Tim Carpenter
Tim Carpenter | |
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![]() Carpenter in 2009 | |
President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate | |
In office July 16, 2012 – January 7, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Joseph K. Leibham |
Succeeded by | Joseph K. Leibham |
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 3rd district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 3, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Brian Burke |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
In office January 4, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Walter Kunicki |
Succeeded by | Josh Zepnick |
Constituency | 9th Assembly district |
In office January 3, 1985 – January 4, 1993 | |
Preceded by | James F. Rooney |
Succeeded by | Rosemary Potter |
Constituency | 20th Assembly district |
Personal details | |
Born | Timothy W. Carpenter (1960-02-24) February 24, 1960 (age 64) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (BA) University of Wisconsin–Madison (MA) |
Website | Official website |
Timothy W. Carpenter (born February 24, 1960) is an American Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has been a member of the Wisconsin Senate for more than 20 years, representing the Wisconsin's 3rd Senate district since 2003. His district comprises much of the south side of the city of Milwaukee. He previously served 18 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1985–2003).
Early life and education
Carpenter was born on February 24, 1960, at St. Francis Hospital in Milwaukee.[1] He graduated from Milwaukee's Casimir Pulaski High School and attended Marquette University in 1978, before transferring to University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where he received his bachelor's degree in political science and history in 1982.[2] He continued graduate work at Milwaukee, but was interrupted when he was elected to the Legislature in 1984. He later resumed his education at the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he earned his master's degree in 1995.[1]
Political career
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After graduating from college, Carpenter worked briefly at a number of jobs, at Rustlers Steak House and as a courier for Federal Express.[1] He had become involved with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin at an early age and became a member of the state party's administrative committee.[3] In 1984, at age 24, while still a student at the La Follette School, he jumped into the race for Wisconsin State Assembly in the open 20th Assembly district seat. The 20th Assembly district was heavily Democratic, based in southern Milwaukee—Carpenter faced five opponents in the Democratic primary. He prevailed in the six-way race with just 27% of the vote, and faced no opponent in the 1984 general election.[4]
Carpenter was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1984 and served nine terms representing the 9th Assembly District until 2002, holding the post of Speaker Pro Tempore in 1993. He was first elected to represent Wisconsin's 3rd Senate District in 2002. During the 2007–08 biennium, he served as President Pro Tempore of the Wisconsin State Senate.
During the 2007-08 biennium, he was the chair of the Senate Committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long Term Care, and Job Creation. [1]
Carpenter is currently a member of the Senate Committee on Health; the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government; the Senate Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs; the Senate Committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism; and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee [2]
He was also previously the Chair of the Legislative Council Study Committee on addressing recidivism in High-Risk Juvenile Offenders. 2008 Interim Study Committees
2011 Wisconsin protests
During the protests in Wisconsin, Carpenter, along with the 13 other Democratic State Senators, left the state to deny the State Senate a quorum on Governor Scott Walker's controversial "Budget Repair" legislation. Based on the revelations from a prank phone call on Gov. Walker, detailing plans to pass his bill, Carpenter called upon Gov. Walker to resign.[5]
2020 protests
On June 23, 2020, Carpenter was recording a protest near the Wisconsin state capitol when he was assaulted by BLM (Black Lives Matter) protesters. A short time later he collapsed and was taken to the hospital for a suspected concussion.[6]
2004 U.S. House campaign
In 2004, Carpenter unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for United States House of Representatives in the 4th congressional district, losing the primary election to fellow state senator Gwen Moore.
Milwaukee City Treasurer
In February 2012, Carpenter was one of two State Senators (the other being fellow Democrat Spencer Coggs) to win a place on the ballot for Milwaukee City Treasurer in the Spring 2012 election, defeating former State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass and Socialist Rick Kissell in the non-partisan primary.[7] Coggs polled 13,559 votes; Carpenter 12,880; Sass 5,089 and Kissell 2,241.[8] In the general election, Coggs won 35,096 votes to Carpenter's 34,293.[9]
Milwaukee Common Council
In 2015, Carpenter ran in a special election for the Milwaukee Common Council on August 18, 2015. A primary took place on July 21, 2015. Carpenter advanced in the primary along with Mark Borkowski, who ended up winning with 50.7% of the vote.[10]
Personal life
Carpenter is gay, and is one of three openly LGBT members of the Wisconsin Legislature. He is a member of the Sierra Club, Jackson Park Neighborhood Association, Story Hill Neighborhood Association, and the Milwaukee VA Soldiers Home Advisory Council.
