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Pat Kreitlow
President pro tempore of the
Wisconsin Senate
In office
November 11, 2008 – January 3, 2011
PresidentFred Risser
Preceded byTim Carpenter
Succeeded byJoe Leibham
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 23rd district
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byDavid Zien
Succeeded byTerry Moulton
Personal details
Born (1964-07-03) July 3, 1964 (age 60)
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSharry Fritsch Kreitlow
ResidenceCayman Islands[1]
Alma materUW-Eau Claire (B.A.)

Patrick J. "Pat" Kreitlow (born July 3, 1964) is an American politician, former broadcaster, and communications consultant. A Democrat, Kreitlow was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Wisconsin's 23rd Senate district, from 2007 to 2011.[2] In November 2008, Kreitlow was elected President pro tempore of the Wisconsin State Senate by the Democratic Caucus.[3] He was defeated for reelection in 2010 by Terry Moulton.[2] Kreitlow ran for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district seat in the 2012 election against incumbent Sean Duffy, who was reelected.[2]

Early life, education, and journalism career

Born in 1964 in Saint Paul, Minnesota to parents Joan and Jerry Kreitlow, Kreitlow graduated from Apple Valley High School in 1982, then attended the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where he graduated with a B.A. in Journalism in 1986.[4] He and his wife, Sharry, have two daughters, Samantha and Chelsea.[5]

Kreitlow is a former journalist, having worked at WAXX-FM/WAYY and other radio stations. He joined the news department of WEAU-TV in the mid-1990s, becoming the 6pm anchor and 10pm co-anchor in 1998. Kreitlow left WEAU-TV in May 2005. He also served as the president of the Western Wisconsin Press Club.[6]

Wisconsin Senate

Elections

2006

Kreitlow was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 2006, defeating 17-year incumbent Republican State Senator David Zien 51%-49%, a difference of just 1,096 votes.[7][8]

2010

In May 2010, numerous news sources mentioned Kreitlow as a possible candidate for the open United States House of Representatives seat from Wisconsin's 7th congressional district following the retirement of Congressman Dave Obey. He later declined to enter the race and endorsed Democratic State Senator Julie Lassa in her run for the seat.[9][10][11]

On November 2, 2010, Terry Moulton, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, defeated Kreitlow 54%-46%.[12][13]

Tenure

Kreitlow delivered the 2010 Senate Democratic response to Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle's State of the State Address. In November 2009, along with Senators Julie Lassa and Jon Erpenbach, Kreitlow announced the Senate Democrats CORE business growth initiative.[14]

Committee assignments

During his tenure, he served on the Campaign Finance Reform, Rural Issues and Information Technology, Economic Development, Job Creation, Family Prosperity and Housing, Education; Ethics Reform and Government Operations; and Public Health, Senior Issues, Long Term Care and Privacy committees. Kreitlow served as chair of the committee on Rural Issues and Information Technology and the Special Committee on Domestic Bio-fuels.[15]

2012 congressional election

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2012 § District 7

Kreitlow ran for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional district seat in the November 2012 election.[2] The incumbent representative, Sean Duffy, was reelected.

References

  1. ^ http://chippewa.com/news/local/obey-pulls-off-surprise-salutes-kreitlow/article_ad215d9a-e03f-5a1b-86f6-31e66cf02c83.html
  2. ^ a b c d Democratic Caucus (2008-09-05). "Pat Kreitlow for Senate". Retrieved 2010-05-07. Cite error: The named reference "campaign" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ The Chippewa Herald (2008-11-12). "State Sen. Kreitlow Elected Senate President Pro Tempore". Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  4. ^ Facebook (2010-05-07). "State Senator Pat". Retrieved 2010-05-06. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Hot Races in 2006". Progressive Majority. 2006-11-02. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  6. ^ name=early career>Assorted Authors (2006-11-02). "Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  7. ^ Wisconsin Senate (2007-01-02). "Wisconsin Senator Pat Kreitlow". Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  8. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=302030
  9. ^ http://www.chippewa.com/news/local/article_6dd59ed2-5920-11df-aad4-001cc4c002e0.html
  10. ^ http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20100506/WDH0101/100506129/1981
  11. ^ http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/05/dems-scrambling-to-pick-new-candidate-for-obeys-seat.php
  12. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=701622
  13. ^ http://www.dunnconnect.com/articles/2010/11/06/news/doc4cd5b07963ec6949958501.txt
  14. ^ Wisconsin Senate Democrats (2010-01-26). "Democratic Response to Governor Scott Walker's 2010 State of the State Address". Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  15. ^ Kreitlow, Pat (2009-06-08). "Senate Biography". Retrieved 2010-05-07.
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Wisconsin State Senator - 23rd District
2007 – 2010 		Succeeded by
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