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Steve Doyle
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Wisconsin State Assembly District 94
Tenure

2011 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

14

Compensation

Base salary

$57,408/year

Per diem

$155.70/day (with overnight) or $77.85/day (no overnight)

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Personal
Profession
Attorney, Professor
Contact

Steve Doyle (Democratic Party) is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 94. He assumed office on May 17, 2011. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Doyle (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 94. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Doyle was an attorney in private practice and a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse before his election, and served on the La Crosse County Board for 25 years.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Doyle was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Doyle was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Doyle 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
Financial Institutions
Insurance
Rules
State Affairs
Ways and Means

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

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


Elections

2024

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94

Incumbent Steve Doyle defeated Ryan Huebsch in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Doyle
Steve Doyle (D)
 
50.3
 
18,436
Image of Ryan Huebsch
Ryan Huebsch (R)
 
49.7
 
18,219
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
2

Total votes: 36,657
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94

Incumbent Steve Doyle advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Doyle
Steve Doyle
 
100.0
 
6,859
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
3

Total votes: 6,862
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94

Ryan Huebsch advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Huebsch
Ryan Huebsch
 
100.0
 
4,135
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
1

Total votes: 4,136
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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 94

Incumbent Steve Doyle defeated Ryan Huebsch in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Doyle
Steve Doyle (D)
 
51.3
 
14,826
Image of Ryan Huebsch
Ryan Huebsch (R)
 
48.7
 
14,070
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
11

Total votes: 28,907
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94

Incumbent Steve Doyle advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Doyle
Steve Doyle
 
99.9
 
5,689
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
8

Total votes: 5,697
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94

Ryan Huebsch advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Huebsch
Ryan Huebsch
 
99.6
 
5,325
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
23

Total votes: 5,348
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94

Incumbent Steve Doyle defeated Kevin Hoyer and Leroy Brown II in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Doyle
Steve Doyle (D)
 
52.4
 
19,186
Kevin Hoyer (R)
 
45.2
 
16,526
Image of Leroy Brown II
Leroy Brown II (Independent)
 
2.4
 
868
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
10

Total votes: 36,590
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94

Incumbent Steve Doyle advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Doyle
Steve Doyle
 
99.8
 
6,549
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
10

Total votes: 6,559
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94

Kevin Hoyer advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kevin Hoyer
 
99.8
 
4,424
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
7

Total votes: 4,431
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94

Incumbent Steve Doyle defeated Albert Rohland in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Doyle
Steve Doyle (D)
 
60.2
 
17,498
Image of Albert Rohland
Albert Rohland (R) Candidate Connection
 
39.8
 
11,567

Total votes: 29,065
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94

Incumbent Steve Doyle advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Doyle
Steve Doyle
 
100.0
 
4,818

Total votes: 4,818
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94

Albert Rohland advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Albert Rohland
Albert Rohland Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,891

Total votes: 2,891
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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 Steve Doyle defeated Julian Bradley in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 94 general election.[2][3]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 94 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Steve Doyle Incumbent 52.63% 16,721
     Republican Julian Bradley 47.37% 15,049
Total Votes 31,770
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


Incumbent Steve Doyle ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 94 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 94 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Steve Doyle Incumbent (unopposed)


Julian Bradley ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 94 Republican primary.[4][5]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 94 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Julian Bradley  (unopposed)

This district was included in the Republican State Leadership Committee's list of "16 in '16: Races to Watch." Read more »

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. Incumbent Steve Doyle was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Tracie Happel was unopposed in the Republican primary. Doyle and Happel faced off in the general election.[6][7] Incumbent Doyle defeated Happel in the general election, and was re-elected for another term.[8]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 94 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Doyle Incumbent 54.1% 13,670
     Republican Tracie Happel 45.9% 11,617
Total Votes 25,287

2012

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012

Doyle won re-election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 94. Doyle ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14 and defeated Bruce Evers (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9][10]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 94, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Bruce Evers 39.4% 12,068
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Doyle Incumbent 60.6% 18,566
     - Scattering 0% 10
Total Votes 30,644

2011

See also: State legislative special elections, 2011

Doyle defeated John Lautz (R) in the special election on May 3, 2011.[11][12][13]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

Steve Doyle did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2011

Doyle's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

  • Job Creation and Retention: "As Chair of the County Board, one of my priorities was to ensure that La Crosse County continued to grow--even in a difficult economy. That is why I worked to establish the development of the Lakeview Business Park. Lakeview Business Park has helped create hundreds of new jobs in our area and allowed for the retention of hundreds of jobs, which could have been lost in this economic downturn. The development of Lakeview also shows how private/public partnerships can and should work. This project was a collaboration of La Crosse County, Village of West Salem, La Crosse Area Development Corporation, Xcel Energy and CenturyTel. We need more of this collaboration in Madison, and I will continue the work Ive done to enhance job growth in our area--working not only with government entities, but with our private sector partners."
  • Accountability with our Tax Dollars: "La Crosse County taxes are the 5th lowest in Wisconsin, something I worked diligently to protect as County Board Chair. I worked to develop innovative solutions to keep services without raising property taxes--and in many cases even saved taxpayer dollars. One way La Crosse county was able to keep taxes lower was by creating the Mississippi Valley Health Services, which runs the Lakeview Health Facility. This consortium is saving La Crosse county taxpayers over $1.2 million per year, while protecting a needed service. With the state budget reaching record high deficits, we need leaders who will look for the innovative solution to the problem--not just what is easiest. Innovative and accountable solutions not only work, but save our tax dollars. I’ll bring this leadership to Madison."

Campaign finance summary


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Steve Doyle campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Wisconsin State Assembly District 94Won general$1,617,187 $1,618,147
2022Wisconsin State Assembly District 94Won general$1,042,457 $1,157,191
2020Wisconsin State Assembly District 94Won general$578,349 N/A**
2016Wisconsin State Assembly, District 94Won $155,194 N/A**
2014Wisconsin State Assembly, District 94Won $62,200 N/A**
2011Wisconsin State Assembly, District 94Won $127,196 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Doyle and his wife, Gloria, have two children.

Scorecards

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2012

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. Campaign homepage, "Bio," accessed May 6, 2014
  2. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
  3. Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
  4. 4.0 4.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
  5. 5.0 5.1 Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
  6. Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
  7. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2014 Partisan Primary Candidates," accessed June 19, 2014
  8. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
  9. Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall Partisan Primary," accessed May 5, 2014
  10. Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall General Election," accessed May 5, 2014
  11. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Governor Orders Special Elections for Three Assembly Seats," February 23, 2011
  12. LaCrosse Tribune, "It's Lautz versus Doyle in 94th Assembly," April 6, 2011
  13. WKBT.com, "Dem wins Wis. Assembly seat previously held by GOP," May 3, 2011
  14. Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  15. Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  16. Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  17. Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017

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