Amy Loudenbeck
Amy Loudenbeck | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
| In office January 7, 2013 – January 2, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Nass |
| Succeeded by | Ellen Schutt |
| Constituency | 31st Assembly district |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Chuck Benedict |
| Succeeded by | Janis Ringhand |
| Constituency | 45th Assembly district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 29, 1969 Midland, Michigan, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Matt |
| Education | University of Wisconsin, Madison (BA) |
Amy Lynn Loudenbeck (born September 29, 1969) is an American Republican politician from Rock County, Wisconsin. She served 12 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, from 2011 to 2023. Since leaving office, she has worked as policy director for the nonprofit School Choice Wisconsin.
Biography
Amy Loudenbeck was born in Midland, Michigan, in 1969. She was raised in the Detroit and Chicago areas, and graduated from Hinsdale Central High School, in Hinsdale, Illinois. She went on to attend the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she earned her bachelor's degree in international relations in 1991.[1]
She was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2010 as a Republican from the 45th district.[2][3] (Democratic incumbent Chuck Benedict did not seek re-election.)
She was a candidate in the 2022 Wisconsin Secretary of State Election,[4] calling for the Wisconsin Elections Commission to be dismantled and power over elections returned to the Secretary of State.[5] She lost by a margin of 7,400 votes to incumbent Doug La Follette.
Electoral history
Waukesha County District Attorney (2006–2012)
Wisconsin Assembly, 45th district (2010)
| Year | Election | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Primary[6] | Sep. 14 | Amy Loudenbeck | Republican | 1,647 | 40.80% | Jeff Klett | Rep. | 1,632 | 40.43% | 4,037 | 15 |
| Jim Reseburg | Rep. | 756 | 18.73% | |||||||||
| General[7] | Nov. 2 | Amy Loudenbeck | Republican | 9,440 | 54.36% | Roger Anclam | Dem. | 7,921 | 45.61% | 17,367 | 1,519 | |
Wisconsin Assembly, 31st district (2012–2020)
| Year | Election | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | General[8] | Nov. 6 | Amy Loudenbeck | Republican | 16,463 | 56.47% | Ryan J. Schroeder | Dem. | 12,653 | 43.41% | 29,151 | 3,810 |
| 2014 | General[9] | Nov. 4 | Amy Loudenbeck (inc) | Republican | 17,721 | 98.54% | --unopposed-- | 17,983 | ||||
| 2016 | General[10] | Nov. 8 | Amy Loudenbeck (inc) | Republican | 18,465 | 64.02% | Clinton Anderson | Dem. | 10,348 | 35.88% | 28,843 | 8,117 |
| 2018 | General[11] | Nov. 6 | Amy Loudenbeck (inc) | Republican | 15,299 | 57.47% | Brittany Keyes | Dem. | 11,305 | 42.46% | 26,623 | 3,994 |
| 2020 | General[12] | Nov. 3 | Amy Loudenbeck (inc) | Republican | 19,962 | 59.51% | Elizabeth Lochner-Abel | Dem. | 13,551 | 40.40% | 33,543 | 6,411 |
Wisconsin Secretary of State (2022)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Primary, August 9, 2022[13] | |||||
| Republican | Amy Loudenbeck | 264,940 | 46.21% | ||
| Republican | Jay Schroeder | 228,191 | 39.80% | ||
| Republican | Justin D. Schmidtka | 78,846 | 13.75% | ||
| Scattering | 1,338 | 0.23% | |||
| Plurality | 36,749 | 6.41% | |||
| Total votes | 573,315 | 100.0% | |||
| General Election, November 8, 2022[14] | |||||
| Democratic | Doug La Follette (incumbent) | 1,268,748 | 51.54% | −4.44pp | |
| Republican | Amy Loudenbeck | 1,261,306 | 48.01% | +0.84pp | |
| Libertarian | Neil Harmon | 54,413 | 2.07% | ||
| Green | Sharyl R. McFarland | 41,532 | 1.58% | ||
| Scattering | 944 | 0.04% | |||
| Plurality | 7,442 | 0.28% | -5.28pp | ||
| Total votes | 2,626,943 | 100.0% | +0.34% | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
- ^ "Representative Amy Loudenbeck". Wisconsin Legislature. 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ^ Wisconsin State Legislature
- ^ Amy Loudenbeck for Assembly Archived February 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ White, Laurel (December 1, 2021). "GOP lawmaker Amy Loudenbeck launches secretary of state campaign, calls for office to take control of elections". www.wpr.org. Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ Edelman, Adam (May 1, 2022). "These candidates say Trump won in 2020 — now they're running to oversee future elections". NBC News.
- ^ Results of Fall Primary Election - 09/14/2010 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. October 4, 2010. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/02/2010 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 8, 2010. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Results of 2012 Presidential and Fall General Election - 11/06/2012 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 26, 2012. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Results of 2014 Fall General Election - 11/04/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Results of 2016 General Election - 11/08/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. pp. 15–16. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. p. 17. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. pp. 14–15. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2022 Partisan Primary - 8/9/2022 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 26, 2022. pp. 3–4. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 30, 2022. pp. 1–2. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
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