Shae Sortwell

Shae Sortwell (born August 3, 1985) is an American Republican politician. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 2nd Assembly district since 2019.

Shae Sortwell
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 2nd district
Assumed office
January 7, 2019
Preceded byAndré Jacque
Personal details
Born (1985-08-03) August 3, 1985[1]
Saratoga Springs, New York
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Krista
Children6
ResidenceGibson, Wisconsin
Website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
U.S. Army Reserve
Years of service2009–2018
Rank Sergeant

Political career

Local politics

After serving on the Green Bay, Wisconsin, city council in 2010, Sortwell introduced an online petition in 2016 asking mayor Jim Schmitt to resign over criminal campaign finance violations.[2] He later joined the Gibson, Wisconsin, Town Board of Supervisors.[3]

Wisconsin State Assembly

Sortwell ran for the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2014, contesting the 90th Assembly District as an independent.[4] In 2018, after incumbent Andre Jacque announced he would not run for reelection, Sortwell declared his candidacy for Wisconsin Assembly District 2.[5] He defeated Dean Raasch in an August primary for the Republican nomination[6] and won the November election over Democrat Mark Grams, garnering 55 percent of the vote.[7]

Personal life

Sortwell graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in 2006.[8] He formerly was a sergeant in the U. S. Army.[3]

Electoral history
Wisconsin Assembly, 90th District Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
General Election[9]
Democratic Eric Genrich (incumbent) 7,953 54.94%
Republican Eric Wimberger 5,342 36.90%
Independent Shae Sortwell 1,164 8.04%
Write-ins 18 0.12%
Total votes 14,477 100.0%
Democratic hold
Wisconsin Assembly, 2nd District Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Primary Election[10]
Republican Shae Sortwell 2,708 54.88%
Republican Dean Raasch 2,221 45.01%
Republican Write-ins 5 0.1%
Total votes 4,934 100.0%
General Election[11]
Republican Shae Sortwell 15,014 54.82%
Democratic Mark Grams 10,118 36.94%
Independent Jeff Dahlke 1,494 5.45%
Libertarian Kevin A. Bauer 745 2.72%
Write-ins 18 0.07%
Total votes 27,389 100.0%
Republican hold

References
  1. "Representative Shae A. Sortwell". Wisconsin State Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  2. Krumholz, Ben. "Online petition forms calling for Mayor Schmitt to resign". WLUK-TV. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. "2nd Assembly District: Q&A with Republican Shae Sortwell of Two Rivers". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. WisconsinEye (10 September 2014). "Shae Sortwell (I) for 90th Assembly District" – via YouTube.
  5. Schafer, Alisa M. "Wisconsin election: District 2 state assembly race features four candidates". The Herald Times Reporter. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  6. Anderson, Jonathan. "Wisconsin primary: Shae Sortwell prevails in the Republican race in the state's 2nd Assembly District". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  7. "Election Results". www.wisconsinvote.org. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  8. "UW-Green Bay alumnus is candidate in the District 2 state assembly race". University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  9. Canvass Results for 2014 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. November 4, 2014. p. 29. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  10. Canvass Results for 2018 Partisan Primary (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. August 14, 2018. p. 31. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  11. Canvass Results for 2018 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. November 6, 2018. p. 10. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by
André Jacque		 Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 2nd district
January 7, 2019 – present		 Incumbent
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