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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Gary Tauchen (born November 23, 1953) is an American dairy farmer and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 6th Assembly district from 2007 through 2022. The 6th district comprised most of Shawano County along with northwestern Outagamie County and neighboring towns in eastern Waupaca County.

Early life and career

Born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, Tauchen graduated from Bonduel High School in 1971. He briefly attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison and received his bachelor's degree in animal science from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls.[1] In 1976, in partnership with his father, Herb, and brother, Alan, Tauchen started Tauchen's Harmony Valley Farm, which he still co-owns and operates with his parents and his two surviving brothers.[2] Today, the farm has around 1200 milking cows and raises crops on nearly 2500 acres.[2] Through his farm business, Tauchen became involved in a number of farm and conservation councils in Wisconsin. He was chairman of the Shawano Farm Bureau and the Wisconsin Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative, and chaired Governor Tommy Thompson's Dairy 20/20 Council.[3]

Political career

In April 2006, State Representative John Ainsworth announced he would not seek reelection to another term.[4] A few weeks later, in an event at his family farm, Tauchen announced he would be a candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly in the seat vacated by Ainsworth.[5] Ultimately, four other candidates also joined the Republican primary in the heavily Republican district, though one candidate, Paul Mogged, would drop out before the primary to endorse Tauchen.[6] Tauchen was also endorsed by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau—a lobbying organization for farming interests.[7] Tauchen prevailed in the primary, receiving a majority of the votes in the four-way contest.[8] In the general election, Tauchen defeated Democrat Richard Lieffring, a teacher from Cecil, Wisconsin, taking 60% of the vote.[9] Tauchen has subsequently been reelected seven times.

Tauchen currently serves as chairman of the Assembly Committee on Agriculture and also serves on the Assembly committees on Energy and Utilities, on State Affairs, and on Tourism.[10]

On January 21, 2021, he announced that he would not seek re-election.[11]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (2006–2020)

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
2006 Primary[8] Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap rowspan="3" valign="top" Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Republican 3,534 50.76% Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Rep. 1,631 23.43% 6,962 1,903
Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Rep. 1,073 15.41%
Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Rep. 716 10.28%
General[9] Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap valign="top" Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Republican 12,199 60.33% Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Dem. 8,015 39.64% 20,221 4,184
2008 General[12] Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap valign="top" Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Republican 14,237 55.02% Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Dem. 11,631 44.95% 25,874 2,606
2010 General[13] Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap valign="top" Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Republican 15,599 99.45% 15,686 15,512
2012 General[14] Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap rowspan="2" valign="top" Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Republican 15,423 59.41% Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Dem. 10,508 40.48% 25,961 4,915
Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Party shading/Independent | Ind. 9 0.03%
2014 General[15] Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap valign="top" Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Republican 18,696 99.32% 18,824 18,568
2016 General[16] Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap valign="top" Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Republican 18,690 70.15% Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Dem. 7,944 29.82% 26,642 10,746
2018 General[17] Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap rowspan="2" valign="top" Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Republican 15,028 61.60% Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Dem. 7,693 31.53% 24,398 7,335
Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Party shading/Libertarian | Lib. 1,675 6.87%
2020 General[18] Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap valign="top" Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Republican 21,283 69.40% Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Dem. 9,378 30.58% 30,666 11,905

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