Travis Hartwig
Travis Hartwig (Republican Party) ran for election for Wisconsin Treasurer. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Hartwig grew up in East Troy, Wisconsin. He received a bachelor's degree in finance and business economics from Carroll University in 2015. He began working as a mutual fund administrator in 2016.[1]
Elections
2018
- See also: Wisconsin Treasurer election, 2018
General election
General election for Wisconsin Treasurer
Sarah Godlewski defeated Travis Hartwig and Andrew Zuelke in the general election for Wisconsin Treasurer on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sarah Godlewski (D) | 50.9 | 1,324,110 |
 | Travis Hartwig (R) | 46.8 | 1,216,811 | |
 | Andrew Zuelke (Constitution Party) | 2.3 | 59,570 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,471 | ||
| Total votes: 2,601,962 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin Treasurer
Sarah Godlewski defeated Dawn Marie Sass and Cynthia Kaump in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin Treasurer on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Godlewski | 43.5 | 201,031 |
| Dawn Marie Sass | 32.1 | 148,362 | ||
 | Cynthia Kaump | 24.3 | 112,255 | |
| Total votes: 461,648 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Boucher (D)
- Jake Tulogeski (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin Treasurer
Travis Hartwig defeated Jill Millies in the Republican primary for Wisconsin Treasurer on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Travis Hartwig | 72.3 | 261,139 |
 | Jill Millies | 27.7 | 100,153 | |
| Total votes: 361,292 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tom Hiller (R)
Constitution primary election
Constitution primary for Wisconsin Treasurer
Andrew Zuelke advanced from the Constitution primary for Wisconsin Treasurer on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Zuelke | 100.0 | 350 |
| Total votes: 350 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Travis Hartwig participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 11, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Travis Hartwig's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Respecting Tax Payers 2) Running an efficient and effective office |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Financial Literacy, Economic opportunityCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Travis Hartwig answered the following:
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
| “ | I am a outsider, and a problem solver who can help recreate this position to serve the state again.[4] | ” |
Biographical information submission
Hartwig answered the question, "What is your political philosophy?" on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form. Below is his response:
| “ | Travis Hartwig is committed to reforming and recreating the Treasurer’s office to be an effective and efficient steward of Wisconsin’s financial resources.[4] | ” |
| —Travis Hartwig[1] | ||
He added:
| “ | Travis grew up in East Troy, Wisconsin, where he learned an unwavering work ethic, the value of a dollar, and the importance of honesty and integrity from his first role models – his family. He took those values and applied them to his first job at Tractor Supply Company. Early on, Travis was interested in finance and took a position as a bank teller with a local community bank, gaining valuable, real-life experience.
After graduating Carroll University in 3.5 years with a double major in Finance and Business Economics and minor in Accounting, Travis started a career as a Mutual Fund Administrator with U.S. Bank Fund Services where one of his primary tasks is preparing financial statements for mutual funds. More information at travishartwig.com[4] |
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| —Travis Hartwig[1] | ||
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on May 10, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Travis Hartwig's responses," May 11, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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