Robin Vos

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Robin Vos
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Wisconsin State Assembly District 63

Tenure

2005 - Present

Term ends

2023

Years in position

16

Compensation

Base salary

$50,950/year

Per diem

69/day (non-commuter) $138/day maximum (commuter)

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 3, 2020

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Robin Vos (Republican Party) is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 63. He assumed office in 2005. His current term ends on January 1, 2023.

Vos (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 63. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Vos currently serves as speaker of the House, a position he was first selected for in 2013.[1] Vos has chaired several committees, including the Joint Finance Committee.

Below, you can find information on Vos:

Biography

Vos has worked as a congressional district director, legislative assistant, and small business owner.

Vos previously served on the Racine County Board from 1994 to 2004 and on the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents from 1989 to 1991.[2]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Vos was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Vos was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Wisconsin committee assignments, 2017
Assembly Organization, Chair
Employment Relations, Chair
Rules, Vice chair
Employment Relations, Co-chair
Joint Legislative Council
Legislative Organization, Co-chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Vos served on the following committees:

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Vos served on these committees:

2009-2010

During the 2009-2010 legislative session, Vos served on these committees:

Issues

Speed limit increase

After Illinois increased its speed limit to 70 miles per hour, Vos gave support to a bill, forwarded by Assemblyman Paul Tittl (R), that would increase Wisconsin's speed limit to 70 miles per hour. Tittl noted that Wisconsin was the sole state in the Midwest that still had a 65 miles per hour speed limit, despite the recent uptick of states increasing their speed limits. However, State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R) said that the Senate did not plan to take up the issue any time soon, and Governor Scott Walker (R) had not taken a position on the bill.[3]

Budget, 2011

The 2011 budget battle in Wisconsin was particularly unusual and contentious. Gov. Scott Walker's bill faced opposition from Democrats and citizen protestors in Madison, Wisconsin. At 3 a.m. on June 15, 2011, the Assembly passed the bill.

At one point in the process, Democrats introduced a wide-reaching amendment that would restore funding to public schools while, in part, nixing provisions for expanding the school vouchers program. When they introduced this, speakers argued that Republicans were rewarding school-voucher proponents who made campaign contributions.

“I did not take the time to look at how much (the state teachers union Wisconsin Education Association Council) gave to all of you to guarantee that you would offer amendments like this,” said Rep. Robin Vos in response.

Vos then said school districts beyond Milwaukee have problems — notably Racine, where Republicans hope to allow vouchers.

While Democrats called the budget an attack on middle-class families that includes $800 million in cuts to schools, Republicans said it was the first responsible budget in years.

“We said it’s time for government to go on a diet, and that’s exactly what we do in this budget,” Vos said.[4]

Recall reform

On August 10, 2011, Vos (R) announced his intent to draft legislation that would amend the Wisconsin Constitution to clarify the reasons for recall.[5] In a quote given to the Wisconsin Reporter, Vos said, "Losing an election does not mean you count down days until you can recall somebody," and that "despising someone should not rise to the level of a recallable offense."[6]

In his press release, Vos said, "No longer should taxpayer dollars be wasted on unnecessary recall elections that were triggered by a vote that some special interest group didn’t like. It undermines our democracy and wastes precious taxpayer dollars that are needed elsewhere."[5]

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), a business association with about 4,000 members, threw its support behind Vos' efforts. A statement on the organization's website outlined the group's position. "As we all know, uncertainty and political instability are not good for job creation. That’s why WMC will be supporting recall reform in Wisconsin."[7]

Among those opposing the idea were Assembly Democratic Leader Peter Barca. Barca issued the following statement in an August press release:[8]

"Floating this constitutional amendment the day after successful recall elections that held legislators accountable appears to indicate that Republicans are frightened that future actions to hold them accountable will also be successful. We must encourage and build on the amazing outpouring of public involvement in democracy that we have seen this year."

