Ron Tusler
Ron Tusler (Republican Party) is a member of theWisconsin State Assembly, representingDistrict 3. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Tusler (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theWisconsin State Assembly to representDistrict 3. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Tusler was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce Committee
- Constitution and Ethics Committee
- Insurance Committee
- Judiciary Committee,Chair
- Science, Technology, and AI Committee
2023-2024
Tusler was assigned to the following committees:
- Campaigns and Elections Committee
- Forestry, Parks, and Outdoor Recreation Committee
- Insurance Committee
- Judiciary Committee,Chairman
2021-2022
Tusler was assigned to the following committees:
- Campaigns and Elections Committee
- Environment Committee,Vice Chair
- Forestry, Parks, and Outdoor Recreation Committee
- Insurance Committee
- Judiciary Committee,Chair
- Sporting Heritage Committee
2019-2020
Tusler was assigned to the following committees:
- Campaigns and Elections Committee,Chair
- Education Committee
- Insurance Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Environment Committee
- Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation Committee
- International Affairs and Commerce Committee
- Sporting Heritage Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Wisconsin committee assignments, 2017 |
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| •Education |
| •Environment and Forestry |
| •Insurance |
| •Judiciary |
| •Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3
IncumbentRon Tusler defeatedJason Schmitz in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ron Tusler (R) | 64.5 | 23,344 |
 | Jason Schmitz (D)  | 35.5 | 12,839 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 28 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 36,211 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3
Jason Schmitz advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Schmitz | 99.9 | 4,062 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 5 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 4,067 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Emily Voight (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3
IncumbentRon Tusler advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ron Tusler | 99.2 | 6,963 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 56 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 7,019 | ||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Pledges
Tusler signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3
IncumbentRon Tusler won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ron Tusler (R) | 98.3 | 21,179 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 360 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 21,539 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3
IncumbentRon Tusler advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ron Tusler | 99.6 | 6,703 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 28 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 6,731 | ||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3
IncumbentRon Tusler defeatedEmily Voight andJoshua Young in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ron Tusler (R) | 59.2 | 21,316 |
 | Emily Voight (D) | 40.8 | 14,703 | |
| Joshua Young (Constitution Party) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 36,023 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3
Emily Voight advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emily Voight | 100.0 | 3,370 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,371 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3
IncumbentRon Tusler advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ron Tusler | 100.0 | 3,261 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,261 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joshua Young (R)
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3
IncumbentRon Tusler defeatedScott Gavin in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ron Tusler (R) | 57.4 | 15,847 |
 | Scott Gavin (D) | 42.6 | 11,775 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 27,624 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3
Scott Gavin advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Gavin | 100.0 | 3,117 |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,117 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3
IncumbentRon Tusler advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ron Tusler | 100.0 | 4,490 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 4,490 | ||
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2016
Elections for theWisconsin State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.IncumbentAlvin Ott (R) did not seek re-election.
Ron Tusler defeatedSharon Wasileski in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 general election.[1][2]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 3 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ron Tusler | 60.54% | 18,361 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Wasileski | 39.46% | 11,969 | |
| Total Votes | 30,330 | |||
| Source:Wisconsin Elections Commission | ||||
Sharon Wasileski ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Sharon Wasileski (unopposed) | |
Ron Tusler defeatedBradley Schinke,Christopher Schaefer andJoshua Young in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 3 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ron Tusler | 54.59% | 2,589 | |
| Republican | Bradley Schinke | 25.68% | 1,218 | |
| Republican | Christopher Schaefer | 15.58% | 739 | |
| Republican | Joshua Young | 4.15% | 197 | |
| Total Votes | 4,743 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Ron Tusler did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ron Tusler did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 | Won general | $15,175 | $24,675 |
| 2022 | Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 | Won general | $10,473 | $10,685 |
| 2020 | Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 | Won general | $49,328 | N/A** |
| 2016 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 3 | Won | $41,765 | N/A** |
| Grand total | $116,741 | $35,360 | ||
| Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). | ||||
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
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2024
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In 2024, theWisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 16 to March 12.
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2023
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In 2023, theWisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 31.
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2022
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In 2022, theWisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 18 to March 8.
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2021
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In 2021, theWisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 4 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, theWisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 14 to May 13.
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2019
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In 2019, theWisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 7, 2019 through January 13, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, theWisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 16 through March 27. Special sessions were held from January 1 through February 27 and from March 15 through March 29.
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2017
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In 2017, theWisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 3 through December 31. There were also special sessions. The first special session was January 5. The second special session was August 1 through September 15.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 | Officeholder Wisconsin State Assembly District 3 | Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑3.03.1Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑4.04.1Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
- ↑Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
- ↑Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
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