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{{short description|American Republican politician, member of the Wisconsin Assembly}}
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| name =Robert Wittke
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| state =Wisconsin
| state = Wisconsin
| state_assembly =Wisconsin
| state_assembly = Wisconsin
| district =62nd
| district = [[Wisconsin's 62nd Assembly district|62nd]]
| term_start =January 7, 2019
| term_start = January 7, 2019
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| preceded = [[Tom Weatherston]]
| predecessor = [[Tom Weatherston]]
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|office1 = President of the [[Racine Unified School District|Racine Unified School Board]]
|office1 = President of the [[Racine Unified School District|Racine Unified School Board]]
|term_start1 = April 2017
|term_start1 = April 2017
|term_end1 =
|term_end1 = April 2019
|predecessor1 = Michael Frontier
|predecessor1 = Michael Frontier
|successor1 =
|successor1 = Brian O'Connell
|office2 = Member of the [[Racine Unified School District|Racine Unified School Board]]<br />from the 9th district
|office2 = Member of the [[Racine Unified School District|Racine Unified School Board]]<br />from the 9th district
|term_start2 = April 2016
|term_start2 = April 2016
|term_end2 =
|term_end2 = April 2019
|predecessor2 = ''Position Established''
|predecessor2 = ''Position Established''
|successor2 =
|successor2 = Kimberly Hoover
| party =[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1957|9|23}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|9|23}}
| birth_place =[[Racine, Wisconsin]]
| birth_place = [[Racine, Wisconsin]]
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| alma_mater =[[University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire]]
| profession =Accountant
| profession = Accountant
| spouse = Alison
| spouse = Alison
| children = 4
| children = 4
| residence =[[Wind Point, Wisconsin]]
| residence = [[Wind Point, Wisconsin]]
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'''Robert Otto Wittke, Jr.''' (born September 23, 1957) is an accountant and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician. He is a member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] for the 62nd district, representing the northern half of [[Racine County, Wisconsin|Racine County]].<ref name="elected2018">{{cite web|url=https://journaltimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/wittke-elected-in-district-incumbents-returned-in-other-legislative-races/article_ced6e2df-d2b2-5cbc-9ad8-4ab8563286fa.html|title= Wittke elected in District 62; incumbents returned in other legislative races|publisher= [[Racine Journal Times]] |date= 2018-11-07 |accessdate= 2019-03-26 }}</ref>
'''Robert Otto Wittke Jr.''' (born September 23, 1957) is an accountant and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician. He is a member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] for the 62nd district, representing the northern half of [[Racine County, Wisconsin|Racine County]].<ref name="elected2018">{{cite web|url=https://journaltimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/wittke-elected-in-district-incumbents-returned-in-other-legislative-races/article_ced6e2df-d2b2-5cbc-9ad8-4ab8563286fa.html|title= Wittke elected in District 62; incumbents returned in other legislative races|publisher= [[Racine Journal Times]] |date= 2018-11-07 |access-date= 2019-03-26 }}</ref>


==Biography==
==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|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]] |accessdate= 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.
Wittke resides in [[Wind Point, Wisconsin]], he is married and has four children.


==Political career==
==Political career==
Wittke first ran for [[Racine Unified School District|Racine Unified School Board]] in 2013, placing fourth in a top-three [[At-large|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|accessdate=2019-03-26}}</ref>
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 |accessdate= 2019-03-26}}</ref> 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.<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 |accessdate= 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 4th 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 |accessdate= 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 |accessdate= 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 |accessdate= 2019-03-26 }}</ref><ref name="elected2018"/>
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"/>