Electoral history
Wisconsin Assembly, 20th district (1984–1990)
Year | Election | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
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1984[4] | Primary | September 11 | Tim Carpenter | Democratic | 2,021 | 27.53% | Stephen P. Kotecki | Dem. | 1,625 | 22.13% | 7,342 | 396 |
Terry L. Witkowski | Dem. | 1,312 | 17.87% | |||||||||
William G. Hart | Dem. | 1,202 | 16.37% | |||||||||
Carl A. Kopps | Dem. | 1,139 | 15.51% | |||||||||
Jack H. Gleason | Dem. | 43 | 0.59% | |||||||||
General | November 6 | Tim Carpenter | Democratic | 18,107 | 100.0% | 18,107 | 18,107 | |||||
1986[11] | Primary | September 9 | Tim Carpenter (inc.) | Democratic | 3,538 | 65.51% | Stephen P. Kotecki | Dem. | 1,863 | 34.49% | 5,401 | 1,675 |
General | November 4 | Tim Carpenter (inc.) | Democratic | 11,081 | 70.53% | Jerome D. Schultz | Rep. | 4,630 | 29.47% | 15,711 | 6,451 | |
1988[12] | General | November 8 | Tim Carpenter (inc.) | Democratic | 17,870 | 100.0% | 17,870 | 17,870 | ||||
1990[13] | General | November 6 | Tim Carpenter (inc.) | Democratic | 8,872 | 67.17% | Dorothy Wosick Seidl | Rep. | 4,336 | 32.83% | 13,208 | 4,536 |
Wisconsin Assembly, 9th district (1992–2000)
Year | Election | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
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1992[14] | General | November 3 | Tim Carpenter | Democratic | 17,790 | 100.0% | 17,790 | 17,790 | ||||
1994[15] | General | November 8 | Tim Carpenter (inc.) | Democratic | 9,569 | 59.33% | James T. Sanfilippo | Rep. | 6,559 | 40.67% | 16,128 | 3,010 |
1996[16] | Primary | September 10 | Tim Carpenter (inc.) | Democratic | 3,312 | 72.44% | James T. Sanfilippo | Dem. | 1,260 | 27.56% | 4,572 | 2,052 |
General | November 5 | Tim Carpenter (inc.) | Democratic | 14,758 | 100.0% | 14,758 | 14,758 | |||||
1998[17] | General | November 3 | Tim Carpenter (inc.) | Democratic | 11,418 | 100.0% | 11,418 | 11,418 | ||||
2000[18] | General | November 7 | Tim Carpenter (inc.) | Democratic | 14,244 | 70.60% | Richard T. Mannisto | Rep. | 5,863 | 29.06% | 20,176 | 8,381 |
Wisconsin Senate (2002–2018)
Year | Election | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
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2002 | Primary[19] | September 10 | Tim Carpenter | Democratic | 8,491 | 52.92% | Pat Farley | Dem. | 5,328 | 33.21% | 16,044 | 3,163 |
Roman R. Blenski | Dem. | 2,187 | 13.63% | |||||||||
General[20] | November 5 | Tim Carpenter | Democratic | 24,431 | 97.96% | 24,939 | 23,923 | |||||
2006 | General[21] | November 7 | Tim Carpenter (inc.) | Democratic | 30,768 | 98.51% | 31,232 | 30,304 | ||||
2010 | General[22] | November 2 | Tim Carpenter (inc.) | Democratic | 23,401 | 61.09% | Annette Miller Krznarich | Rep. | 14,796 | 38.63% | 38,305 | 8,605 |
2014 | General[23] | November 4 | Tim Carpenter (inc.) | Democratic | 29,291 | 97.10% | 30,166 | 28,416 | ||||
2018 | General[24] | November 6 | Tim Carpenter (inc.) | Democratic | 36,875 | 97.40% | 37,860 | 35,890 |
References
- ^ a b c "Biography". Tim Carpenter - Wisconsin State Senator. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1985). "Biographies" (PDF). The state of Wisconsin 1985-1986 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 35. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "The Wisconsin Assembly". Wisconsin State Journal. January 27, 1985. Retrieved January 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1985). "Elections" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1985-1986 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 906, 925. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "State Senator says he was attacked during Madison protest, collapses in front of 27 News crew". Jun 24, 2020. Retrieved Jun 25, 2020.
