James Steineke (born November 23, 1970) is a Wisconsin real estate agent and Republican politician. He was the majority leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly from January 2015 until his resignation from the Assembly in July 2022. He had represented the

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since 2011.

Early life and career

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Steineke attended the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He worked as a

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Public office

He was a member of the board of supervisors for the town of Vandenbroek from 2005 to 2007, and was chairman of the town board from 2007 to 2011. He also served on the

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board of supervisors from 2006 to 2011. Steineke was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2010 in the

, which then comprised much of eastern Outagamie County, the Town of Maple Grove in Shawano County, and part of western Brown County. He succeeded Democrat Tom Nelson, who had decline running for re-election to seek election as

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. He has identified himself as a proponent of limited government and lower taxes. In November 2020, Steineke was re-elected as the Assembly Majority Leader by his GOP colleagues. In March 2021, Steineke applauded the conservative majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court for preventing Governor Tony Evers from extending a face mask mandate intended to halt the spread of the coronavirus. In January 2022, Steineke announced he would not run for re-election in

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. After announcing his retirement, he denounced the

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review recommendations of

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, saying that Gableman's suggestion that the legislature could "decertify the 2020 election" "would be the end of our republic as we know it."

References

External links

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Official website

Campaign website

Representative Jim Steineke
at Wisconsin Legislature
5th Assembly District map (2011–2021)
, - 1970 births Living people 21st-century American politicians American real estate brokers County supervisors in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People from Outagamie County, Wisconsin Politicians from Milwaukee University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh alumni {{Wisconsin-politician-stub