Pat Kreitlow

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Pat Kreitlow
23rd district
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byDavid Zien
Succeeded byTerry Moulton
Personal details
Born (1964-07-03) July 3, 1964 (age 59)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSharry Fritsch
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin, Eau Claire (BA)

Patrick J. Kreitlow (born July 3, 1964) is an American politician, former broadcaster, and communications consultant. A

2012 election against incumbent Sean Duffy, who was reelected.[4]

Early life, education, and journalism career

Born in 1964 in

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where he graduated with a B.A. in Journalism in 1986.[5] He and his wife, Sharry, have two daughters, Samantha and Chelsea.[6]

Kreitlow is a former journalist, having worked at

Wisconsin Senate

Kreitlow in 2009

Elections

2006

Kreitlow was elected to the

Wisconsin State Senate in 2006, defeating 17-year incumbent Republican State Senator David Zien 51%-49%, a difference of just 1,096 votes.[8][9]

2010

In May 2010, numerous news sources mentioned Kreitlow as a possible candidate for the open

State Senator Julie Lassa in her run for the seat.[10][11][12]

On November 2, 2010, Terry Moulton, a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, defeated Kreitlow 54%-46%.[13][14]

Tenure

Kreitlow delivered the 2010 Senate

Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle's State of the State Address. In November 2009, along with Senators Julie Lassa and Jon Erpenbach, Kreitlow announced the Senate Democrats CORE business growth initiative.[15]

Committee assignments

During his tenure, he served on the Campaign Finance Reform, Rural Issues and Information Technology, Economic Development, Job Creation, Family Prosperity and Housing, Education; Ethics Reform and Government Operations; and Public Health, Senior Issues, Long Term Care and Privacy committees. Kreitlow served as chair of the committee on Rural Issues and Information Technology and the Special Committee on Domestic Bio-fuels.[16]

2012 congressional election

Kreitlow ran for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional district seat in the

November 2012 election.[4]
The incumbent representative, Sean Duffy, was reelected.

2018 gubernatorial election

Kreitlow served as the senior advisor to candidate for Governor of Wisconsin Dana Wachs.

References

  1. ^ Democratic Caucus (2008-09-05). "Pat Kreitlow for Senate". Archived from the original on 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  2. ^ The Chippewa Herald (2008-11-12). "State Sen. Kreitlow Elected Senate President Pro Tempore". Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  3. ^ Campaign Community Icontact (2008-05-01). "Pat Kreitlow General Information". Retrieved 2010-05-07.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b Wisconsin Radio Network (2011-04-25). "Kreitlow launches House bid".
  5. ^ "State Senator Pat". Facebook. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  6. ^ "Hot Races in 2006". Progressive Majority. 2006-11-02. Archived from the original on 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  7. ^ Assorted Authors (2006-11-02). "Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  8. ^ Wisconsin Senate (2007-01-02). "Wisconsin Senator Pat Kreitlow". Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  9. ^ "Our Campaigns - WI Senate 23 Race - Nov 07, 2006". Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  10. ^ [email protected], ROD STETZER. "Kreitlow mentioned as possible candidate for 7th District seat". Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Decker one of three top Dems for Obey seat, party leader says | Wausa…". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  12. ^ "Dems Scrambling To Pick New Candidate For Obey's Seat". Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Our Campaigns - WI Senate 23 Race - Nov 02, 2010". Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  14. ^ Herald, Chippewa. "Dunn County News". Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  15. ^ Wisconsin Senate Democrats (2010-01-26). "Democratic Response to Governor Scott Walker's 2010 State of the State Address". Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  16. ^ Kreitlow, Pat (2009-06-08). "Senate Biography". Retrieved 2010-05-07.

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Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the
23rd
district

2007–2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by President pro tempore of the
Wisconsin Senate

2009–2011
Succeeded by