Robert Wittke
Robert Wittke | |
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Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 62nd district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 7, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Tom Weatherston |
President of the Racine Unified School Board | |
In office April 2017 – April 2019 | |
Preceded by | Michael Frontier |
Succeeded by | Brian O'Connell |
Member of the Racine Unified School Board from the 9th district | |
In office April 2016 – April 2019 | |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Kimberly Hoover |
Personal details | |
Born | (1957-09-23) September 23, 1957 (age 66) Racine, Wisconsin |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Alison |
Children | 4 |
Residence | Wind Point, Wisconsin |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
Profession | Accountant |
Robert Otto Wittke Jr. (born September 23, 1957) is an accountant and Republican politician. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 62nd district, representing the northern half of Racine County.[1]
Biography
Born in Racine, Wisconsin, to Robert Wittke Sr. and Margaret Wittke née Jankowski, Wittke graduated from William Horlick High School in 1975 and received a B.A. in accounting from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in 1980. He worked as a tax accountant for Modine Manufacturing in Racine from 1980 to 1986, then at Snap-on Inc. in Kenosha from 1988 to 1994. He then worked for Deloitte in their tax consultancy from 1994 to 2002. Since 2012, he has been employed by CORPTAX, a tax software as a service company based in Deerfield, Illinois.[2]
Wittke resides in Wind Point, Wisconsin, he is married and has four children.
Political career
Wittke first ran for Racine Unified School Board in 2013, placing fourth in a top-three at-large election.[3]
In 2015, the Wisconsin Legislature passed a law requiring Racine Unified School Board seats to be assigned to geographic districts, rather than elected at-large.[4] Wittke ran for the newly drawn ninth district in the 2016 school board elections. He was elected in April 2016, defeating retiree Kurt Squire. A year later, in April 2017, Wittke was elected School Board President.[5]
In April 2018, Tom Weatherston announced that he would not seek re-election to a fourth term representing the 62nd district in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[6] Wittke announced his candidacy for the seat the next day.[7] He defeated John Leiber in the Republican Primary, and went on to defeat former State Senator John Lehman in the 2018 general election.[8][1]
Wittke announced that he would not seek re-election to the Racine School Board in 2019.[9]
Electoral history
Racine School Board (2013, 2016)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, April 2, 2013 (vote for three) | |||||
Nonpartisan | Michael Frontier | 9,318 | 20.91% | ||
Nonpartisan | Julie McKenna | 9,038 | 20.29% | ||
Nonpartisan | Chris Eperjesy | 8,431 | 18.92% | ||
Nonpartisan | Robert Wittke | 6,825 | 15.32% | ||
Nonpartisan | Roger Pfost | 5,620 | 12.61% | ||
Nonpartisan | Kristie Formolo | 5,239 | 11.76% | ||
Write-ins | 81 | 0.18% | |||
Total votes | 44,552 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, April 5, 2016 | |||||
Nonpartisan | Robert Wittke | 3,238 | 61.42% | ||
Nonpartisan | Kurt Squire | 2,034 | 38.58% | ||
Total votes | 5,272 | 100.0% |
Wisconsin Assembly (2018–present)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican Primary, August 14, 2018[10] | |||||
Republican | Robert Wittke | 3,931 | 67.50% | ||
Republican | John S. Leiber | 1,885 | 32.37% | ||
Scattering | 8 | 0.14% | |||
Total votes | 5,824 | 100.0% | |||
General Election, November 6, 2018[11] | |||||
Republican | Robert Wittke | 16,035 | 54.87% | ||
Democratic | John Lehman | 13,161 | 45.04% | ||
Scattering | 27 | 0.09% | |||
Plurality | 2,874 | 9.83% | |||
Total votes | 29,223 | 100.0% | +29.75% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, November 3, 2020[12] | |||||
Republican | Robert Wittke (incumbent) | 20,540 | 58.63% | +3.76% | |
Democratic | August Schutz | 14,463 | 41.28% | -3.75% | |
Scattering | 31 | 0.09% | |||
Plurality | 6,077 | 17.35% | +7.51% | ||
Total votes | 35,034 | 100.0% | +19.89% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, November 7, 2022 (unofficial results)[13] | |||||
Republican | Robert Wittke (incumbent) | 18,202 | 61.45% | +2.83% | |
Democratic | Anthony Hammes | 11,417 | 38.55% | -2.74% | |
Plurality | 6,785 | 22.91% | +5.56% | ||
Total votes | 29,619 | 100.0% | -15.46% | ||
Republican hold |
References
- ^ a b "Wittke elected in District 62; incumbents returned in other legislative races". Racine Journal Times. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ "Robert Wittke's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ Fiori, Lindsay (2013-04-02). "Frontier, McKenna and Eperjesy elected in RUSD race". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ Schaaf, Mark (2015-10-27). "School Board boundaries drawn". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ Torres, Ricardo (2017-04-25). "Wittke elected School Board president". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ Wicklund, Pete (2018-04-10). "Weatherston not seeking re-election to the state Assembly". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ "Wittke announces candidacy for 62nd Assembly District". Racine Journal Times. 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ Sadowski, Jonathon (2018-08-14). "Wittke prevails in Assembly District 62 GOP primary". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ Sievers, Caitlin (2019-01-03). "Wittke will not run for School Board re-election, no filers for his seat". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2018 Partisan Primary - 8/14/2018 (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 31, 2018. p. 81. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 22. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Wisconsin State Assembly Election Results". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
Wisconsin State Assembly | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 62nd district January 7, 2019 – present | Incumbent |
Educational offices | ||
Preceded by Michael Frontier | President of the Racine Unified School Board April 2017 – April 2019 | Succeeded by Brian O'Connell |
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