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Pat Bomhack
Pat Bomhack was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 17 of the Wisconsin State Senate.[1] Bomhack ran against Ernie Wittwer in the August 12, 2014 Democratic primary for the District 17 seat in the Wisconsin State Senate.
The Government Accountability Board certified Bomhack as having won the District 17 Democratic primary on August 29, 2014.[2] This was a switch from August 26, when they certified Ernie Wittwer as the victor with a 5-vote lead.
A recount in the election was triggered by the 7-vote differential between the two candidates in preliminary results from the August 12 primary.[3] [4]
In 2012, Bomhack ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic Party nomination for District 51 of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Bomhack's professional experience includes working as an attorney.[5]
Campaign themes
2014
Bomhack's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[6]
Reinvest in our local public schools
- Excerpt: "Ensure fair funding for our rural schools"
- Excerpt: "Stop vouchers"
Keep strong local controls over frac sand mining
- Excerpt: "Protect our air and water"
Get big money out of our politics
- Excerpt: "Pat refuses to accept funds from corporate PACS and registered lobbyists"
Promote women's equality
- Excerpt: "Equal pay for equal work"
- Excerpt: "Healthcare freedom for women"
Strengthen our rural economy
- Excerpt: "Repair our rural roads, increase rural access to internet and raise the minimum wage"
Elections
2014
- See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for 17 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Pat Bomhack (D) was declared the winner of the District 17 contest on August 29 after a recount. Howard Marklein ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Marklein defeated Bomhack in the general election.[7][8][1][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Howard Marklein |
55.1% | 34,601 | |
| Democratic | Pat Bomhack | 44.9% | 28,179 | |
| Total Votes | 62,780 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Pat Bomhack |
50.2% | 3,837 |
| Ernie Wittwer | 49.8% | 3,804 |
| Total Votes | 7,641 | |
2012
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012
Bomhack ran in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 51. He was defeated by Maureen May-Grimm in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012. Incumbent Howard Marklein (R) ran unopposed in the Republican primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Maureen May-Grimm |
61.3% | 1,838 |
| Pat Bomhack | 38.7% | 1,160 |
| Total Votes | 2,998 | |
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Bomhack's endorsements included the following:[11]
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Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a Google News search for the term "Pat + Bomhack + Wisconsin + Assembly"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Wisconsin State Legislature
- Wisconsin state legislative districts
- Wisconsin State Senate
- Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2014
External links
- Official campaign website
- Wisconsin State Legislature
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Pat Bomhack on Twitter
- Pat Bomhack on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
- ↑ WISC-News, "GAB: Pat Bomhack wins Democratic primary in 17th Senate District", August 29, 2014
- ↑ Chippewa Herald, "Pat Bomhack takes lead in 17th Senate primary after recount," August 27, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "Capitol update: Leibham declines recount, two others go forward," August 27, 2014
- ↑ Pat Bomhack, "About Pat," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Pat Bomhack, "Priorities," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ Madison.com, "More than 100 ballots missing in 17th Senate District primary recount," August 27, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2014 Partisan Primary Candidates," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2012 Partisan Primary 8/14/2012," accessed June 12, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Pat Bomhack, "Supporters," accessed October 23, 2014
