James Steineke (born November 23, 1970) is a

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and

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politician. He was the majority leader of the

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from January 2015 until his resignation from the Assembly in July 2022. He had represented the Wisconsin's 5th Assembly district since 2011.

Early life and career

Born in

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, Steineke attended the

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and the

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. He worked as a realtor.

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 Outagamie County board of supervisors from 2006 to 2011. Steineke was elected to the

in 2010 in the Wisconsin's 5th Assembly district, which then comprised much of eastern Outagamie County, the Town of Maple Grove in Shawano County, and part of western Brown County. He succeeded

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Tom Nelson, who had decline running for re-election to seek election as lieutenant governor. 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

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for preventing Governor

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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 2020 election review recommendations of Michael Gableman, 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
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