Since his election to the State Assembly, Wittke has announced that he will not seek re-election to the Racine School Board in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://journaltimes.com/news/local/wittke-will-not-run-for-school-board-re-election-no/article_ba610e73-f8f5-5877-8044-dc28cd1efd7f.html |title= Wittke will not run for School Board re-election, no filers for his seat |publisher= [[Racine Journal Times]] |last=Sievers|first=Caitlin |date= 2019-01-03 |accessdate= 2019-03-26 }}</ref>
Wittke announced that he would not seek re-election to the Racine School Board in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://journaltimes.com/news/local/wittke-will-not-run-for-school-board-re-election-no/article_ba610e73-f8f5-5877-8044-dc28cd1efd7f.html |title= Wittke will not run for School Board re-election, no filers for his seat |publisher= [[Racine Journal Times]] |last=Sievers|first=Caitlin |date= 2019-01-03 |access-date= 2019-03-26 }}</ref>


==Electoral history==
==Electoral history==
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{{Election box begin | title=Racine School Board Election, 2013}}
{{Election box begin | title=Racine School Board Election, 2013}}
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''General Election, April 2, 2013''' {{nowrap|(vote for three)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (United States)
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Michael Frontier
|candidate = Michael Frontier
|votes = 9,318
|votes = 9,318
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|change = }}
|change = }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (United States)
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Julie McKenna
|candidate = Julie McKenna
|votes = 9,038
|votes = 9,038
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|change = }}
|change = }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (United States)
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Chris Eperjesy
|candidate = Chris Eperjesy
|votes = 8,431
|votes = 8,431
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|change = }}
|change = }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (United States)
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Robert Wittke
|candidate = Robert Wittke
|votes = 6,825
|votes = 6,825
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|change = }}
|change = }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (United States)
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Roger Pfost
|candidate = Roger Pfost
|votes = 5,620
|votes = 5,620
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|change = }}
|change = }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (United States)
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Kristie Formolo
|candidate = Kristie Formolo
|votes = 5,239
|votes = 5,239
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|change = }}
|change = }}
{{Election box total
{{Election box total
|votes = '''44,552'''
|votes = 44,552
|percentage = '''100.0%'''
|percentage = 100.0%
|change =
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Racine School Board, 9th District Election, 2016}}
{{Election box begin | title=Racine School Board, 9th District Election, 2016}}
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''General Election, April 5, 2016'''
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (United States)
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Robert Wittke
|candidate = Robert Wittke
|votes = 3,238
|votes = 3,238
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|change = }}
|change = }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (United States)
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Kurt Squire
|candidate = Kurt Squire
|votes = 2,034
|votes = 2,034
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|change = }}
|change = }}
{{Election box total
{{Election box total
|votes = '''5,272'''
|votes = 5,272
|percentage = '''100.0%'''
|percentage = 100.0%
|change =
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


