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Robert Wittke
2025 - Present
2027
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Robert Wittke (Republican Party) is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 63. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Wittke (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 63. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Wittke earned his B.A. in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He is a senior implementation specialist with Corptax Inc. Wittke and his wife have two children.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Wittke was assigned to the following committees:
- Audit Committee, Chairman
- Colleges and Universities Committee
- Education Committee
- Joint Legislative Audit Committee, Co Chair
2021-2022
Wittke was assigned to the following committees:
- Colleges and Universities Committee
- Education Committee
- Jobs and the Economy Committee, Chair
- Ways and Means Committee, Vice Chair
2019-2020
Wittke was assigned to the following committees:
- Colleges and Universities Committee
- Education Committee
- Jobs and the Economy Committee
- Science and Technology Committee
- Ways and Means Committee, Vice-Chair
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 63
Incumbent Robert Wittke won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 63 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Wittke (R) | 96.8 | 27,163 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.2 | 897 | ||
| Total votes: 28,060 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 63
Incumbent Robert Wittke advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 63 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Wittke | 99.4 | 5,232 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 5,262 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62
Incumbent Robert Wittke defeated Anthony Hammes in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Wittke (R) | 61.4 | 18,236 |
| Anthony Hammes (D) | 38.5 | 11,445 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 38 | ||
| Total votes: 29,719 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62
Anthony Hammes advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anthony Hammes | 99.7 | 3,752 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 3,762 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62
Incumbent Robert Wittke advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Wittke | 99.5 | 7,656 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 38 | ||
| Total votes: 7,694 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62
Incumbent Robert Wittke defeated August Schutz in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Wittke (R) | 58.6 | 20,540 |
 | August Schutz (D) | 41.3 | 14,463 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 31 | ||
| Total votes: 35,034 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62
August Schutz advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | August Schutz | 99.7 | 3,681 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 3,693 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62
Incumbent Robert Wittke advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Wittke | 99.9 | 3,425 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 3,430 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62
Robert Wittke defeated John Lehman in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Wittke (R) | 54.9 | 16,035 |
 | John Lehman (D) | 45.0 | 13,161 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 27 | ||
| Total votes: 29,223 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62
John Lehman advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Lehman | 100.0 | 4,903 |
| Total votes: 4,903 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62
Robert Wittke defeated John Leiber in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 62 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Wittke | 67.6 | 3,931 |
 | John Leiber | 32.4 | 1,885 | |
| Total votes: 5,816 | |||
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2016
The 2016 election for all nine seats on the Racine Unified School District was the district's first using a by district system rather than electing members at-large. A primary election was held on February 16, 2016, for Districts 6 and 7 with the general election on April 5, 2016. Board candidates were required to live in their election districts. The change was enshrined in state law through legislation sponsored by State Sen. Van Wanggaard (R) and State Rep. Tom Weatherson (R), who represent districts that include Racine. The election districts approved by the school board on October 27, 2015, led to three races in 2016 where three incumbents were assured defeat because they faced fellow board members.[2][3]
Candidates backed by the Wisconsin AFL-CIO won seven of the board's nine seats in 2016. Michelle Duchow in District 1 was not endorsed due to her unopposed race and District 9 winner Robert Wittke was endorsed by The Journal Times as a candidate who would stand up to unions.
