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Robert Otto Wittke Jr. (born September 23, 1957) is an accountant and Republican politician. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 62nd district, representing the northern half of Racine County.[1]
Robert Wittke | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 62nd district | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Weatherston |
| President of the Racine Unified School Board | |
| In office April 2017 – April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Frontier |
| Succeeded by | Brian O'Connell |
| Member of the Racine Unified School Board from the 9th district | |
| In office April 2016 – April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Kimberly Hoover |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 23, 1957 Racine, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Alison |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Wind Point, Wisconsin |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| Profession | Accountant |
Born in Racine, Wisconsin, to Robert Wittke Sr. and Margaret Wittke née Jankowski, Wittke graduated from William Horlick High School in 1975 and received a B.A. in accounting from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in 1980. He worked as a tax accountant for Modine Manufacturing in Racine from 1980 to 1986, then at Snap-on Inc. in Kenosha from 1988 to 1994. He then worked for Deloitte in their tax consultancy from 1994 to 2002. Since 2012, he has been employed by CORPTAX, a tax software as a service company based in Deerfield, Illinois.[2]
Wittke resides in Wind Point, Wisconsin, he is married and has four children.
Wittke first ran for Racine Unified School Board in 2013, placing fourth in a top-three at-large election.[3]
In 2015, the Wisconsin Legislature passed a law requiring Racine Unified School Board seats to be assigned to geographic districts, rather than elected at-large.[4] Wittke ran for the newly drawn ninth district in the 2016 school board elections. He was elected in April 2016, defeating retiree Kurt Squire. A year later, in April 2017, Wittke was elected School Board President.[5]
In April 2018, Tom Weatherston announced that he would not seek re-election to a fourth term representing the 62nd district in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[6] Wittke announced his candidacy for the seat the next day.[7] He defeated John Leiber in the Republican Primary, and went on to defeat former State Senator John Lehman in the 2018 general election.[8][1]
Wittke announced that he would not seek re-election to the Racine School Board in 2019.[9]
Racine School Board, At-large district (2013)
| Year | Election | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | General[10] | Apr. 2 | Michael Frontier | Nonpartisan | 9,318 | 20.91% | Robert Wittke Jr. | Non. | 6,825 | 15.32% | 44,552 | 280 |
| Julie L. McKenna (inc) | Nonpartisan | 9,038 | 20.29% | Roger Pfost | Non. | 5,620 | 12.61% | |||||
| Christopher Eperjesy (inc) | Nonpartisan | 8,431 | 18.92% | Kristie Formolo | Non. | 5,239 | 11.76% | |||||
Racine School Board, 9th district (2016)
| Year | Election | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | General[11] | Apr. 5 | Robert Wittke | Nonpartisan | 3,238 | 61.42% | Kurt Squire | Non. | 1,723 | 38.58% | 5,272 | 1,515 |
Wisconsin State Assembly, 62nd district (2018–2022)
| Year | Election | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Primary[12] | Aug. 14 | Robert Wittke | Republican | 3,931 | 67.50% | John Leiber | Rep. | 1,885 | 32.37% | 5,824 | 2,046 |
| General[13] | Nov. 6 | Robert Wittke | Republican | 16,035 | 54.87% | John Lehman | Dem. | 13,161 | 45.04% | 29,223 | 2,874 | |
| 2020 | General[14] | Nov. 3 | Robert Wittke (inc) | Republican | 20,540 | 58.63% | August Schutz | Dem. | 14,463 | 41.28% | 35,034 | 6,077 |
| 2022 | General[15] | Nov. 8 | Robert Wittke (inc) | Republican | 18,236 | 61.36% | Anthony Hammes | Dem. | 11,445 | 38.51% | 29,719 | 6,791 |
Wisconsin State Assembly, 63rd district (2024)
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