Who's Running for State Office in Wisconsin 2012: 3rd Assembly District (General Election Edition)

Public libraries in the 3rd Assembly District:

Appleton (portion of service area)

Brillion

Kimberly-Little Chute (portion of Little Chute)

Menasha (portion of service area)

The Republican Incumbent

Born Green Bay, June 19, 1949; married; 4 children, 7 grandchildren. Graduate Brillion H.S.; UW-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course 1968; 1st Class of Participants in WI Rural Leadership Program 1986.

Former agri-business salesman, owner/operator of independent agri-business, tenant dairy farmer, and cash crop farmer.

Member: Republican Party of Wis.; Calumet Co. Agricultural Assn.; Calumet Co. Farm Progress 1993 Exec. Com. (chm.). Calumet Co. Board 1973-92 (vice chp.), chp. of its Ag/Extension Educ. Com. and vice chp. of its Land Conservation and Planning/Zoning Coms.; Wis. Land Conservation Bd. 1984-88 (secy.).

Elected to Assembly since 1986.  Ran unopposed in 2010.

Project Vote Smart.

Al Ott easily won a primary challenge from Branfi Lefeber.

The Democratic Challenger
Kole Oswald
                          City of Appleton

Oswold for Assembly on Facebook.

From Blue Cheddar. The Appleton Taxpayers United web site was even kind enough to supply the names of the alderpersons who voted for same sex domestic partner benefits. They are Christoph Wahl, John Robin Hill, Curt Konetzke, Jeff Lutz, Kathy Plank, Joe Martin, Peter Stueck, Teege Mettille, Cathy Spears and Kole Oswold. Remember to thank them individually if you have the chance.

The Independent Challenger

"Josh Young survives nomination challenge by Wisconsin Rep. Al Ott".  Appleton Post-Crescent, 6/11/2012.  (The article is no longer available at the Post-Crescent website.)

Excerpt:   Ott challenged the validity of 16 of the 214 signatures Young submitted. Had all 16 challenges been upheld, Young would have ended up with fewer than the 200 signatures required to make the ballot. Ott accused Young of certifying with his own signature some nomination papers circulated by others on his behalf. It’s acceptable for others to circulate nomination papers, but the person who circulates them is required to vouch for them. “

It was a legitimate error on my part,” Young said. “I circulated 90 percent of the papers and noticed a page didn’t have a signature so I signed it and handed it in.” 

Young said he doesn’t fault Ott for making the challenge. 

“It’s just part of the process,” Young said. 

Young for Assembly on Facebook.

Related posts (the Fall 2012 edition).
Assembly District 1.
Assembly District 2.