Kewaskum man enters race for 59th District seat. Candidate says state needs “pro-job” conservatives.
Article by LINDA MCALPINE
Photo by JOHN EHLKE
Daily News Staff
Kewaskum resident Jesse Kremer launched his campaign for the Republican nomination for the 59th Assembly District in an unusual way Wednesday — with a statement read in his absence.
Paula Becker, vice president of the Common Sense Citizens of Washington County, read the statement written by Kremer after a candidate forum that featured three of the four people running for the West Bend School Board.
In Kremer’s statement, he apologized for being unable to launch his campaign in person because of a job commitment.
Kremer, 37, a graduate of Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School, said he “never had political aspirations until it became quite clear that liberty and freedom were rapidly eroding in our country. Our country is very near the point of no return. Many of our government bodies are no longer for the people — they are over the people.”
He pledged that, if elected, he would “not spend a penny of your hard-earned money if it is not an absolute necessity. If we, the people, need to live within our means, then so do our elected officials.”
“Gov. (Scott) Walker and the state Legislature have gotten the jobs ball rolling, we must embrace this momentum wholeheartedly by sending solid, energetic, pro-job conservatives to Madison,” Kremer’s statement read. Kremer, a professional pilot, served in Iraq and is a volunteer firefighter and EMT with the Kewaskum Fire Department.
Kremer has also launched a website, www. jesseforwisconsin.com.
Kremer joins Hartford resident Bill Savage, Calumet County Supervisor Ralph Prescott and Mark Brunner of the town of Wayne in seeking the Republican nomination for the 59th Assembly seat held by retiring state Rep. Dan LeMahieu, R-Cascade. The 59th Assembly District includes the towns of Addison and Wayne, the town and village of Kewaskum, most of the town of Barton, and most of the town and city of Hartford, as well as areas of Sheboygan and Fond du Lac counties.
The Republican primary election will be Aug. 12.