- ^ "Coggs, Carpenter to square off for treasurer". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved Jun 25, 2020.
- ^ "Official election results" (PDF). Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Coggs edges Carpenter in city treasurer's race". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved Jun 25, 2020.
- ^ "Mark Borkowski wins special aldermanic election". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1987). "Elections" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Barish, Lawrence S. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1987-1988 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 888, 907. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1989). "Elections" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert (eds.). State of Wisconsin 1989-1990 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 910, 925. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1991). "Elections" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert (eds.). State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 899, 915. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1993). "Elections" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert (eds.). State of Wisconsin 1993-1994 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 903, 921. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1995). "Elections" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S. (ed.). State of Wisconsin 1995-1996 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 903, 921. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1997). "Elections" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S. (ed.). State of Wisconsin 1997-1998 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 899, 903. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1999). "Elections" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Meloy, Patricia E. (eds.). State of Wisconsin 1999-2000 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 879, 882. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2000 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. May 10, 2001. p. 13. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Results of Fall Primary Election - 09/10/2002 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. September 24, 2002. p. 14. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/05/2002 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 2, 2002. p. 6. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2006 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 5, 2006. p. 7. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ 2010 Fall General Election Results Summary (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 1, 2010. p. 5. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. p. 5. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. p. 6. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
External links
- Profile at the Wisconsin Senate
- Senator Tim Carpenter (archive) at the Wisconsin State Legislature
- constituency site (archive)
- Tim Carpenter Archived 2019-09-16 at the Wayback Machine official campaign site
- Profile at Vote Smart
- 3rd Senate District, Senator Carpenter Archived 2010-05-29 at the Wayback Machine in the Wisconsin Blue Book (2005–2006)
Wisconsin State Assembly | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 20th district January 3, 1985 – January 4, 1993 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 9th district January 4, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | Succeeded by |
Wisconsin Senate | ||
Preceded by Brian Burke | Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 3rd district January 3, 2003 – present | Incumbent |
Preceded by | President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate July 16, 2012 – January 7, 2013 | Succeeded by |
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- President of the Senate: Chris Kapenga (R)
- President pro tempore: Patrick Testin (R)
- Majority Leader: Devin LeMahieu (R)
- Minority Leader: Dianne Hesselbein (D)
- ▌André Jacque (R)
- ▌Robert Cowles (R)
- ▌Tim Carpenter (D)
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- ▌Rob Hutton (R)
- ▌La Tonya Johnson (D)
- ▌Chris Larson (D)
- ▌Dan Knodl (R)
- ▌Devin LeMahieu (R)
- ▌Rob Stafsholt (R)
- ▌Stephen Nass (R)
- ▌Mary Felzkowski (R)
- ▌John Jagler (R)
- ▌Joan Ballweg (R)
- ▌Mark Spreitzer (D)
- ▌Melissa Agard (D)
- ▌Howard Marklein (R)
- ▌Dan Feyen (R)
- ▌Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R)
- ▌Duey Stroebel (R)
- ▌Van Wanggaard (R)
- ▌Robert Wirch (D)
- ▌Jesse James (R)
- ▌Patrick Testin (R)
- ▌Romaine Quinn (R)
- ▌Kelda Roys (D)
- ▌Dianne Hesselbein (D)
- ▌Julian Bradley (R)
- ▌Cory Tomczyk (R)
- ▌Eric Wimberger (R)
- ▌Jeff Smith (D)
- ▌Brad Pfaff (D)
- ▌Chris Kapenga (R)
- ▌Republican (22)
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- Vacant (1)