Candidates for political office are aggressively using technology and social media to engage with voters this fall in overwhelming numbers. Nearly 82 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 25 to July 6, 2012.
The information provides a vivid snapshot of the current state of what is readily available to the average voter as he or she prepares to walk into the polls this November. This information was updated on September 14, 2012 to reflect the winners of the primary races.
To view the full report, click here.
US House
- 01
- R
- Paul Ryan
- m
- 01
- D
- Rob Zerban
- m
- 01
- L
- Keith Deschler
- 02
- R
- Chad Lee
- m
- 02
- D
- Mark Pocan
- m
- 03
- R
- Ray Boland
- m
- 03
- D
- Ron Kind
- m
- 04
- R
- Dan Sebring
- m
- 04
- D
- Gwen Moore
- m
- 04
- I
- Robert Raymond
- 05
- R
- F. James Sensenbrenner
- m
- 05
- D
- Dave Heaster
- m
- 06
- R
- Tom Petri
- m
- 06
- D
- Joe Kallas
- m
- 07
- R
- Sean Duffy
- m
- 07
- D
- Pat Kreitlow
- m
- 08
- R
- Reid Ribble
- m
- 08
- D
- Jamie Wall
- m
State Senate
- 02
- R
- Robert Cowles
- m
- 06
- D
- Nikiya Harris
- m
- 08
- R
- Alberta Darling
- m
- 10
- R
- Shelia Harsdorf
- m
- 10
- D
- Daniel Olson
- 12
- R
- Tom Tiffany
- m
- 12
- D
- Susan Sommer
- m
- 14
- R
- David Eiler
- m
- 16
- D
- Mark Miller
- m
- 18
- D
- Jessica King
- m
- 18
- R
- Rick Gudex
- m
- 20
- R
- Glenn Grothman
- 20
- D
- Tanya Lohr
- m
- 22
- R
- Pam Stevens
- m
- 22
- D
- Robert Wirch
- m
- 24
- D
- Julie Lassa
- m
- 24
- R
- Scott Kenneth Noble
- m
- 26
- D
- Fred Risser
- 28
- R
- Mary Lazich
- 28
- D
- Jim Ward
- m
- 30
- R
- John Macco
- m
- 30
- D
- Dave Hansen
- m
- 32
- R
- Bill Feehan
- m
- 32
- D
- Jennifer Shilling
- m
State Assembly
- 01
- R
- Garey Bies
- m
- 02
- D
- Larry Pruess
- 03
- D
- Kole Oswald
- m
- 03
- R
- Al Ott
- 03
- I
- Josh Young
- m
- 04
- R
- Chad Weininger
- m
- 05
- R
- Jim Steineke
- m
- 05
- D
- Jeff McCabe
- 06
- R
- Gary Tauchen
- m
- 06
- D
- John Powers
- 07
- D
- Daniel Riemer
- m
- 08
- D
- JoCasta Zamarripa
- m
- 09
- D
- Josh Zepnick
- m
- 10
- D
- Sandy Pasch
- m
- 11
- D
- Mandela Barnes
- m
- 12
- D
- Frederick Kessler
- 13
- D
- John Pokrandt
- m
- 13
- R
- Rob Hutton
- m
- 14
- R
- Dale Kooyenga
- m
- 14
- D
- Chris Rockwood
- m
- 15
- D
- Cindy Moore
- 15
- R
- Joe Sanfelippo
- m
- 16
- D
- Leon Young
- 17
- I
- Anthony Edwards
- 18
- D
- Evan Goyke
- m
- 18
- D
- Lashawndra Veron
- m
- 18
- L
- Melba Morris-Page
- 19
- D
- Jon Richards
- m
- 20
- R
- Molly McGartland
- m
- 21
- R
- Mark Honadel
- m
- 21
- D
- William Kurtz
- 22
- R
- Don Pridemore
- m
- 23
- R
- Jim Ott
- 23
- D
- Cris Rogers
- m
- 24
- R
- Dan Knodl
- m
- 24
- D
- Shan Haqqi
- 25
- D
- Jim Brey
- m
- 25
- R
- Paul Tittl
- m
- 26
- D
- Mike Helmke
- 26
- R
- Michael Endsley
- m
- 27
- R
- Steve Kestell
- m
- 27
- D
- Steven Bauer
- 28
- D
- Adam Bever
- m
- 28
- R
- Erik Severson
- m
- 29
- R
- John Murtha
- m
- 29
- D
- Jim Swanson
- m
- 30
- R
- Dean Knudson
- m
- 30
- D
- Diane Odeen
- m
- 31
- R
- Amy Loudenbeck
- m
- 31
- D
- Ryan Schroeder
- m
- 32
- D
- Kim Peterson
- m
- 32
- L
- David Stolow
- m
- 33
- D
- Scott Allen Woods
- 33
- R
- Steve Nass
- 34
- I
