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Patti Granger
Patti Granger (Republican Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 13. She lost in the Republican primary on August 13, 2024.
Granger completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Patti Granger was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She earned a high school diploma from Waukesha South High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. She earned a graduate degree from Mount Mary University.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13
Incumbent Robyn Vining defeated incumbent Tom Michalski in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robyn Vining (D)  | 57.2 | 22,540 |
 | Tom Michalski (R) | 42.6 | 16,796 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 48 | ||
| Total votes: 39,384 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13
Incumbent Robyn Vining advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robyn Vining | 99.9 | 9,773 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 9,785 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13
Incumbent Tom Michalski defeated Patti Granger in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Michalski | 79.4 | 5,218 |
 | Patti Granger | 20.4 | 1,338 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 6,568 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Granger in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Patti Granger completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Granger'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 buy gas and groceries I pay the increasing utility bills I vote I am a ¨real¨ person not a politician I pay a mortgage bill I pay my student loans I am an only parent to 2 boys (I adopted my boys on my own. My oldest is from Mongolia and my youngest is from China) I am a dog mom to 2 rescue Boston Terriers …and I love to laugh!
I was born in Kenosha, WI and grew up in Waukesha, WI.
I graduated from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design with a B.F.A. in Sculpture. After adopting my first son, I returned to school earning an M.B.A. from Mount Mary University. I took 36 straight classes and graduated with a 4.0 GPA. It was here I found my passion for Improving Processes, Lean, Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement. After graduating, I adopted my second son.
I now work full time doing what I love to do, improve processes, for a fortune 500 company in Milwaukee, WI. I went on to become my company’s first ever female LEAN Six Sigma Master Black Belt (MBB) and am now 1 out 7 certified MBB for my company world wide. If elected, I will continue to work my full-time position while representing District 13 in the State Assembly position.- The August 13th, 2024 primary, isn’t about which Republican candidate is better. It is about which Republican candidate can win in November against the ¨fiercely progressive¨ opponent. This is a fight to stop the far left progressive agenda that is preventing your voice from being heard, hurting our communities, and most of all the progressive agenda is hurting our families.
- The residents of District 13 are in need of a representative who truly listens to their diverse interests. I too have diverse interests as a yoga practitioner (when I have time), vegetarian, supporter of the performing & visual arts, enthusiast of live music, local shopper, dinner, & vacationer, yard work lover, comedy improvisational class taker, GB Packer fan, dedicated parent, and so more. I am creative yet analytical. I draw out risk in what I do and see. Hands up if your grocery list follows the isles of the only grocery store you shop at. (Seriously, mine does!) I have supported the Republican party my entire life. Yet, I question things when they don´t seem right. I have always been open to conversations with alternative view points.
- I do not have any endorsements. This ensures I can prioritize the genuine needs of District 13, providing attentive and unbiased support to most constituents. While we might not agree on everything, I am confident in my ability to listen to varied concerns of our community.
What I am personally passionate about is:
1.) Protecting Woman and Girl’s spaces - the far left progressive agenda message is that women’s rights, privacy, dignity, feelings and safety do not matter. What does seem to matter to them however, are the feelings and experiences of men who decide that they are women and are now integrating themselves into female spaces. These men / boys do not belong in the female sphere. In women, real women spheres.
1.) my high school art teacher
2.) my art school sculpting teacher
I am creative
I am analytical
I draw out risk in almost everything
I do not have any endorsements
It is OK to have difficult conversations with each other.
At the moment, I am taking running for office 1 step at a time and I am learning so much and enjoying the process along the way.
2.) The space shuttle blowing up with the teacher on board. That was 1986, I think. I was in High School in my Drawing II class when it happened.
But I’ve had 3 favorite jobs in my life.
1.) Walgreens - I worked there through high school and into art school
2.) Slinging boxes 3rd shift at UPS
However, since You Tube, I’ve been learning a lot of new things!
(Only because I just saw them live in concert)
2.) Hereditary depression. This is nothing to fool around with.
It was struggle of ups and downs until I finally got the help needed.
2.) And of course raising taxes… as usual
In my current role for my company, building relationships is critical for the success of the large improvement projects I work on. I work for a global company and I need to know how to work with and bring together different types of personalities & cultures. Especially when we have difficult conversations. Relationship building is key.
So I think we can all agree on Lowing Crime.
1.) Shatner
2.) Idol
3.) Murray
4.) Moving out of the Chicagoland area to retired to Wisconsin, and finally becoming an avid Packer super fan, all the way from Rhinelander area….
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 9, 2024
