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Tom Michalski (Wisconsin State Assembly District 13 member)
Tom Michalski (Republican Party) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 13. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. He left office on January 6, 2025.
Michalski (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 13. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Michalski completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tom Michalski was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Michalski graduated from Greenfield High School in 1969. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1970 to 1976. Michalski earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1976. His career experience includes working as an I.T. professional at Marquette University and at the Elm Grove Fire Department. Michalski was elected to the Village of Elm Grove board of trustees in 2009 and became an executive committee member of the Waukesha County board of supervisors in 2012.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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.
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
Michalski was assigned to the following committees:
- Colleges and Universities Committee
- Government Accountability and Oversight Committee
- Local Government Committee
- Veterans and Military Affairs Committee
- Workforce Development Committee, Vice Chairman
Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13
Incumbent Robyn Vining defeated incumbent Tom Michalski in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robyn Vining (D)  | 57.2 | 22,540 |
 | Tom Michalski (R) | 42.6 | 16,796 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 48 | ||
| Total votes: 39,384 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13
Incumbent Robyn Vining advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robyn Vining | 99.9 | 9,773 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 9,785 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13
Incumbent Tom Michalski defeated Patti Granger in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Michalski | 79.4 | 5,218 |
 | Patti Granger | 20.4 | 1,338 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 6,568 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Michalski in this election.
2022
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13
Tom Michalski defeated Sarah Harrison in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Michalski (R) | 56.3 | 18,712 |
 | Sarah Harrison (D) | 43.7 | 14,523 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 33,261 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13
Sarah Harrison advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Harrison | 99.9 | 5,035 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 5,041 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13
Tom Michalski defeated Erik Ngutse in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 13 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Michalski | 50.6 | 4,958 |
 | Erik Ngutse | 49.2 | 4,822 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 9,803 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tom Michalski completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Michalski's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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30 years IT professional retired in 2006 Elm Grove Volunteer Firefighter 2006 - Present Elm Grove Trustee 2011 - 2023 Waukesha County Supervisor 2016 - 2023
Member Waukesha County Board of Trustees 2020 - Present- I listen to my constituents to understand their problems and where I can try to help.
- Government is NOT the answer to every problem.
- I am not a career politician. I work for your betterment.
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2022
Tom Michalski did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 16 to March 12.
- 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 stances on conservation issues.
- 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."
- 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.
2023
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In 2023, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Sara Rodriguez (D) |
Wisconsin State Assembly District 13 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by Robyn Vining (D) |