- Todd Albano
- m
- 34
- R
- Rob Swearingen
- m
- 34
- D
- Merlin Van Buren
- m
- 34
- I
- Kevin Fitzpatrick
- 35
- R
- Mary Czaja
- m
- 36
- D
- Dorothy Kegley
- 36
- R
- Jeffrey Mursau
- 37
- R
- John Jagler
- m
- 37
- D
- Mary Arnold
- m
- 38
- R
- Joel Kleefisch
- 38
- L
- Leroy Watson
- 38
- D
- Scott Michalak
- m
- 39
- D
- Jim Grigg
- m
- 39
- R
- Mark Born
- m
- 40
- R
- Kevin Petersen
- 41
- R
- Joan Ballweg
- m
- 41
- D
- Melissa Sorenson
- m
- 42
- R
- Keith Ripp
- m
- 43
- R
- Evan Wynn
- m
- 43
- D
- Andy Jorgensen
- m
- 44
- D
- Deb Kolste
- m
- 44
- R
- Joe Knilans
- m
- 45
- R
- Beth Schmidt
- m
- 45
- D
- Janis Ringhand
- m
- 46
- D
- Gary Hebl
- m
- 46
- R
- Trish Schaefer
- m
- 47
- D
- Robb Kahl
- m
- 47
- R
- Sandy Bakk
- m
- 48
- D
- Melissa Sargent
- m
- 49
- R
- Travis Tranel
- m
- 49
- D
- Carol Beals
- 50
- R
- Ed Brooks
- 50
- D
- Sarah Ann Shanahan
- m
- 51
- R
- Howard Marklein
- m
- 51
- D
- Maureen May-Grimm
- m
- 52
- R
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt
- m
- 52
- D
- Paul Czisny
- m
- 53
- R
- Michael Schraa
- m
- 54
- D
- Gordon Hintz
- m
- 54
- R
- Paul Esslinger
- 55
- D
- Jim Crail
- m
- 55
- R
- Dean Kaufert
- m
- 55
- L
- Rich Martin
- m
- 56
- R
- Dave Murphy
- m
- 56
- D
- Diana Lawerence
- m
- 56
- D
- Richard Schoenbohm
- m
- 57
- D
- Penny Bernard Schaber
- 58
- R
- Pat Strachota
- 59
- R
- Daniel Lemahieu
- 60
- R
- Duey Stroebel
- m
- 60
- D
- Perry Duman
- m
- 61
- R
- Samantha Kerkman
- m
- 62
- D
- Melissa Lemke
- m
- 62
- R
- Tom Weatherston
- m
- 63
- D
- Kelley Albrecht
- m
- 63
- R
- Robin Vos
- m
- 64
- D
- Peter Barca
- m
- 65
- D
- Tod Ohnstad
- m
- 66
- D
- Cory Mason
- m
- 67
- R
- Tom Larson
- m
- 67
- D
- Deb Bieging
- 68
- R
- Kathy Bernier
- 69
- D
- Paul Knoff
- m
- 69
- R
- Scott Suder
- m
- 70
- R
- Nancy Vandermeer
- m
- 70
- D
- Amy Sue Vruwink
- 71
- D
- Katrina Shankland
- m
- 72
- D
- Justin Pluess
- m
- 72
- R
- Scott Krug
- m
- 73
- D
- Nick Milroy
- m
- 74
- D
- Janet Bewley
- m
- 74
- R
- John Sendra
- m
- 75
- R
- Roger Rivard
- m
- 75
- D
- Stephen Smith
- m
- 76
- D
- Chris Taylor
- m
- 78
- D
- Brett Hulsey
- m
- 78
- G
- Jonathan Dedering
- m
- 79
- D
- Dianne Hesselbein
- m
- 80
- R
- Tom Lamberson
- m
- 81
- D
- Fred Clark
- m
- 81
- R
- Scott Frostman
- m
- 82
- D
- Kathleen Wied-Vincent
- 83
- R
- Dave Craig
- m
- 83
- D
- Dave Brownlow
- m
- 84
- D
- Jesse Roelke
- 84
- R
- Mike Kuglitsch
- m
- 85
- L
- Jim Maas
- m
- 85
- R
- Patrick Snyder
- m
- 85
- D
- Mandy Wright
- m
- 86
- R
- John Spiros
- 86
- D
- Dennis Halkoski
- m
- 87
- D
- Elizabeth Riley
- 87
- R
- Mary Williams
- 88
- R
- John Klenke
- m
- 89
- R
- John Nygren
- m
- 89
- D
- Joe Reinhard
- 90
- D
- Eric Genrich
- m
- 90
- R
- David Vanderleest
- 91
- D
- Dana Wachs
- m
- 92
- D
- Christopher Danou
- m
- 93
- D
- Jeff Smith
- m
- 93
- R
- Warren Petryk
- m
- 94
- R
- Bruce Evers
- m
- 94
- D
- Steve Doyle
- m
- 95
- D
- Jill Billings
- m
- 96
- R
- Lee Nerison
- 96
- D
- Tom Johnson
- 97
- D
- Marge Krumins
- m
- 97
- R
- Bill Kramer
- m
- 98
- R
- Paul Farrow
- m
- 98
- D
- Eric Prudent
- m
- 99
- R
- Chris Kapenga
- m
- 99
- D
- Thomas Hibbard