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Latest revision as of 22:48, 12 August 2024

Rick Gudex
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Wisconsin State Senate District 18

Richard Gudex was a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing District 18 from 2013 to 2016. He died on October 12, 2016, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[1]

Gudex served as President Pro Tempore from 2015 to 2016. He did not seek re-election to the Wisconsin State Senate in 2016.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

Campaign themes

2012

Gudex's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

  • Building a “Jobs-First” Business Climate: "Over the last 10-15 years, the private sector has been under attack. Job-killing tax hikes and an increasingly hostile environment for job creators have made the effects of the national recession even worse in our state."
  • Control Taxes, Control Spending: "Don’t spend what you don’t have, work to keep the tax burden low, and don’t push deficits into the future for someone else to deal with. I will work to end wasteful spending by our state government, and if budgetary challenges arise, I won’t 'take the easy way out.'"
  • Family Values: "I believe in parental accountability and that it is the duty of parents, not the government, to raise children so that they can achieve their full potential. As a society, we should be there to support that effort. We must reverse the slow erosion of the Wisconsin family unit, and ensure that educational opportunities of many different shapes and sizes are available to parents who strive each day to do what’s best for the next generation."

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

2016

See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Wisconsin State Senate 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 Rick Gudex (R) did not seek re-election. He died on October 12, 2016, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Dan Feyen defeated Mark Harris in the Wisconsin State Senate District 18 general election.[2][3]

Wisconsin State Senate, District 18 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dan Feyen 55.89% 46,076
     Democratic Mark Harris 44.11% 36,366
Total Votes 82,442
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


Mark Harris defeated John Lemberger in the Wisconsin State Senate District 18 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Wisconsin State Senate, District 18 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mark Harris 74.61% 5,165
     Democratic John Lemberger 25.39% 1,758
Total Votes 6,923


Dan Feyen defeated Mark Elliott in the Wisconsin State Senate District 18 Republican primary.[4][5]

Wisconsin State Senate, District 18 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dan Feyen 55.98% 5,225
     Republican Mark Elliott 44.02% 4,108
Total Votes 9,333

This district was included in the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee's list of "2016 Essential Races." Read more »

2012

See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2012

Gudex won election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Senate, District 18. Gudex ran unopposed in the August 14th primary and defeated incumbent Jessica King (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[6][7]

Unofficial results showed Gudex leading King by under 600 votes. King initially refused to concede the election, but did on November 13.[8]

Wisconsin State Senate, District 18, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Jessica King Incumbent 49.6% 42,479
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRick Gudex 50.3% 43,079
     - Scattering 0.1% 90
Total Votes 85,648

Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Wisconsin

A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.

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2016

In 2016, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 15.

Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against MMAC's position.
Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor policy.
Legislators are scored by the Wisconsin Family Action on their votes on legislation related to "marriage, family, the sanctity of human life, or religious freedom."[9]
Legislators are scored on their stances on conservation issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on legislation WMC deemed as "most important issues for the business community."
Legislators are scored on their votes by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association on legislation related to Wisconsin's law enforcement community.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

2015


2014


2013

Recent news

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Rick + Gudex + Wisconsin + Senate"

All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.

Rick Gudex News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "State Sen. Rick Gudex dies by self-inflicted gunshot, authorities say," accessed October 12, 2016
  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 Commissions, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
  6. ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall Partisan Primary," accessed May 5, 2014
  7. ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall General Election," accessed May 5, 2014
  8. ↑ FOX 11, "King concedes state Senate race," November 13, 2012
  9. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  10. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
Political offices
Preceded by
Jessica King (D) 		Wisconsin State Senate District 18
2013–2016 		Succeeded by
Dan Feyen (R)


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