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Timothy Ramthun
Timothy Ramthun (Republican Party) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 59. He assumed office on January 7, 2019. He left office on January 3, 2023.
Ramthun (Republican Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Senate to represent District 20. He lost in the Republican primary on August 13, 2024.
Biography
Ramthun's professional experience includes working in the information technology field.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Ramthun was assigned to the following committees:
- Children and Families Committee, Vice Chair
- Constitution and Ethics Committee
- Education Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Transportation Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
2019-2020
Ramthun was assigned to the following committees:
- Children and Families Committee, Vice-Chair
- Education Committee
- Constitution and Ethics Committee
- Public Benefit Reform Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
- Community Development Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Senate District 20
Incumbent Dan Feyen defeated Michael Rapp in the general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 20 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dan Feyen (R)  | 70.0 | 73,552 |
 | Michael Rapp (D) | 29.9 | 31,434 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 106 | ||
| Total votes: 105,092 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 20
Michael Rapp advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 20 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Rapp | 99.9 | 10,005 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 10,016 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Gamez (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 20
Incumbent Dan Feyen defeated Timothy Ramthun in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 20 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Feyen | 64.3 | 17,243 |
 | Timothy Ramthun | 35.6 | 9,543 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 31 | ||
| Total votes: 26,817 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kraig Sadownikow (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ramthun in this election.
2022
See also: Wisconsin gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Wisconsin
Incumbent Tony Evers defeated Tim Michels, Joan Ellis Beglinger (Unofficially withdrew), and Seth Haskin in the general election for Governor of Wisconsin on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tony Evers (D) | 51.1 | 1,358,774 |
 | Tim Michels (R) | 47.8 | 1,268,535 | |
 | Joan Ellis Beglinger (Independent) (Unofficially withdrew) | 1.0 | 27,198 | |
 | Seth Haskin (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 104 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,879 | ||
| Total votes: 2,656,490 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jess Hisel (Free Party)
- Chris Donahue (Independent / L)
- Levi Borntreger (Independent)
- Ryan Patrick Sweeney (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Wisconsin
Incumbent Tony Evers advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Wisconsin on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Evers | 99.8 | 491,656 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 975 | ||
| Total votes: 492,631 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Wisconsin
Tim Michels defeated Rebecca Kleefisch, Timothy Ramthun, Kevin Nicholson (Unofficially withdrew), and Adam Fischer in the Republican primary for Governor of Wisconsin on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Michels | 47.1 | 326,969 |
 | Rebecca Kleefisch | 42.0 | 291,384 | |
| Timothy Ramthun | 6.0 | 41,639 | |
 | Kevin Nicholson (Unofficially withdrew) | 3.6 | 24,884 | |
 | Adam Fischer | 1.2 | 8,139 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 504 | ||
| Total votes: 693,519 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Leonard Larson Jr. (R)
- John Macco (R)
- Robert Meyer (R)
- Jonathan Wichmann (R)
- James Kellen (R)
2020
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 59
Incumbent Timothy Ramthun won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 59 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Ramthun (R) | 99.8 | 29,123 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 63 | ||
| Total votes: 29,186 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 59
Incumbent Timothy Ramthun advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 59 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Ramthun | 100.0 | 5,537 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 5,539 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 59
Timothy Ramthun won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 59 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Ramthun (R) | 99.3 | 23,339 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 165 | ||
| Total votes: 23,504 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 59
Timothy Ramthun defeated Ty Bodden, Rachel Mixon, and Ken Depperman in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 59 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Ramthun | 34.4 | 2,851 |
 | Ty Bodden | 30.9 | 2,556 | |
| Rachel Mixon | 26.1 | 2,164 | ||
| Ken Depperman | 8.6 | 709 | ||
| Total votes: 8,280 | |||
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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. Jesse Kremer defeated Ralph Prescott, Timothy Ramthun and Bill Savage in the Republican primary. Mark Brunner (R) was removed from the ballot before the primary leaving Kremer unopposed in the general election.[2][3][4] Kremer was elected to the seat.[5]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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 Jesse Kremer |
38.6% | 2,388 |
| Ralph Prescott | 23.9% | 1,478 |
| Timothy Ramthun | 23.7% | 1,467 |
| Bill Savage | 13.8% | 854 |
| Total Votes | 6,187 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Timothy Ramthun completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ramthun's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Election Integrity is a WI and a national priority. Elections must be legal, fair, safe, and secure for all voters to ensure nobody is disenfranchised. Elections do have consequences and it is upon us all to make sure they're correct...
- Medical Freedom. It should never be allowed under the pretense that it is a right for any government to tell you what goes into your body or how an employer can demand of you and action that leverages your job or career. These type of demands are tyrannical. They must stop now and they must be prevented from ever happening again...
- Education, not indoctrination. Our schools, primarily public schools, must focus on core educational materials and not get into subjective, societal influences that adversely affect the minds of children. State-wide vouchers should be allowed so all parents can enroll their children into the school of choice, not one that aligns to their residency. Also, all state funding for each student must follow the student in its entirety, regardless of where they attend.
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2020
Timothy Ramthun did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Ramthun's website has emphasized the following campaign themes:[6]
| “ | Values:
Proven Core Competencies:
Extensive private sector experience
In-depth public sector experience
Tim’s conservative stance
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Campaign finance summary
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2022
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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
Footnotes
- ↑ Ramthun for Assembly, "About," accessed July 29, 2014
- ↑ Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin 2014 fall primary election results," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2014 Partisan Primary Candidates," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
- ↑ Ramthun for Assembly, "Issues," accessed July 29, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Preceded by - |
Wisconsin State Assembly District 59 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Ty Bodden (R) |
