Candidates for political office are aggressively using technology and social media to engage with voters this fall in overwhelming numbers. Nearly 87 percent of candidates who were on the ballot this fall (in August primary) in Wisconsin have some form of an online presence – be it with a website, a Facebook page or a Twitter account.
Based on an online survey of candidates’ names and registered committees, Wired Wisconsin conducted an assessment to see just how candidates for elected office in Wisconsin are using websites, Facebook, and Twitter to engage voters. The report was based on publicly searchable information about the candidates, and may not reflect the candidates’ actual social media engagement. The information was collected over a two-week period from June 24 to July 7, 2014.
The information provides a vivid snapshot of the current state of what is readily available to the average voter as they prepare to walk into the polls this August.
To view the full report, click here.
US Senate
US House
- 01
- R
- Paul Ryan
- m
- 01
- D
- Rob Zerban
- m
- 01
- L
- Keith Deschler
- 02
- D
- Mark Pocan
- m
- 03
- D
- Ron Kind
- m
- 03
- R
- Tony Kurtz
- m
- 04
- R
- Dan Sebring
- m
- 04
- D
- Gwen Moore
- m
- 04
- I
- Robert Raymond
- 05
- R
- F. James Sensenbrenner
- m
- 06
- D
- Joe Kallas
- m
- 07
- R
- Sean Duffy
- m
- 08
- R
- Reid Ribble
- m
- 6
- R
- Duey Stroebel
- m
State Senate
- 01
- R
- Frank Lasee
- m
- 01
- D
- Dean DeBroux
- m
- 03
- D
- Tim Carpenter
- m
- 07
- R
- Jason Red Arnold
- m
- 07
- D
- Chris Larson
- m
- 09
- D
- Martha Laning
- m
- 11
- R
- Steve Nass
- 11
- D
- Dan Kilkenny
- 13
- D
- Michelle Zahn
- m
- 13
- R
- Scott Fitzgerald
- m
- 15
- D
- Janis Ringhand
- m
- 15
- D
- Austin Scieszinski
- m
- 15
- D
- Mike Sheridan
- m
- 15
- R
- Brian Fitzgerald
- m
- 17
- R
- Howard Marklein
- m
- 17
- D
- Ernie Wittwer
- m
- 19
- D
- Penny Bernard Schaber
- m
- 19
- R
- Roger Roth
- m
- 20
- R
- Glenn Grothman
- 21
- R
- Van Wanggaard
- m
- 21
- D
- Randy Bryce
- m
- 21
- R
- Jonathan Steitz
- m
- 23
- D
- Phil Swanhorst
- m
- 23
- R
- Terry Moulton
- m
- 24
- R
- Scott Kenneth Noble
- m
- 25
- D
- Gary Kauther
- 25
- D
- Janet Bewley
- m
- 25
- R
- Dane Deutsch
- m
- 29
- D
- Paul DeMain
- m
- 29
- R
- Jerry Petrowski
- m
- 30
- R
- John Macco
- m
- 31
- R
- Bill Ingram
- m
- 31
- R
- Mel Pittman
- m
- 31
- D
- Kathleen Vinehout
- m
- 33
- R
- Paul Farrow
- m
- 33
- D
- Sherryll Shaddock
State Assembly
- D
- Dave Considine
- m
- 01
- R
- Garey Bies
- m
- 03
- I
- Josh Young
- m
- 05
- R
- Jim Steineke
- m
- 05
- D
- Jeff McCabe
- 06
- R
- Gary Tauchen
- m
- 07
- D
- Daniel Riemer
- m
- 08
- D
- JoCasta Zamarripa
- m
- 09
- D
- Josh Zepnick
- m
- 11
- D
- Mandela Barnes
- m
- 12
- D
- Frederick Kessler
- 13
- R
- Rob Hutton
- m
- 14
- R
- Dale Kooyenga
- m
- 14
- D
- Chris Rockwood
- m
- 15
- R
- Joe Sanfelippo
- m
- 16
- D
- Leon Young
- 18
- D
- Evan Goyke
- m
- 20
- R
- Molly McGartland
- m
- 21
- D
- William Kurtz
- 24
- R
- Dan Knodl
- m
- 25
- R
- Paul Tittl
- m
- 29
- R
- John Murtha
- m
- 30
- R
- Dean Knudson
- m
- 31
- R
- Amy Loudenbeck
- m
- 31
- D
