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Andrew Wisniewski
Andrew Wisniewski was a Republican candidate for District 25 of the Wisconsin State Assembly. The primary election was on September 14, 2010, and the general election was on November 2, 2010.
Elections
2010
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010
Wisniewski was defeated by incumbent Robert Ziegelbauer (I) in the November 2 general election. Also defeated was Democrat Kerry Trask. Wisniewski was unopposed in the primary election.[1]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 25 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Andrew Wisniewski (R)
|
3,816 | 99.32% | ||
Wisniewski criticized for running as Republican
Wisniewski drew criticism from the local GOP for running as a Republican.[2] His nomination papers were delivered by Jason Sidener, a political action representative for the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME). The union traditionally nominated Democrats. AFSCME also endorsed Wisniewski's Democratic opponent, Kerry Trask, but not the incumbent, independent Robert Ziegelbauer. Sidener defended the nomination of Wisniewski as a Republican candidate by saying, "It is in our interest to see that Bob (Ziegelbauer) is defeated and having opponents from both parties helps that." [3]
The Republicans challenged the validity of all signatures on the nomination papers; however, election regulators on the Government Accountability Board put Wisniewski's name back on the ballot "after 11 nomination signatures originally misplaced were found, which put him over the 200 needed to qualify."[2]
External links
- Biography on Project Vote Smart
- Wisniewski on Twitter
- Wisniewski on Facebook
- List of candidates certified for the November 2, 2010 general election in Wisconsin
Footnotes
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed April 25, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Green Bay pressgazette.com, "Wisconsin Assembly candidate Andrew Wisniewski put back on ballot," July 25, 2010
- ↑ RedState, "AFSCME Goes Ugly in Wisconsin: Picks a GOP Trojan Horse," July 17, 2010
