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Adam Jarchow
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 28th district
In office
January 5, 2015 – January 7, 2019
Preceded byErik Severson
Succeeded byGae Magnafici
Personal details
Born
Adam Michael Jarchow

(1978-11-10) November 10, 1978 (age 46)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Florida (BA, JD)

Adam Michael Jarchow[1][2] (born November 10, 1978)[3] is an American attorney and Republican politician. He served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 28th Assembly district in northwest Wisconsin. He was a candidate for Attorney General of Wisconsin in the 2022 Republican primary.

Biography

Jarchow was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He lived in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin and graduated from Clear Lake High School, in Clear Lake, Wisconsin. Jarchow received his bachelor's degree from University of Florida and his J.D. degree from University of Florida College of Law.

Career

After graduating from law school, Jarchow practiced law in Florida and Minnesota before returning to Wisconsin to practice law in New Richmond.[4][5][6] On November 4, 2014, Jarchow was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican.[7] In a special election for a state senate seat in January 2018, he was defeated by Patty Schachtner.[8] Jarchow did not run for a third term in the Assembly in 2018.

In October 2021, he announced he would be a candidate for attorney general of Wisconsin in the 2022 election, challenging incumbent Democratic attorney general Josh Kaul. He faces a primary against Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney in August 2022.[9]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (2014, 2016)

Wisconsin Assembly, 28th District Election, 2014[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 4, 2014
Republican Adam Jarchow 12,747 62.23% +6.05%
Democratic Travis Schachtner 7,736 37.77% −5.95%
Scattering 1 0.00%
Plurality 5,011 24.46% +12.01%
Total votes 20,484 100.0% -27.47%
Republican hold
Wisconsin Assembly, 28th District Election, 2016[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 8, 2016
Republican Adam Jarchow (incumbent) 17,612 60.66% −1.56%
Democratic Jeff Peterson 9,837 33.88% −3.88%
Independent Vincent Zilka 1,580 5.44%
Scattering 3 0.01%
Plurality 7,775 26.78% +2.32%
Total votes 29,032 100.0% +41.73%
Republican hold

Wisconsin Senate (2018)

Wisconsin Senate, 10th District Special Election, 2018[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Primary, December 19, 2017
Republican Adam Jarchow 4,023 55.94%
Republican Shannon Zimmerman 3,161 43.95%
Scattering 8 0.11%
Total votes 7,192 100.0%
Special Election, January 16, 2018
Democratic Patty Schachtner 12,249 54.60% +17.84%
Republican Adam Jarchow 9,909 44.17% −19.03%
Libertarian Brian J. Corriea 273 1.22%
Scattering 3 0.01%
Plurality 2,340 10.43% -16.01%
Total votes 22,434 100.0% -74.91%
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ^ "Adam Michael Jarchow Profile | Menomonie, WI Lawyer | Martindale.com". Martindale.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Lawyer Directory". Floridabar.org.
  3. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-16, Wisconsin Blue Book, p. 39 ("Born St. Paul, Minn, November 10, 1978")
  4. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2017-2018,' Biographical Sketch of Adam Jarchow, pg. 51
  5. ^ "Wisconsin Vote.org.,-Adam M. Jarchow". Archived from the original on 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  6. ^ "Bakke&Norman-Adam M. Jarchow-biography". Bakkenorman.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Wisconsin 2021 Spring Election Results". Wisconsinvote.org. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  8. ^ Embury-Dennis, Tom (17 January 2018). "Democrats win special election for Wisconsin state Senate seat held by Republicans for past 17 years". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2018-01-18. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  9. ^ Beck, Molly (October 22, 2021). "Former state lawmaker Adam Jarchow files paperwork to run for attorney general in Wisconsin". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  10. ^ Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  11. ^ Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  12. ^ Canvass Results for 2017 Special Primary State Senate District 10 - 12/19/2017 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 27, 2017. p. 1. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  13. ^ Canvass Results for 2018 Special Election State Senate District 10 - 1/16/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. January 25, 2018. p. 1. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
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