John Leiber | |
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37th Treasurer of Wisconsin | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Governor | Tony Evers |
Preceded by | Sarah Godlewski |
Personal details | |
Born | Racine,Wisconsin,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Diane |
Children | 3 |
Education | |
John S. Leiber is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Wisconsin. A Republican, he is the 37th state treasurer of Wisconsin, having been elected in the 2022 election.
Leiber graduated from Prairie High School in Racine, Wisconsin. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from University of Wisconsin–Parkside and worked for several years as a teacher in the Racine Unified School District. [1]
In 2009, Leiber became president of the parks and recreation commission in the neighboring village of Caledonia, Wisconsin, and was then employed as a legislative aide in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2013 through 2016. During these years, he was active in the Republican Party of Racine County, and worked on behalf of the Caledonia school secession movement—that unsuccessful movement sought to separate Caledonia's schools from the Racine Unified School District. [2]
In 2018, Leiber ran for the Republican nomination for Wisconsin State Assembly in the 62nd Assembly district. He lost the primary to Racine school board president Robert Wittke, who went on to win the general election. [3] [4] After his defeat in the Assembly primary, Leiber worked briefly at the Wisconsin Department of Revenue as a tax representative, and then earn his Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School and began practicing law. [2]
Leiber ran for office again in 2022, seeking the Republican nomination for Wisconsin State Treasurer. [1] [2] He defeated Orlando Owens with 67% of the vote in the Republican primary [5] and went on to narrowly defeat the Democratic candidate, Aaron Richardson, in the general election. [6] He was sworn into office on January 3, 2023. [7]
Leiber and his wife, Diane, live in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin. They have three children. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican Primary, August 14, 2018 | |||||
Republican | Robert Wittke | 3,931 | 67.50% | ||
Republican | John S. Leiber | 1,885 | 32.37% | ||
Scattering | 8 | 0.14% | |||
Total votes | 5,824 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican Primary, August 9, 2022 [9] | |||||
Republican | John S. Leiber | 357,384 | 65.58% | ||
Republican | Orlando Owens | 186,084 | 34.15% | ||
Scattering | 1,455 | 0.27% | |||
Total votes | 544,923 | 100.0% | |||
General Election, November 7, 2022 (unofficial results) | |||||
Republican | John S. Leiber | 1,293,115 | 49.64% | +3.50% | |
Democratic | Aaron Richardson | 1,254,869 | 47.60% | -3.41% | |
Constitution | Andrew Zuelke | 57,233 | 2.20% | ||
Plurality | 38,246 | 1.47% | -3.98% | ||
Total votes | 2,605,217 | 100.0% | -2.68% | ||
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