Dan Knodl

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Dan Knodl
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Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 8th district
In office
May 3, 2023 –January 6, 2025
Residence(s) Germantown, Wisconsin, U.S.

Daniel Raymond Knodl (born December 14, 1958) is an American Republican politician from Washington County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 24th Assembly district since January 2025. Knodl previously represented this district from January 2009 until May 2023, when he was elected to the Wisconsin Senate in a 2023 special election to represent the 8th State Senate district.

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Early life and education

Born in Milwaukee, Knodl was raised in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, and graduated from Menomonee Falls East High School in 1977. He briefly attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Career

Knodl was first elected to the Washington County board of supervisors in 2006. Two years later, he won his first term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, running in the 24th Assembly district. [1] He went on to win re-election seven times in this district.

On January 5, 2021, Knodl and 14 other Wisconsin lawmakers signed a letter to Vice President Mike Pence asking him to delay certification of the 2020 United States presidential election. In the letter, they claimed that "The 2020 election witnessed an unprecedented and admitted defiance of state law and procedural irregularities raising questions about the validity of hundreds of thousands of ballots." [2]

On December 2, 2022, Knodl announced that he was running in the special election for the 8th state senate district after incumbent Alberta Darling resigned. [3] On February 21, 2023, Knodl beat Janel Brandtjen and Van Mobley in the Republican primary race. He defeated Democrat Jodi Habush Sinykin on April 4. [4] Knodl was sworn in as a state senator on May 3, 2023. [5]

A year after his election, however, the 2024 redistricting act re-drew the 8th Senate district so that Knodl and fellow senator Duey Stroebel were contained in one district. He announced he would not seek re-election to the Senate, and instead opted to run for his old seat in the 24th Assembly district. [6]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (2008–2022)

YearElectionDateElectedDefeatedTotalPlurality
2008 Primary [7] Sep. 9Dan Knodl Republican 2,70637.41%Jason LaSage Rep. 2,31231.96%7,234394
Randall Ryan Melchert Rep. 1,99527.58%
Michael Moscicke Rep. 2152.97%
General [8] Nov. 4Dan Knodl Republican 20,51061.88%Charlene S. Brady Dem. 12,56137.90%33,1457,949
2010 General [9] Nov. 2Dan Knodl (inc) Republican 20,48874.74%Dustin James Klein Dem. 6,91025.21%27,41413,578
2012 General [10] Nov. 6Dan Knodl (inc) Republican 20,93262.37%Shan Haqqi Dem. 12,59437.53%33,5598,338
2014 General [11] Nov. 4Dan Knodl (inc) Republican 21,81897.06%--Unopposed--22,47921,157
2016 General [12] Nov. 8Dan Knodl (inc) Republican 24,04796.48%24,92523,169
2018 General [13] Nov. 6Dan Knodl (inc) Republican 17,65053.64%Emily Siegrist Dem. 15,24446.33%32,9062,406
2020 General [14] Nov. 3Dan Knodl (inc) Republican 20,07551.45%Emily Siegrist Dem. 18,92448.50%39,0191,151
2022 General [15] Nov. 8Dan Knodl (inc) Republican 19,39761.14%Bob Tatterson Dem. 12,31138.81%31,7257,086

Wisconsin Senate (2023)

YearElectionDateElectedDefeatedTotalPlurality
2023
(special) 		Primary [16] Feb. 21Dan Knodl Republican 13,99656.82% Janel Brandtjen Rep. 6,87027.89%24,6347,126
Van Mobley Rep. 3,74315.19%
Special [17] Apr. 4Dan Knodl Republican 38,49250.81% Jodi Habush Sinykin Dem. 37,20049.11%75,7511,292

Wisconsin Assembly (2024)

YearElectionDateElectedDefeatedTotalPlurality
2024 Primary [18] Aug. 13Dan Knodl Republican 6,87064.90% Janel Brandtjen Rep. 3,69234.88%10,5853,178
General [19] Nov. 5Dan Knodl Republican 23,85859.94%William Walter Dem. 15,88739.91%39,8067,971

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References

  1. ↑ Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn (eds.). "Biographies" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2009–2010 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 35. ISBN   978-0-9752820-3-8 . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ↑ Beck, Molly (February 7, 2023). "Anti-Trump Republican group launches ad campaign targeting election denier Janel Brandtjen in state Senate race". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Spears, Baylor (2 December 2022). "Republican Rep. Knodl Announces Run To Replace Retiring Sen. Darling". wisconsinexaminer.com. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Trump-backed state lawmaker loses Wisconsin primary". AP NEWS. 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  5. ↑ McKillen, Thomas J. (May 4, 2023). "Knodl sworn in to 8th District Senate seat". DiscoverHometown.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Knodl campaign: Announces run for 24th Assembly District". WisPolitics.com . February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  7. ↑ Results of Fall Primary Election - 09/09/2008 (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. September 29, 2008. p. 36. Retrieved November 16, 2024– via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  8. ↑ Results of Fall General Election - 11/04/2008 (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 1, 2008. p. 17. Retrieved November 16, 2024– via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  9. ↑ Results of Fall General Election - 11/02/2010 (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 1, 2010. pp. 14–15. Retrieved November 16, 2024– via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  10. ↑ Canvass Results for 2012 Presidential and General Election - 11/6/2012 (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 26, 2012. p. 15. Retrieved November 16, 2024– via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  11. ↑ Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. p. 14. Retrieved November 16, 2024– via Wisconsin Elections Commission.
  12. ↑ Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. p. 14. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  13. ↑ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. p. 15. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  14. ↑ Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 13. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  15. ↑ Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 30, 2022. p. 14. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  16. ↑ Canvass Results for 2023 Spring Primary - 2/21/2023 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. March 6, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  17. ↑ County by County Report - 2023 Spring Election - State Senator District 8 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. April 18, 2023. p. 1. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  18. ↑ County by County Report - 2024 Partisan Primary (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 26, 2024. p. 123. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  19. ↑ County by County Report - 2024 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 27, 2024. p. 24. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
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