Tom Breu

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Tom Breu

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 9, 2016

Contact

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Tom Breu was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Wisconsin. Breu was defeated by Ryan Solen in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Paul Ryan (R) defeated Ryan Solen (D), Jason Lebeck (L) and Spencer Zimmerman (Trump Conservative) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Ryan defeated Paul Nehlen in the Republican primary, while Solen defeated Tom Breu to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 9, 2016.

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Ryan Incumbent	65%	230,072
	Democratic	Ryan Solen	30.2%	107,003
	Trump Conservative	Spencer Zimmerman	2.7%	9,429
	Libertarian	Jason Lebeck	2.1%	7,486
Total Votes				353,990
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Paul Ryan Incumbent	84.1%	57,364
Paul Nehlen	15.9%	10,864
Total Votes		68,228
Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission

U.S. House, Wisconsin District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ryan Solen	59.1%	14,639
Tom Breu	40.9%	10,142
Total Votes		24,781
Source: Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Breu's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	American Values: GOP’s attempt to stop Syrian refugees from entering the U.S. won’t stop terrorist shootings at movie theaters or grade schools. This bill won’t make the world safer. This bill is comforting to ISIS/Daesh. Economy: The finance economy is no longer about economic productivity; it’s about profit. Wall Street gambles with other people’s money, constantly siphoning away fees and profits. It’s time to tax the source, and H.R. 4191 is a good start. Education: The trend toward home-schooling is unsettling. At especially the secondary level, virtual schools enable home-schooling. Energy: America depends on foreign oil, importing 350 million barrels monthly. At $100 per barrel, this $35 billion monthly drain easily exceeds the Chinese trade deficit. We still consume 2.5 times more oil than we produce. Health Care: My position is clear and in-line with Roe and Doe: Until viability is reached, the fetus is part of the mother’s body and it should be her unencumbered choice to abort. The following ten real-world considerations help support my position.	”
—Tom Breu's campaign website, https://www.tomb4house.com/issues/

Recent news

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2016
• Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District

External links

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Footnotes

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Wisconsin's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tammy Baldwin (D)

Ronald Johnson (R)

Representatives

District 1

Bryan Steil (R)

District 2

Mark Pocan (D)

District 3

Derrick Van Orden (R)

District 4

Gwen Moore (D)

District 5

Scott Fitzgerald (R)

District 6

Glenn Grothman (R)

District 7

Tom Tiffany (R)

District 8

Tony Wied (R)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (3)