Nick De Leon

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Nick De Leon
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Nick De Leon (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 88. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 11, 2020.

Leon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

On September 28, 2015, De Leon founded De Leon LGBT Christian Ministries in Green Bay, Wisconsin, an independent Christian organization whose mission is "to provide a pro-LGBT Christian ministry and offer wedding services." De Leon has received a Doctorate of Divinity from Universal Life Church.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 88

Incumbent John Macco defeated Kristin Lyerly in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 88 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Macco
John Macco (R)
 
52.3
 
17,214
Image of Kristin Lyerly
Kristin Lyerly (D) Candidate Connection
 
47.6
 
15,673
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
19

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 32,906
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 88

Kristin Lyerly advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 88 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kristin Lyerly
Kristin Lyerly Candidate Connection
 
99.7
 
4,910
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
14

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,924
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 88

Incumbent John Macco advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 88 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Macco
John Macco
 
99.7
 
3,702
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
10

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,712
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Wisconsin gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

On November 10, 2017, De Leon declared that he would run for governor of Wisconsin in 2018.[2]

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Nick De Leon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Leon's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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* BadgerCare for All - We need to expand Wisconsin's medicare system to become a single-payer public healthcare option.
  • End partisan gerrymandering - If elected I'll start legislation with other representatives to establish a non partisan redistricting organization similar to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
  • Protect the Unfair Sales Act - Small businesses and family farms will be broken if minimum markup laws are repealed with the help of special interests.
Income inequality in the last eight years have been a growing problem in the last eight years. While a new Governor has been elected, we still need action to uplift our Working Wisconsinites. The top 1% need to pay their fair share and defending the SNAP program, increasing the minimum wage and BadgerCare for All are important places to start.
I have a lot in common with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders which is no surprise I have supported and volunteered for his campaign in 2016 and now 2020. I don't resonate with him because he is a "socialist" but someone who goes out on the streets to talk with anyone fix what he sees wrong.
Our Revolution by Bernie Sanders is my recommended choice.
Our elected officials need to reflect the constituents they represent, not an out of touch white-collar who probably never lived their life dealing with the struggles the working-class deals with.
My ability to be in touch with my constituents and to respond to the blue-collar workers in my district makes me a better candidate because I live and work among them.
All they need to do is represent the voice of their constituents, not out of state lobbyists and money from big donors.
I'm still a young man so I can only say that time can tell.
When I was 13 years old I asked my teacher why they weren't teaching at school one day. She told me she was out on the streets in downtown Green Bay to protest against the budget repair bill (Act 10) which was later signed by Governor Scott Walker. I didn't understand why she did it until two years before my campaign for Governor that the budget repair bill which butchered health insurance, sick leave, and retirement benefits for public school teachers.
I worked three years at a McDonald's restaurant on Green Bay's east side. Throughout those years I have seen the struggles that fast food and customer service employees have to deal with and it begins with our current legislatures inability to expand our healthcare system and increase the minimum wage.
Though I am a Christian pastor, I celebrate Hanukkah. To summarize my religious beliefs I consider myself a Jewish-Christian which explains why I of all people would ever celebrate Jewish holidays. Hanukkah especially has become more meaningful over Christmas because it isn't a heavily commercialized holiday.
Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Yes it is a book that was part of anyone's high school English curriculum, but I always re-read it because I see it as a story about a person seeking individualism and going against the grain of what is considered conventional.
Though I've been dieting for the last several months and lost 40 pounds so far, I would wish to be Shaggy from Scooby-Doo so I could eat whatever I like without the consequence of gaining weight!
My coin collection has been one of my favorite things to look at while I'm home. I especially love the collection of international coins I have and Buffalo Nickels I've started collecting.
People think it is odd for me to listen to Rock music from the 70's and 80's, but the one song that has been stuck in my head since last year has been "Don't Bring Me Down" by the Electric Light Orchestra
Besides the difference in numbers of committees, I don't see much difference as of now between the State Senate and State Assembly.
In some cases it works if you intend progress to higher levels of government, otherwise the State Assembly should be a lower chamber that serves as an introductory to state government.
While Republicans are working to make Wisconsin look like a vehicle for NASCAR, the issue of our infrastructure and creating long-term jobs is a problem. I see that long-term job growth can be accomplished by increasing the minimum wage to increase job demand and employment. Same goes for infrastructure where we could use more workers who should receive competitive wages.
The State Assembly is a place that can provide checks and balances in a Governor's activity.
Yes, in order to achieve having a competent legislature, building non-partisan relationships can really get the job done.
As said earlier, a district's design needs to be addressed by a non partisan commission so that districts aren't disproportionately favorable for one group or party. In District 88's case, the rural areas and upper class neighborhoods of eastern Brown County are represented better than the suburbs of Bellevue and the middle class neighborhoods surrounding Preble High School which is conflicting.
* Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections
  • Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy
    • I don't fit the mold of anyone and can only say that I want to be viewed as "Nick" as opposed to another politician or identity politician.
    At the moment, no. I still have a lot of my life ahead of me.

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    1. ↑ De Leon LGBT Ministries, "About," accessed November 19, 2017
    2. ↑ Facebook, "Nick De Leon," November 10, 2017


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