Robert Wittke

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Robert Wittke
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 62nd district
Assumed office
January 7, 2019
Preceded byTom Weatherston
President of the Racine Unified School Board
In office
April 2017 – April 2019
Preceded byMichael Frontier
Succeeded byBrian O'Connell
Member of the Racine Unified School Board
from the 9th district
In office
April 2016 – April 2019
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byKimberly Hoover
Personal details
Born (1957-09-23) September 23, 1957 (age 64)
Racine, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Alison
Children4
ResidenceWind Point, Wisconsin
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
ProfessionAccountant

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 9th 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 4th 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]

Since his election to the State Assembly, Wittke has announced that he will not seek re-election to the Racine School Board in 2019.[9]

Electoral history[]

Racine School Board (2013, 2016)[]

Racine School Board Election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Michael Frontier 9,318 20.91%
Independent Julie McKenna 9,038 20.29%
Independent Chris Eperjesy 8,431 18.92%
Independent Robert Wittke 6,825 15.32%
Independent Roger Pfost 5,620 12.61%
Independent Kristie Formolo 5,239 11.76%
Write-ins 81 0.18%
Total votes '44,552' '100.0%'
Racine School Board, 9th District Election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Wittke 3,238 61.42%
Independent Kurt Squire 2,034 38.58%
Total votes '5,272' '100.0%'

Wisconsin Assembly (2018)[]

Wisconsin Assembly, 62nd District Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election[10]
Democratic John Lehman 4,903 45.63%
Republican Robert Wittke 3,931 36.58%
Republican John Leiber 1,885 17.54%
Write-ins 26 0.24%
Total votes '10,745' '100.0%'
General Election[11]
Republican Robert Wittke 16,035 54.87%
Democratic John Lehman 13,161 45.04%
Write-ins 27 0.09%
Total votes '29,223' '100.0%' +29.75%
Republican hold

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Wittke elected in District 62; incumbents returned in other legislative races". Racine Journal Times. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  2. ^ "Robert Wittke's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  3. ^ Fiori, Lindsay (2013-04-02). "Frontier, McKenna and Eperjesy elected in RUSD race". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  4. ^ Schaaf, Mark (2015-10-27). "School Board boundaries drawn". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  5. ^ Torres, Ricardo (2017-04-25). "Wittke elected School Board president". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  6. ^ Wicklund, Pete (2018-04-10). "Weatherston not seeking re-election to the state Assembly". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  7. ^ "Wittke announces candidacy for 62nd Assembly District". Racine Journal Times. 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  8. ^ Sadowski, Jonathon (2018-08-14). "Wittke prevails in Assembly District 62 GOP primary". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Wisconsin Elections Commission Official Results, 2018 Partisan Primary (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  11. ^ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
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