- Ryan Schroeder
- m
- 34
- R
- Rob Swearingen
- m
- 35
- R
- Mary Czaja
- m
- 36
- R
- Jeffrey Mursau
- 37
- R
- John Jagler
- m
- 37
- D
- Mary Arnold
- m
- 38
- R
- Joel Kleefisch
- 39
- R
- Mark Born
- m
- 40
- R
- Kevin Petersen
- 41
- R
- Joan Ballweg
- m
- 42
- R
- Keith Ripp
- m
- 42
- D
- George Ferriter
- m
- 43
- D
- Andy Jorgensen
- m
- 44
- D
- Deb Kolste
- m
- 46
- D
- Gary Hebl
- m
- 47
- D
- Robb Kahl
- m
- 47
- L
- Phillip Anderson
- m
- 48
- D
- Melissa Sargent
- m
- 49
- R
- Travis Tranel
- m
- 49
- D
- Chad Henneman
- m
- 50
- R
- Ed Brooks
- 50
- D
- Chris Miller
- m
- 51
- R
- Howard Marklein
- m
- 51
- D
- Dick Cates
- m
- 52
- R
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt
- m
- 53
- R
- Michael Schraa
- m
- 54
- D
- Gordon Hintz
- m
- 54
- R
- Mark Elliott
- m
- 55
- D
- Mark Westphal
- m
- 55
- R
- John Lehman
- m
- 55
- R
- Ryan Pheifer
- m
- 56
- R
- Dave Murphy
- m
- 57
- R
- Amanda Stuck
- m
- 57
- R
- Chris Klein
- m
- 58
- R
- Bob Gannon
- m
- 58
- R
- Sandy Voss
- m
- 58
- R
- Tiffany Koehler
- m
- 59
- R
- Timothy Ramthun
- m
- 59
- R
- Bill Savage
- m
- 59
- R
- Ralph Prescott
- m
- 59
- R
- Jesse Kremer
- m
- 60
- R
- Jean Opitz
- m
- 60
- R
- Rob Brooks
- m
- 61
- R
- Samantha Kerkman
- m
- 62
- R
- Tom Weatherston
- m
- 63
- R
- Robin Vos
- m
- 63
- D
- Andy Mitchell
- m
- 63
- R
- Bryn Biemeck
- m
- 65
- D
- Tod Ohnstad
- m
- 66
- D
- Cory Mason
- m
- 67
- R
- Tom Larson
- m
- 67
- D
- Gary Stene
- 68
- R
- Kathy Bernier
- m
- 68
- D
- Jeff Peck
- m
- 69
- D
- Norbert Salamonski
- 69
- R
- Bob Kulp
- m
- 70
- D
- Amy Sue Vruwink
- m
- 71
- D
- Katrina Shankland
- m
- 72
- R
- Scott Krug
- m
- 72
- D
- Tom Rayome
- 72
- D
- Dana Duncan
- m
- 73
- D
- Nick Milroy
- m
- 74
- D
- Graham Garfield
- m
- 74
- D
- Beth Meyer
- m
- 74
- R
- Jamey Francis
- m
- 75
- D
- Stephen Smith
- m
- 75
- R
- Romaine Robert Quinn
- m
- 75
- R
- Ken Mandley
- m
- 76
- D
- Chris Taylor
- m
- 78
- D
- Mark Clear
- m
- 78
- D
- Lisa Subeck
- m
- 79
- R
- Brent Renteria
- m
- 81
- D
- Peter Vedro
- m
- 81
- R
- David Moore
- m
- 81
- R
- Greg Petrulis
- m
- 81
- R
- Ashton Kirsch
- m
- 82
- R
- Ken Skowronski
- m
- 83
- R
- Dave Craig
- m
- 83
- D
- Dave Brownlow
- m
- 84
- R
- Mike Kuglitsch
- m
- 85
- D
- Mandy Wright
- m
- 85
- R
- David Heaton
- m
- 86
- R
- John Spiros
- m
- 87
- D
- Richard Pulcher
- 87
- R
- Shirl LaBarre
- m
- 87
- R
- Scott Noble
- m
- 87
- R
- James Edming
- m
- 88
- R
- John Macco
- m
- 88
- D
- Dan Robinson
- m
- 89
- R
- John Nygren
- m
- 90
- D
- Eric Genrich
- m
- 90
- R
- Eric Wimberger
- 90
- I
- Shae Sortwell
- m
- 91
- D
- Dana Wachs
- m
- 92
- D
- Christopher Danou
- m
- 92
- R
- Issac Weix
- m
- 93
- D
- Jeff Smith
- m
- 93
- R
- Warren Petryk
- m
- 94
- D
- Steve Doyle
- m
- 94
- R
- Tracy Happel
- m
- 95
- D
- Jill Billings
- m
- 96
- R
- Lee Nerison
- 96
- D
- Pete Flesch
- m
- 97
- R
- Kathleen Cummings
- 97
- R
- Scott Allen
- m
- 97
- R
- Brandon Rosner
- m
- 97
- R
- Aaron Perry
- m
- 97
- R
- Joe Banske
- m
- 97
- R
- Vince Trovato
- m
- 98
- R
- Adam Neylon
- m
- 99
- R
- Chris Kapenga
- m
- 99
- D
- Alice Jensen