===Wisconsin Assembly (2018)===
===Wisconsin Assembly (2018&ndash;present)===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Wisconsin State Assembly election|Wisconsin Assembly, 62nd District Election, 2018]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Wisconsin State Assembly election|Wisconsin Assembly, 62nd District Election, 2018]]}}
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''Primary Election'''<ref>{{cite report|url=https://elections.wi.gov/sites/electionsuat.wi.gov/files/Representative%20to%20the%20Assembly%20-%20Canvass%20County%20by%20County%20Report%20August%202018.pdf|title= Wisconsin Elections Commission Official Results, 2018 Partisan Primary |publisher= Wisconsin Elections Commission |accessdate= 2019-03-26}}</ref>
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''Republican Primary, August 14, 2018'''<ref>{{cite report|url= https://elections.wi.gov/media/8614/download |title= Canvass Results for 2018 Partisan Primary - 8/14/2018 |publisher= [[Wisconsin Elections Commission]] |date= August 31, 2018 |page= 81 |accessdate= November 15, 2022 }}</ref>
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[John Lehman (Wisconsin politician)|John Lehman]]
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|votes = 4,903
⚫
|percentage = 45.63%
⚫
|change =
⚫
}}
⚫
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
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|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Robert Wittke
|candidate = Robert Wittke
|votes = 3,931
|votes = 3,931
|percentage = 36.58%
|percentage = 67.50%
|change =
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John Leiber
|candidate = [[John Leiber|John S. Leiber]]
|votes = 1,885
|votes = 1,885
|percentage = 17.54%
|percentage = 32.37%
|change =
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =
|party =
|candidate = Write-ins
|candidate = ''Scattering''
|votes = 26
|votes = 8
|percentage = 0.24%
|percentage = 0.14%
|change =
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box total
{{Election box total
|votes = '''10,745'''
|votes = 5,824
|percentage = '''100.0%'''
|percentage = 100.0%
|change =
|change =
}}
}}
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''General Election'''<ref>{{cite report|url=https://elections.wi.gov/sites/electionsuat.wi.gov/files/Summary%20Results-2018%20Gen%20Election_0.pdf |title= Canvass Results for 2018 General Election |publisher= Wisconsin Elections Commission |accessdate= 2019-03-26}}</ref>
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''General Election, November 6, 2018'''<ref>{{cite report|url=https://elections.wi.gov/sites/electionsuat.wi.gov/files/Summary%20Results-2018%20Gen%20Election_0.pdf |title= Canvass Results for 2018 General Election |publisher= Wisconsin Elections Commission |access-date= 2019-03-26}}</ref>
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|party = Republican Party (US)
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =
|party =
|candidate = Write-ins
|candidate = ''Scattering''
|votes = 27
|votes = 27
|percentage = 0.09%
|percentage = 0.09%
|change =
|change =
⚫
}}
{{Election box plurality
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|votes = 2,874
|percentage = 9.83%
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|change =
}}
{{Election box total
|votes = 29,223
|percentage = 100.0%
|change = +29.75%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2020 Wisconsin State Assembly election|Wisconsin Assembly, 62nd District Election, 2020]]}}
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''General Election, November 3, 2020'''<ref>{{cite report|url=https://elections.wi.gov/media/12114/download |title= Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 |publisher= Wisconsin Elections Commission |date= November 18, 2020 |page= 22 |access-date= November 15, 2022 }}</ref>
⚫
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
⚫
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Robert Wittke (incumbent)
|votes = 20,540
⚫
|percentage = 58.63%
|change = +3.76%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = August Schutz
|votes = 14,463
|percentage = 41.28%
|change = -3.75%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =
|candidate = ''Scattering''
|votes = 31
|percentage = 0.09%
|change =
}}
{{Election box plurality
|votes = 6,077
|percentage = 17.35%
|change = +7.51%
}}
{{Election box total
|votes = 35,034
|percentage = 100.0%
|change = +19.89%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2022 Wisconsin State Assembly election|Wisconsin Assembly, 62nd District Election, 2022]]}}
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| '''General Election, November 7, 2022''' (unofficial results)<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.jsonline.com/elections/results/2022-11-08/state/wisconsin/lower/ |title= 2022 Wisconsin State Assembly Election Results |work= [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |date= November 8, 2022 |accessdate= November 15, 2022 }}</ref>
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Robert Wittke (incumbent)
|votes = 18,202
|percentage = 61.45%
|change = +2.83%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Anthony Hammes
|votes = 11,417
|percentage = 38.55%
|change = -2.74%
}}
{{Election box plurality
|votes = 6,785
|percentage = 22.91%
|change = +5.56%
}}
}}
{{Election box total
{{Election box total
|votes = '''29,223'''
|votes = 29,619
|percentage = '''100.0%'''
|percentage = 100.0%
|change = '''+29.75%'''
|change = -15.46%
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


==Notes==
==References==
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{{s-ttl|title = President of the [[Racine Unified School District|Racine Unified School Board]] |years= April 2017{{spaced ndash}}April 2019 }}
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Latest revision as of 06:46, 20 February 2024

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 66)
Racine, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAlison
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[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]

  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. ^ 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.
Wisconsin State Assembly
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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