William Penterman | |
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Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 37th district | |
Assumed office July 26, 2021 | |
Preceded by | John Jagler |
Personal details | |
Born | May 18,1996 |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Ripon College (BA) |
Website | Campaign website |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army U.S. Army Reserve |
Years of service | 2015–2019 (USA) 2019–present (USAR) |
Unit | Military Police Corps |
William L. Penterman (born May 18,1996) is an American dairy farmer and Republican politician. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the 37th Assembly district since July 26,2021. [1]
Penterman was born and raised in Wisconsin,working on his family's dairy farm. [2] He attended Ripon College,and while there founded Ripon College's chapter of Young Americans for Freedom —a Conservative youth organization. [2]
Penterman served in the United States Army from 2015 through 2019,in the Military Police Corps,and continues to serve in the United States Army Reserve. [2]
He worked as a legislative assistant in the Wisconsin State Assembly,and was clerk to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections during the post-election challenges to the results of the 2020 United States presidential election. [2]
In 2021,the 37th State Assembly district became vacant when incumbent John Jagler won a special election to the Wisconsin State Senate. Penterman declared his candidacy and narrowly won a crowded eight-candidate Republican primary. [3] He went on to win the special election with 54% over Democrat Pete Adams. [4]
Penterman won re-election against Dane County Board of Supervisors member,Maureen McCarville in November 2022. His current term expires in January 2025.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Special Republican Primary, June 15, 2021 [5] | |||||
Republican | William Penterman | 758 | 19.81% | ||
Republican | Jennifer Meinhardt | 742 | 19.39% | ||
Republican | Nick Krueger | 621 | 16.23% | ||
Republican | Nathan Pollnow | 536 | 14.01% | ||
Republican | Steve Kauffeld | 514 | 13.43% | ||
Republican | Jenifer Quimby | 434 | 11.34% | ||
Republican | Cathy Houchin | 182 | 4.76% | ||
Republican | Spencer Zimmerman | 39 | 1.02% | ||
Write-in | 1 | 0.03% | |||
Total votes | 3,827 | 100.0% | |||
Special Election, July 13, 2021 [6] | |||||
Republican | William Penterman | 3,742 | 54.10% | -2.00% | |
Democratic | Pete Adams | 3,063 | 44.28% | +3.39% | |
Independent | Stephen Ratzlaff | 112 | 1.62% | -1.39% | |
Total votes | 6,917 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold | |||||
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