According to Article 13, section 12, the state constitution gives only these stipulations for recall:

  • Legislators must have served at least one year to be eligible for recall
  • To initiate a recall against a legislator, a recall petition needs to be signed by electors equaling at least twenty-five percent of the vote cast for the office of governor at the last preceding election, in the state, county or district which the incumbent represents

Under the constitution without the amendment, the state had no requirement for state level recall petitions to declare a reason why the targeted legislator should be recalled. A reason is currently required at the local level. Vos' amendment sought to unify the state and local requirements, thereby incorporating into state recall law a mandate requiring petitions to include a valid reason for recall.[5]

Vos' amendment passed the Assembly but did not pass the Senate. Representative Jim Steineke (R) introduced a similar amendment in 2013.[5][9]

The following table lists bills sponsored by this legislator. Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills sponsored by this person, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2020

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020

General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 63

Incumbent Robin Vos defeated Joel Jacobsen and Robert Prailes in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 63 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Robin Vos (R)
 
58.4
 
19,919

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Joel Jacobsen (D)
 
41.5
 
14,132
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
36

Total votes: 34,087
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 63

Joel Jacobsen advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 63 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Joel Jacobsen
 
99.8
 
3,490
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
7

Total votes: 3,497
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 63

Incumbent Robin Vos advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 63 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Robin Vos
 
98.7
 
3,302
  Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
42

Total votes: 3,344

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

2018

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018

General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 63

Incumbent Robin Vos defeated Joel Jacobsen in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 63 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Robin Vos (R)
 
61.0
 
16,775

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Joel Jacobsen (D)
 
38.9
 
10,705
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
19

Total votes: 27,499
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 63

Joel Jacobsen advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 63 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Joel Jacobsen
 
100.0
 
3,813

Total votes: 3,813
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 63

Incumbent Robin Vos advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 63 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Robin Vos
 
100.0
 
5,395

Total votes: 5,395


2016

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Robin Vos defeated Andy Mitchell in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 63 general election.[10][11]
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 63 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Robin Vos Incumbent 64.16% 18,771
     Democratic Andy Mitchell 35.84% 10,487
Total Votes 29,258
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission

Andy Mitchell ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 63 Democratic primary.[12][13]
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 63 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Andy Mitchell  (unopposed)

Incumbent Robin Vos ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 63 Republican primary.[12][13]
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 63 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Robin Vos Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly 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. Andy Mitchell was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Robin Vos defeated Bryn Biemeck in the Republican primary. Vos faced Mitchell in the general election.[14][15][16] Incumbent Vos defeated Mitchell in the general election, and was re-elected for another term.[17]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 63 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Vos Incumbent 63.3% 15,361
     Democratic Andy Mitchell 36.7% 8,917
Total Votes 24,278
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 63 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Vos Incumbent 89.5% 4,594
Bryn Biemeck 10.5% 540
Total Votes 5,134

2012

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012

Vos won re-election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 63. Vos ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and defeated Kelley Albrecht (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[18][19]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 63, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Vos Incumbent 58.3% 17,704
     Democratic Kelley Albrecht 41.6% 12,637
     - Scattering 0.1% 21
Total Votes 30,362

2010

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010

Vos was re-elected to Wisconsin State Assembly District 63. He was unopposed in the September 14, 2010, primary election and in the general election on November 2, 2010.[20]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 63 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Robin J. Vos (R) 8,155 99.84%

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign donors


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Robin Vos campaign contribution history
Year Office Result Contributions
2016 Wisconsin State Assembly, District 63  ✔ $162,655
2014 Wisconsin State Assembly, District 63  ✔ $136,618
2012 Wisconsin State Assembly, District 63  ✔ $2,000,601
2010 Wisconsin State Assembly, District 63  ✔ $119,689
2008 Wisconsin State Assembly, District 63  ✔ $113,329
2006 Wisconsin State Assembly, District 63  ✔ $86,819
2004 Wisconsin State Assembly, District 63  ✔ $50,145
Grand total raised $2,669,856

Source: Follow the Money

2018

Ballotpedia has not yet compiled campaign contribution data for this candidate.


2016

Vos won re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2016. During that election cycle, Vos raised a total of $162,655.
Wisconsin State Assembly 2016 election - campaign contributions
Top contributors to Robin Vos's campaign in 2016
Wisconsin Republican Party$7,750
Wagner, Susan$1,750
Hendersen, Jon E$1,500
Lynch, David John$1,250
Bnsf Railway$1,000
Total raised in 2016$162,655
Source: Follow the Money

2014

Vos won re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2014. During that election cycle, Vos raised a total of $136,618.

2012

Vos won re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2012. During that election cycle, Vos raised a total of $200,601.

2010

Vos won re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2010. During that election cycle, Vos raised a total of $119,689.

2008

Vos won re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2008. During that election cycle, Vos raised a total of $113,329.

2006

Vos won re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2006. During that election cycle, Vos raised a total of $86,819.

2004

Vos won election to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2004. During that election cycle, Vos raised a total of $50,145.

