Bob Ziegelbauer

Bob Ziegelbauer
Executive of Manitowoc County
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 2006
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 25th district
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 7, 2013
Preceded byVernon W. Holschbach
Succeeded byPaul Tittl
Member of the Manitowoc County Board of Supervisors
In office
1982–1988
Personal details
Born (1951-08-26) August 26, 1951 (age 73)
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (1993–2010)
Independent (2010–present)
Residence(s)Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame
Wharton Business School

Robert F. Ziegelbauer (born August 26, 1951) is an American politician who served as a Democratic, and then independent member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and is the current County Executive of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. He represented the 25th Assembly District from 1993 until 2013.

Early life and career

Born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Ziegelbauer graduated from Roncalli High School. He then graduated from the University of Notre Dame and received his masters from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Ziegelbauer was a business owner. He served as finance director of the city of Manitowoc; he also served on the Manitowoc County Board of Supervisors and the Manitowoc Common Council. Ziegelbauer also taught at Silver Lake College.[1]

Wisconsin State Assembly

In mid 1992, Vernon Holschbach announced he would not seek re-election to a seventh term. His son ran a campaign to succeed him, but was defeated by Ziegelbauer, who had ran for the nomination against the elder Holschbach in 1980 and 1982, being defeated both times.[2][3]

2009 state budget

Having been one of the more conservative members of the Democratic Caucus, Ziegelbauer would often dissent with Democratic leaders and vote with Republicans on key issues. One particular flashpoint of this tension was in 2009, when, during a debate on the 2009 state budget, he voted for a Republican amendment to restrict abortion in the state.[4] As a result he was removed as chairman of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee.[5]

Split with the Democrats and retirement

In years past Ziegelbauer had also faced criticism from his Democratic colleagues for his votes with Republicans on the issues of taxation and abortion, as well as for his support for John Gard over Steve Kagen in the 2006 House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin.[5]

Ziegelbauer announced on June 21, 2010 that he would run as an Independent for the 2010 election.[6]

On November 2, 2010, Ziegelbauer was reelected to the Wisconsin Assembly.[7] After being re-elected, it was unclear who Ziegelbauer would caucus with, but eventually he stated that he would caucus with the Republicans.[8][9]

In 2012 Ziegelbauer announced he would not run for reelection to the Assembly.[10]

Manitowoc County executive

Ziegelbauer was elected County Executive of Manitowoc County in April 2006. He has since been reelected as County Executive in 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 for a total of five terms.[11]

In 2018, Ziegelbauer endorsed Republican André Jacque's bid for the 1st district in the Wisconsin Senate and Republican Shae Sortwell's bid for state assembly in the 2nd district in the state assembly.[12][13]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly, 2nd district (1980)

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
1980 Primary[14] Sep. 9 Vernon W. Holschbach Democratic 1,781 28.61% Michael P. Dewane Dem. 1,523 24.46% 6,226 258
Robert F. Ziegelbauer Dem. 1,191 19.13%
Paul A. Mullins Dem. 1,056 16.96%
Richard J. Rabideau Dem. 427 6.86%
Peter C. Jones Dem. 248 3.98%

Wisconsin Assembly, 76th district (1982)

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
1982 Primary[15] Sep. 14 Vernon W. Holschbach Democratic 4,032 59.43% Robert F. Ziegelbauer Dem. 2,753 40.57% 6,785 1,279

Wisconsin Assembly, 25th district (1992–2010)

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
1992 Primary[3] Sep. 8 Robert F. Ziegelbauer Democratic 5,564 51.94% Todd R. Holschbach Dem. 2,555 23.85% 10,713 3,009
Gerard F. Powalisz Dem. 1,914 17.86%
Michael R. Rusch Dem. 680 6.35%
General[3] Nov. 3 Robert F. Ziegelbauer Democratic 15,020 61.25% Jon Hochkammer Rep. 9,503 38.75% 24,523 5,517
1994 General[16] Nov. 8 Bob Ziegelbauer (inc) Democratic 11,647 100% --unopposed-- 11,647 N/A
1996 General[17] Nov. 5 Bob Ziegelbauer (inc) Democratic 14,771 100% 14,771 N/A
1998 General[18] Nov. 3 Bob Ziegelbauer (inc) Democratic 11,893 96.83% Wim van Der Graaf Con. 389 3.17% 12,282 11,504
2000 General[19] Nov. 7 Bob Ziegelbauer (inc) Democratic 18,528 99.58% --unopposed-- 18,607 18,449
2002 General[20] Nov. 5 Bob Ziegelbauer (inc) Democratic 12,701 99.61% 12,751 12,651
2004 Primary[21] Sep. 14 Bob Ziegelbauer (inc) Democratic 3,375 70.61% Anne-Marie Suchomel Woznicki Dem. 1,405 29.39% 4,780 1,970
General[22] Nov. 2 Bob Ziegelbauer (inc) Democratic 20,268 99.50% --unopposed-- 20,369 20,167
2006 Primary[23] Sep. 12 Bob Ziegelbauer (inc) Democratic 3,684 61.50% Anne-Marie Suchomel Woznicki Dem. 2,306 38.50% 5,990 1,378
General[24] Nov. 7 Bob Ziegelbauer (inc) Democratic 11,163 54.00% Paul Tittl Rep. 8,557 41.39% 20,672 2,606
2008 General[25] Nov. 4 Bob Ziegelbauer (inc) Democratic 19,690 98.85% --unopposed-- 19,920 19,460
2010 General[26] Nov. 2 Bob Ziegelbauer (inc) Independent 9,702 49.77% Kerry Trask Dem. 6,459 33.13% 19,495 3,243
Andrew Wisniewski Rep. 3,325 17.06%

Manitowoc County executive (2006–present)

References

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  2. ^ "Todd Holschbach runs for Legislature". The Sheboygan Press. June 27, 1992. p. 5. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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  4. ^ Van Wagtendonk, Anya; Johnson, Shawn (August 10, 2024). "How Wisconsin's pre-Civil War abortion ban remained untouched during decades of political battle". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Marley, Patrick (June 21, 2010). "Ziegelbauer drops (D); plans to run as (I)". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
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  7. ^ "Independent Elected to Wisconsin Legislature". Ballot Access News. November 8, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  8. ^ Craver, Jack (November 29, 2010). "Who will independent Bob Ziegelbauer caucus with in Wisconsin Assembly?". Isthmus. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  9. ^ "Dairy Update" (PDF). Cooperative Network. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
  10. ^ "Ziegelbauer won't seek 11th term". News8000. January 6, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  11. ^ Schafer, Alisa M. (3 Apr 2018). "3 Bob Ziegelbauer re-elected as county exec; Manitowoc schools referendum passes". Herald Times Reporter. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Jacque campaign: Garners awards, additional endorsements from local officials and all three state pro-life groups". WisPolitics. May 10, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  13. ^ "Sortwell campaign: Picks up big endorsements". WisPolitics. June 28, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
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