Matt Adamczyk (June 9, 1978) is an American businessman and politician, who served as the 35th Wisconsin State Treasurer.

Early life

Adamczyk grew up in

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on June 9, 1978. He went to

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and received his bachelor's degree from

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in 2000.

Career

He helped manage his family business, Adamczyk Heating and Cooling and owns a home rental property business. Adamczyk was also an advisor to Republican members of the

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, including Senator Leah Vukmir and Representative

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Wisconsin Treasurer

On November 4, 2014, Adamczyk was elected Wisconsin State Treasurer succeeding

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who did not seek re-election. Adamczyk ran on a platform of removing the office, stating, "The antiquated office no longer is needed and has become a prime example of wasteful government spending." Adamczyk has been vociferously opposed to climate conservation programs, even seeking to punish and censor coworkers who had been assigned to work on such projects, including

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. After entering office, Adamczyk cut two positions in the office but continued to draw his $70,000 a year salary while campaigning against the existence of the office. Adamczyk succeeded in lobbying the state legislature for a constitutional amendment eliminating the role of State Treasurer. However, the referendum held in the April 2018 election failed by a margin of 61.75% voting no (to retain the state treasurer office) and 38.25% voting yes. According to public reports by Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel and

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, Adamczyk verbally abused and harassed staff in the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands office. He declined to seek reelection in the 2018 election, in which

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was elected to succeed him in January 2019.

Wisconsin Assembly Campaign

In the November 2018 election, Adamczyk ran for a seat in the

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representing the 14th District. He was narrowly defeated in the election by Democrat Robyn Vining.

Electoral history

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