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Jim Steineke
Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Assembly
Assumed office
January 5, 2015
Preceded byPatricia Strachota
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 5th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2011
Preceded byTom Nelson
Personal details
Born (1970-11-23) November 23, 1970 (age 53)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
Website

James Steineke (born November 23, 1970) is a Wisconsin real estate agent and Republican politician. He is the majority leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly since being elected by the Republican caucus in 2014. He has represented the 5th Assembly district since 2011.

Early life and career

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Steineke attended the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He worked as a realtor.

Public office

He was the Town supervisor for the Town of Vandenbroek from 2005 to 2007, Town Chair from 2007 to 2011 and an Outagamie County supervisor from 2006 to 2011.

Steineke was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 5th assembly district (northeastern Outagamie County and the Town of Maple Grove) in 2010 to succeed Democrat Tom Nelson (who was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor). He has identified himself as a proponent of limited government and lower taxes.[1][2]

In November 2020, Steineke was re-elected as the Assembly Majority Leader by his GOP colleagues.[3]

In March 2021, Steineke applauded the conservative majority on Wisconsin's Supreme Court for preventing Governor Tony Evers from extending a face mask mandate intended to halt the spread of the coronavirus.[4]

References

  1. ^ "2019 Wisconsin State Representatives". docs.legis.wisconsin.gov.
  2. ^ "Home". www.jimsteineke.com.
  3. ^ Vetterkind, Riley (November 12, 2020). "Wisconsin legislative Republicans, Democrats elect leaders". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Beck, Molly. "Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down statewide mask mandate, blocks Evers from declaring multiple emergency orders". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 5th district
2011–present
Incumbent
Preceded by Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Assembly
2015–present