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Robert Wittke
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 6, 2025
Preceded byRobin Vos
Constituency63rd district
In office
January 7, 2019 – January 6, 2025
Preceded byTom Weatherston
Succeeded byAngelina Cruz
Constituency62nd district
President of the Racine Unified School Board
In office
April 2017 – April 2019
Preceded byMichael Frontier
Succeeded byBrian O'Connell
Member of the Racine Unified School Board from the 9th district
In office
April 2016 – April 2019
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byKimberly Hoover
Personal details
Born (1957-09-23) September 23, 1957 (age 67)
Racine, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAlison
Children4
ResidenceWind Point, Wisconsin
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
ProfessionAccountant

Robert Otto Wittke Jr. (born September 23, 1957) is an American accountant and Republican politician from Racine County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 63rd Assembly district since 2025; he previously represented the 62nd Assembly district from 2019 to 2025.[1] Before his election to the Assembly, Wittke was president of the Racine Unified School Board for two years.

Biography

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Born in Racine, Wisconsin, to Robert Wittke Sr. and Margaret Wittke née Jankowski, Wittke graduated from William Horlick High School in 1975 and received a B.A. in accounting from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in 1980. He worked as a tax accountant for Modine Manufacturing in Racine from 1980 to 1986, then at Snap-on Inc. in Kenosha from 1988 to 1994. He then worked for Deloitte in their tax consultancy from 1994 to 2002. Since 2012, he has been employed by CORPTAX, a tax software as a service company based in Deerfield, Illinois.[2]

Wittke resides in Wind Point, Wisconsin, he is married and has four children.

Political career

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Wittke first ran for Racine Unified School Board in 2013, placing fourth in a top-three at-large election.[3]

In 2015, the Wisconsin Legislature passed a law requiring Racine Unified School Board seats to be assigned to geographic districts, rather than elected at-large.[4] Wittke ran for the newly drawn ninth district in the 2016 school board elections. He was elected in April 2016, defeating retiree Kurt Squire. A year later, in April 2017, Wittke was elected School Board President.[5]

In April 2018, Tom Weatherston announced that he would not seek re-election to a fourth term representing the 62nd district in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[6] Wittke announced his candidacy for the seat the next day.[7] He defeated John Leiber in the Republican Primary, and went on to defeat former State Senator John Lehman in the 2018 general election.[8][1]

Wittke announced that he would not seek re-election to the Racine School Board in 2019.[9]

Electoral history

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Racine School Board, At-large district (2013)

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Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
2013 General[10] Apr. 2 Michael Frontier Nonpartisan 9,318 20.91% Robert Wittke Jr. Non. 6,825 15.32% 44,552 280
Julie L. McKenna (inc) Nonpartisan 9,038 20.29% Roger Pfost Non. 5,620 12.61%
Christopher Eperjesy (inc) Nonpartisan 8,431 18.92% Kristie Formolo Non. 5,239 11.76%

Racine School Board, 9th district (2016)

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Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
2016 General[11] Apr. 5 Robert Wittke Nonpartisan 3,238 61.42% Kurt Squire Non. 1,723 38.58% 5,272 1,515

Wisconsin State Assembly, 62nd district (2018–2022)

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Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
2018 Primary[12] Aug. 14 Robert Wittke Republican 3,931 67.50% John Leiber Rep. 1,885 32.37% 5,824 2,046
General[13] Nov. 6 Robert Wittke Republican 16,035 54.87% John Lehman Dem. 13,161 45.04% 29,223 2,874
2020 General[14] Nov. 3 Robert Wittke (inc) Republican 20,540 58.63% August Schutz Dem. 14,463 41.28% 35,034 6,077
2022 General[15] Nov. 8 Robert Wittke (inc) Republican 18,236 61.36% Anthony Hammes Dem. 11,445 38.51% 29,719 6,791

Wisconsin State Assembly, 63rd district (2024)

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Wittke elected in District 62; incumbents returned in other legislative races". Racine Journal Times. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  2. ^ "Robert Wittke's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  3. ^ Fiori, Lindsay (2013-04-02). "Frontier, McKenna and Eperjesy elected in RUSD race". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  4. ^ Schaaf, Mark (2015-10-27). "School Board boundaries drawn". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  5. ^ Torres, Ricardo (2017-04-25). "Wittke elected School Board president". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  6. ^ Wicklund, Pete (2018-04-10). "Weatherston not seeking re-election to the state Assembly". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  7. ^ "Wittke announces candidacy for 62nd Assembly District". Racine Journal Times. 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  8. ^ Sadowski, Jonathon (2018-08-14). "Wittke prevails in Assembly District 62 GOP primary". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  9. ^ Sievers, Caitlin (2019-01-03). "Wittke will not run for School Board re-election, no filers for his seat". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  10. ^ Official Election Results, Spring Election - April 2, 2013 (Report). Racine County government. April 2, 2013. p. 16. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  11. ^ Final Official 04-05-2016 Election Results for State and County Races (Report). Office of the Clerk of Racine County, Wisconsin. April 5, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  12. ^ Canvass Results for 2018 Partisan Primary - 8/14/2018 (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 31, 2018. p. 81. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  13. ^ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. p. 24. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  14. ^ Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 22. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  15. ^ Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 30, 2022. p. 23. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 62nd district
January 7, 2019 – January 6, 2025 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 63rd district
January 6, 2025 – present 		Incumbent
Educational offices
Preceded by
Michael Frontier
 President of the Racine Unified School Board
April 2017 – April 2019 		Succeeded by
Brian O'Connell
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