District 1 candidate Michelle Duchow was the only unopposed candidate in the race. Dennis Wiser defeated fellow incumbent John Koetz in District 2, while incumbent Michael Frontier ousted fellow board member Pamala Handrow in District 3. Julie McKenna defeated Kim Plache to take the District 4 seat. Challenger Steven Hooper defeated incumbent Chuck Goodremote for the District 5 seat. Newcomer Matthew Hanser narrowly defeated board president Melvin Hargrove in District 8. Incumbent Don Nielsen finished first in the District 7 race against challenger Brian O'Connell. Nielsen and O'Connell defeated Adrienne Moore in the primary. Three newcomers were guaranteed to join the board after this election with no incumbents running in Districts 1, 6 and 9. John Heckenlively defeated Jim Venturini for the District 6 seat, while Robert Wittke defeated Kurt Squire in District 9.[3] Ernest Ni'A was defeated by Heckenlively and Venturini in the District 6 primary. Bryn Biemeck was removed from the ballot in District 6 following a Wisconsin Government Accountability Board appeal by the Racine Education Association.[4]
Results
| Racine Unified School District, District 9 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Robert Wittke |
61.42% | 3,238 |
| Kurt Squire | 38.58% | 2,034 |
| Total Votes | 5,272 | |
| Source: Racine Unified School District, "Racine Board of Education Official Election Results," accessed June 15, 2016 | ||
Endorsements
Wittke received the endorsement of The Journal Times prior to the general election.[5]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
Robert Wittke did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Wittke's campaign website included the following themes:
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Bob is married and resides with his family in the northeast portion of Racine County. He seeks this non-partisan office because he believes the most vital component of RUSD, the parents of its student population, do not have an adequate voice at the highest levels of leadership within the District. Through his experiences, Bob finds the leadership of RUSD does not govern with the same sense of urgency a parent with a child in the District requires. He believes the community currently faces a tremendous opportunity in which to improve its public education system. Bob frequently says the only way to realize this opportunity is through responsible, results driven investment of existing tax dollars and RUSD resources in a balanced approach to the needs of all 20,000+ students. Bob Wittke sees this office as his opportunity to expand his service to the community, RUSD students, and their families.[6] |
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| —Robert Wittke (2016)[1] | ||
Wittke also answered the following questions from The Journal Times:
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1) Last year, the School Board was divided for months on the district’s employee handbook. What role should administrators, unions, and the board have in future handbook changes? The Board is responsible for establishing the framework for the handbook. They must insure it is in accordance with current Wisconsin Statutes, policies are applied fairly to all employees, and it does not adversely impact the taxpayer investment. The administration is responsible for writing the policies within the framework outlined by the Board and recommending changes aligned with the educational mission of the District. The handbook is not designed to be a collective bargaining agreement and should not be treated as one by any of the parties. 2) The district recently entered into a tentative agreement to buy the Sturtevant Sportsplex for $5.2 million, and the district is studying how to use and pay for the complex before the board’s May 10 deadline to approve the deal. If you are elected, under what conditions would you support the district buying the Sportsplex? If it fits the long-term growth and expansion plans of the District and there was the appropriate cost/benefit analysis to support it. It would have to align with the long-term facilities plan of the District. There also needs to be a balance in spending to upgrade our existing facilities for the pressing needs of our students. 3) As the district implements block scheduling in high schools next year in preparation for new career academies, some have criticized the district for moving ahead on the on the change too fast, most notably the employee unions. Should the district go ahead with block scheduling next year? Why or Why not? Yes. We do not have the luxury of waiting another year or two to implement such an integral part of a program with a proven track record of success. I have experienced it personally through my middle schooler for the past three years. In my opinion, the benefits outweigh the detriments. Individual class periods offer our students more instruction time and opportunity for teacher assistance. The schedule affords some of our students a better chance to keep pace and complete homework. It also allows our students to take additional elective courses and is more conducive to project-based learning. I believe we have enough talented people within our District and community to make this successful transition. 4) Over the last year, the villages of Caledonia, Mount Pleasant, and Sturtevant have been weighing whether to fund a study of leaving the Racine Unified School District. Would you support these communities breaking away from Unified? Why or why not? We all would like Racine Unified to be the District of choice in the community. However; if the District is unable to deliver the performance our students deserve, the surrounding communities should have the right to evaluate other educational alternatives. 5) If elected, what is the most pressing change you would push for the district to make? A stronger focus on our students. With every decision we make, every plan we create, and every initiative we implement we ask ourselves first “Is this in the best interest of our students?”. Our actions are aligned to student achievement and building the corresponding environment to sustain it.[6] |
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| —Robert Wittke (2016)[7] | ||
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2024
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2023
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2022
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In 2022, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 18 to March 8.
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2021
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In 2021, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 4 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 14 to May 13.
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2019
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In 2019, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 7, 2019 through January 13, 2020.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Wisconsin State Assembly District 63 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Facebook, "Bob Wittke for Racine," accessed March 10, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namednewmap - ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Journal Times, "Election filings, Racine County school boards," January 6, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbiemeck - ↑ The Journal Times, "Journal Times editorial: Journal Times endorses eight candidates for Racine Unified School Board," April 3, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Journal Times, "Bob Wittke Jr. on the issues," March 24, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Robin Vos (R) |
Wisconsin State Assembly District 63 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Tom Weatherston (R) |
Wisconsin State Assembly District 62 2019-2025 |
Succeeded by Angelina Cruz (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Racine Unified School District Board of Education District 9 2016-2019 |
Succeeded by - |
