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Robert Wittke
Robert Wittke
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	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

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Racine School Board (2013, 2016)[edit]

Racine School Board Election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
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%

Racine School Board, 9th District Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
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)[edit]

Wisconsin Assembly, 62nd District Election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
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

Wisconsin Assembly, 62nd District Election, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
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

Wisconsin Assembly, 62nd District Election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
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[edit]

^ ^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
Preceded by Tom Weatherston	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

[elected2018-1] "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] Canvass Results for 2018 Partisan Primary - 8/14/2018 (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 31, 2018. p. 81. Retrieved November 15, 2022.

[11] Canvass Results for 2018 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. Retrieved 2019-03-26.

[12] Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 22. Retrieved November 15, 2022.

[13] "2022 Wisconsin State Assembly Election Results". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.

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 ==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|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/183987/robert-wittke |title= Robert Wittke's Biography |publisher= [[Vote Smart]] |access-date= 2019-03-26 }}</ref>
+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|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/183987/robert-wittke |title= Robert Wittke's Biography |publisher= [[Vote Smart]] |access-date= 2019-03-26 }}</ref>
 Wittke resides in [[Wind Point, Wisconsin]], he is married and has four children.
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 Wittke first ran for [[Racine Unified School District|Racine Unified School Board]] in 2013, placing fourth in a top-three [[at-large]] election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://journaltimes.com/news/local/frontier-mckenna-and-eperjesy-elected-in-rusd-race/article_a8ad2bd6-9bff-11e2-a41d-0019bb2963f4.html|title= Frontier, McKenna and Eperjesy elected in RUSD race |publisher= [[Racine Journal Times]] |last=Fiori |first=Lindsay |date= 2013-04-02|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref>
-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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://journaltimes.com/news/local/school-board-boundaries-drawn/article_a2c5c26c-de56-5953-a12a-edf6e2f203b5.html |title= School Board boundaries drawn |publisher= [[Racine Journal Times]] |last=Schaaf |first=Mark |date= 2015-10-27 |access-date= 2019-03-26}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://journaltimes.com/news/local/wittke-elected-school-board-president/article_cdb52943-a541-50ec-aad4-a2fd443a2e47.html|title= Wittke elected School Board president|publisher= [[Racine Journal Times]] |last=Torres |first= Ricardo |date= 2017-04-25 |access-date= 2019-03-26}}</ref>
+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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://journaltimes.com/news/local/school-board-boundaries-drawn/article_a2c5c26c-de56-5953-a12a-edf6e2f203b5.html |title= School Board boundaries drawn |publisher= [[Racine Journal Times]] |last=Schaaf |first=Mark |date= 2015-10-27 |access-date= 2019-03-26}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://journaltimes.com/news/local/wittke-elected-school-board-president/article_cdb52943-a541-50ec-aad4-a2fd443a2e47.html|title= Wittke elected School Board president|publisher= [[Racine Journal Times]] |last=Torres |first= Ricardo |date= 2017-04-25 |access-date= 2019-03-26}}</ref>
 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://journaltimes.com/news/local/weatherston-not-seeking-re-election-to-the-state-assembly/article_25840c6f-0b14-5af4-921e-4b8a881a63ec.html |title= Weatherston not seeking re-election to the state Assembly |first=Pete |last=Wicklund |publisher= [[Racine Journal Times]] |date= 2018-04-10 |access-date= 2019-03-26 }}</ref> Wittke announced his candidacy for the seat the next day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://journaltimes.com/news/local/wittke-announces-candidacy-for-nd-assembly-district/article_9a4efb9c-3760-54c7-bb4a-efaa4e29493a.html |title= Wittke announces candidacy for 62nd Assembly District |publisher= [[Racine Journal Times]] |date= 2018-04-11 |access-date= 2019-03-26 }}</ref> He defeated [[John Leiber]] in the Republican Primary, and went on to defeat former State Senator [[John Lehman (Wisconsin politician)|John Lehman]] in the [[2018 Wisconsin State Assembly election|2018 general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://journaltimes.com/news/local/wittke-prevails-in-assembly-district-gop-primary/article_29288fb4-221a-5b9e-89d4-d24789f2d70d.html |title= Wittke prevails in Assembly District 62 GOP primary |publisher= [[Racine Journal Times]] |last=Sadowski|first=Jonathon |date= 2018-08-14 |access-date= 2019-03-26 }}</ref><ref name="elected2018"/>
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-| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''General Election, April 2, 2013''' {{nobreak|(vote for three)}}
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 {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
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   |candidate  = Michael Frontier
   |votes      = 9,318
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-  |party      = Nonpartisan
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   |candidate  = Julie McKenna
   |votes      = 9,038
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-  |party      = Nonpartisan
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   |candidate  = Chris Eperjesy
   |votes      = 8,431
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   |votes      = 6,825
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   |candidate  = Roger Pfost
   |votes      = 5,620
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-  |party      = Nonpartisan
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   |candidate  = Kristie Formolo
   |votes      = 5,239
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   |candidate  = Kurt Squire
   |votes      = 2,034
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