Shellie Benish
Shellie Benish (Republican Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 81. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Benish completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Shellie Benish earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay in 2019.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 81
Incumbent Dave Considine defeated Shellie Benish in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 81 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Considine (D) | 58.9 | 17,490 |
 | Shellie Benish (R)  | 41.1 | 12,192 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 29,695 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 81
Incumbent Dave Considine advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 81 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Considine | 100.0 | 5,776 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 5,778 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 81
Shellie Benish defeated Bob Wood in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 81 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shellie Benish | 56.8 | 2,826 |
| Bob Wood | 43.0 | 2,139 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 4,976 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shellie Benish completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Benish's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Age: 51-year-old female. Family: Married for 32 years to the “NAPA John”, John Benish Jr. Two adult sons, Kyle and John Benish III. Education: Bachelor’s Degree in ILS, minor Public Administration, UW Green Bay, summa cum laude; Wisconsin Certified Municipal Clerk Job: Administrator/Clerk/Treasurer, Village of Black Earth Previous to Public Service: 13 years with Shopper Stoppers/Madison Newspapers as Sales & Advertising Manager. Volunteer: Senior Fitness Exercise Instructor, Village of Black Earth in partnership with North West Dane Senior Services Served on Black Earth Creek Green Infrastructure Steering Committee; mentor for Wisconsin Municipal Clerk’s
- Prioritizing Rural Wisconsin. I know the unique issues and challenges our local communities face. I will fight for our family farms, small businesses and local governments wo they can continue to help our area thrive.
- Reducing the tax burden. Inflation is out of control and Wisconsinites are feeling the squeeze. I'll fight to continue reducing tax burden on our families and businesses.
- Fighting waste, fraud and abuse. My experience in local government will help cut through bureaucracy and red tape, streamlining government and ensure your tax dollars are spent wisely. I will make sure hard working Wisconsinites are given a hand up, not a hand out.
Finding resources for local governments. Local governments are under a levy limit, which is great for keeping taxes down however; there has been little to no change in State Shared Revenues for local governments in a decade. This is a critical source of revenue that helps our communities keep taxes down. The current state of inflation will make it very difficult to keep taxes down and provide resources our residents want and deserve at affordable prices if the state doesn’t look at some adjustment.
I have a level head and can stay calm in many situations.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 12, 2022
