Devin LeMahieu | |
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Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate | |
Assumed office January 4, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Scott L. Fitzgerald |
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 9th district | |
Assumed office January 3,2015 | |
Preceded by | Joe Leibham |
Personal details | |
Born | Sheboygan,Wisconsin,U.S. | August 8,1972
Political party | Republican (Wisconsin) |
Relatives | Daniel LeMahieu (father) |
Education | Dordt College (BA) |
Devin LeMahieu (born August 8,1972) is an American businessman and Republican politician from Sheboygan,Wisconsin. He is the current majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate,since 2021,and has represented the 9th Senate district since 2015. His father,Daniel LeMahieu,served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
LeMathieu was born and raised in Sheboygan,Wisconsin;he graduated from Sheboygan County Christian High School in 1991. He went on to earn his bachelor's degree from Dordt College,in 1995,where he studied business administration and political science. [1] He is the owner of The Lakeshore Weekly in Oostburg,Wisconsin.
LeMahieu served on the Sheboygan County Board of Supervisors as a member of the Human Resources and Finance Committees. His father,Dan LeMahieu,also served on the Sheboygan County Board (where he was the chairman) and as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. [2]
On November 4,2014,LeMahieu was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate as a Republican. [3] He succeeded Joe Leibham,who did not run for re-election.
After Scott L. Fitzgerald was elected to the United States House of Representatives,LeMahieu was selected by a majority of the Wisconsin Senate Republican Caucus to serve as the Senate's majority leader. [4] [5]
He opposes the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana in Wisconsin. [6] He argued Wisconsin would be a "rogue state" if it were to legalize medical marijuana and that there was no "actual science behind it." [6]
In April 2021,amid the COVID-19 pandemic,LeMahieu said he opposed the Wisconsin government setting COVID-19 rules in place. [6] He said,"I trust in people to educate themselves and make their own decisions. I don’t think at this point the government needs to tell people how to respond to the pandemic since we’re a year into this." [6]
In October 2021,LeMahieu defended a heavily pro-Republican gerrymandered redistricting map for Wisconsin. [7]
In January 2022,LeMahieu said that the Republican-led legislature would not confirm any of Tony Evers's appointees for the rest of Evers's term in office. [8]
Year | Election | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
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2014 | General [9] | Nov. 4 | Devin LeMahieu | Republican | 43,186 | 59.95% | Martha Laning | Dem. | 28,770 | 39.94% | 72,035 | 14,416 |
2018 | General [10] | Nov. 6 | Devin LeMahieu (inc) | Republican | 44,680 | 58.47% | Kyle Whelton | Dem. | 31,684 | 41.47% | 76,409 | 12,996 |
2022 | General [11] | Nov. 8 | Devin LeMahieu (inc) | Republican | 57,836 | 93.64% | Jarrod Schroeder (write-in) | Dem. | 1,237 | 2.00% | 61,765 | 56,599 |
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