Personal

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Vos is a member of Ducks Unlimited, Knights of Columbus, Leadership Council - National Federation of Independent Business, Racine Area Manufacturers and Commerce, Racine County Republican Party, Racine Zoological Society, and the Racine/Kenosha Farm Bureau.[2]

Noteworthy events

Milwaukee policing

In August 2013, Vos denied Mayor of Milwaukee Tom Barrett's request for state funding to help combat crime in Milwaukee, implying that the city's current policing strategies needed to become more effective before state funds would be contributed. Vos said he was still open to the city's request for $500,000. "There's been a dramatic decline in the number of officers who are patrolling," he said. "I think those are bad decisions that have been made by the city. ... I certainly don't want to exacerbate those, but we need to have them step up first. They have created a lot of these problems with the policies that have been implemented."[21] In response, Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn released a statement saying that it was "obvious that Representative Vos has been intentionally misinformed." Flynn's office said that there were fewer officer vacancies and more filled positions since Flynn arrived in 2007 and that violent crime was down.[21]

Scorecards

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2020

In 2020, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 14 to May 13.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to animals.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor policy.
Legislators are scored on their stances on conservation issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association on legislation related to Wisconsin's law enforcement community.


2019


2018


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

Vos was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Wisconsin. Vos was one of 36 delegates from Wisconsin bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[26] Cruz suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 546 bound delegates. For more on what happened to his delegates, see this page.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from Wisconsin, 2016 and Republican delegates from Wisconsin, 2016

At-large delegates from Wisconsin to the Republican National Convention were selected by a committee formed by the candidate who received a plurality of the statewide vote in the state presidential primary election and ratified by the State Executive Committee. For district-level delegates, the district chairman of each district compiled a list of delegates from which the presidential candidate who won a plurality of the vote in that district selected three delegates. Delegates from Wisconsin were bound to a candidate on all ballots at the convention unless the candidate released them or failed to receive one-third of the vote on a ballot.

Wisconsin primary results

See also: Presidential election in Wisconsin, 2016
Wisconsin Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Green check mark transparent.pngTed Cruz 48.2% 531,129 36
Donald Trump 35.1% 386,290 6
John Kasich 14.1% 155,200 0
Jeb Bush 0.3% 3,156 0
Ben Carson 0.5% 5,608 0
Chris Christie 0.1% 1,310 0
Carly Fiorina 0.1% 825 0
Jim Gilmore 0% 242 0
Mike Huckabee 0.1% 1,428 0
Rand Paul 0.2% 2,491 0
Marco Rubio 1% 10,569 0
Rick Santorum 0% 510 0
Other 0.2% 2,288 0
Totals 1,101,046 42
Source: The New York Times and Wisconsin Vote

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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Wisconsin had 42 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 24 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's eight congressional districts). District delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the vote in a congressional district received all of that district's delegates.[27][28]

Of the remaining 18 delegates, 15 served at large. Wisconsin's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis. The candidate who won a plurality of the statewide vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[27][28]

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. Wisconsin State Assembly, "Robin J. Vos Biography," accessed January 3, 2019
  2. 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 5, 2014
  3. The Associated Press, "Wisconsin: 70 mph speed limit not a sure thing at Capitol," August 20, 2013
  4. Wisconsin Reporter, "Assembly passes budget at 3 a.m.," June 15th, 2011
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Wisconsin Legislature, "Robin Vos' press release," August 10, 2011
  6. Wisconsin Reporter.com, "WMC, others push recall reform," August 17, 2011
  7. WMC, "Government Issue & Policy," accessed June 18, 2014
  8. Wisconsin State Assembly, "Rep. Barca: Statement on Rep. Vos’ recall bill," August 11, 2011
  9. State Representative Jim Steineke, "Rep. Steineke Introduces Recall Election Reform," April 3, 2013
  10. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
  11. Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
  12. 12.0 12.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
  13. 13.0 13.1 Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
  14. Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin 2014 fall primary election results," accessed August 12, 2014
  15. Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
  16. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2014 Partisan Primary Candidates," accessed June 19, 2014
  17. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
  18. Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall Partisan Primary," accessed May 5, 2014
  19. Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall General Election," accessed May 5, 2014
  20. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed April 25, 2014
  21. 21.0 21.1 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Chief Edward Flynn calls Assembly Speaker Vos "intentionally misinformed" on Milwaukee crime numbers," August 12, 2013
  22. Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  23. Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  24. Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  25. Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  26. Wisconsin State Journal, "Wisconsin GOP releases list of all 42 delegates to Republican National Convention," April 27, 2016
  27. 27.0 27.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
  28. 28.0 28.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
Political offices
Preceded by
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Wisconsin State Assembly District 63
2005–present
Succeeded by
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