bill prohibiting a person from renting or purchasing a vehicle while their license is revoked for intoxicated driving[5]

Elections

2010

See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2010

Kedzie ran for re-election to the Wisconsin State Senate District 11. He was unopposed in the September 14 primary election. He defeated Democrat L D Rockwell in the November 2, 2010, general election.[6][7][8]

Wisconsin State Senate, District 11 (2010) General Election
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Neal Kedzie (R) 55,121 75.37%
L.D.Rockwell (D) 17,955 24.55%
Wisconsin Senate, District 11 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Neal Kedzie (R) 26.609 99.79%

2006

See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Neal Kedzie won re-election to the Wisconsin State Senate, District 11.[9]

Neal Kedzie raised $106,523 for his campaign, while L D Rockwell raised $3,151.[10]

Wisconsin State Senate, District 11 (2006)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Neal Kedzie (R) 45,643
L D Rockwell (D) 22,038

Campaign finance summary


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Neal Kedzie campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2010Wisconsin State Senate, District 11Won $78,868 N/A**
2006Wisconsin State Senate, District 11Won $106,523 N/A**
2002Wisconsin State Senate, District 11Won $66,410 N/A**
2000Wisconsin State Assembly, District 43Won $59,845 N/A**
1998Wisconsin State Assembly, District 43Won $18,948 N/A**
Grand total$330,594 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Kedzie and his wife, Kerrie, have three children.[2]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
'
Wisconsin State Senate District 11
2002–2014
Succeeded by
Stephen Nass (R)


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