Tod Ohnstad

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Wisconsin State Assembly District 65
Successor: Ben DeSmidt
Predecessor: John Steinbrink
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Tod Ohnstad (Democratic Party) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 65. He assumed office on January 7, 2013. He left office on January 6, 2025.

Ohnstad (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 65. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Tod Ohnstad was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and has lived in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He earned a degree from the University of Wisconsin, Parkside. Ohstad's career experience includes serving as a member of the City of Kenosha City Council and a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. [1]

He has volunteered with the Kinship program, the Kenosha Area Business Alliance, and the Big Brothers & Sisters Program in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In the Wisconsin State Assembly, Brooks represented the 65th Assembly District and sat on the Assembly Jobs and Economy Committee, the Assembly Labor Committee, the Assembly Ways & Means Committee, and the Assembly Committee on State Affairs & Government Operations. [2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Ohnstad was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Ohnstad was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Ohnstad was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Wisconsin committee assignments, 2017
• Jobs and the Economy
• Labor
• State Affairs
• Tourism
• Ways and Means
• Workforce Development

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ohnstad served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Ohnstad served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024

Tod Ohnstad did not file for re-election.

2022

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65

Incumbent Tod Ohnstad defeated Frank Petrick in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Tod Ohnstad (D)
 
61.8
 
11,035
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Frank Petrick (R)
 
38.1
 
6,803
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
25

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,863
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65

Incumbent Tod Ohnstad advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tod Ohnstad
Tod Ohnstad
 
99.8
 
4,084
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
9

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,093
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65

Frank Petrick advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Frank Petrick
 
98.5
 
2,886
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
45

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,931
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65

Incumbent Tod Ohnstad defeated Crystal Miller in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Tod Ohnstad (D)
 
60.2
 
14,356
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Crystal Miller (R)
 
39.6
 
9,444
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
29

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 23,829
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65

Incumbent Tod Ohnstad advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tod Ohnstad
Tod Ohnstad
 
99.8
 
4,087
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
7

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,094
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65

Crystal Miller advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Crystal Miller
 
99.6
 
1,169
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
5

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,174
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65

Incumbent Tod Ohnstad won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tod Ohnstad
Tod Ohnstad (D)
 
96.8
 
14,456
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.2
 
475

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 14,931
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65

Incumbent Tod Ohnstad advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tod Ohnstad
Tod Ohnstad
 
100.0
 
4,333

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,333
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2016

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the Wisconsin 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.

Incumbent Tod Ohnstad ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 65 general election.[3][4]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 65 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tod Ohnstad Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 16,112
Total Votes 16,112
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


Incumbent Tod Ohnstad ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 65 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 65 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tod Ohnstad Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Incumbent Tod Ohnstad was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Ohnstad was unopposed in the general election,[7][8] and was re-elected for another term.[9]


2012

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012

Ohnstad won election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65. He defeated Albert Namath and Dayvin Hallmon in the Democratic primary on August 14 and was unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 65, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTod Ohnstad 98% 18,373
     - Scattering 2% 377
Total Votes 18,750
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 65 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTod Ohnstad 74.9% 2,083
Dayvin Hallmon 18.7% 519
Albert Namath 6.5% 180
Total Votes 2,782

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Tod Ohnstad did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Tod Ohnstad campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Wisconsin State Assembly District 65Won general$52,068 $42,104
2020Wisconsin State Assembly District 65Won general$80,647 N/A**
2016Wisconsin State Assembly, District 65Won $21,374 N/A**
2014Wisconsin State Assembly, District 65Won $22,870 N/A**
Grand total$176,960 $42,104
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

In 2024, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 16 to March 12.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Vote Smart, "Tod Ohnstad's Biography," accessed October 10, 2019
    2. ↑ Office of the Representative Tod Ohnstad, "Meet Tod," accessed October 10, 2019
    3. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
    4. ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
    5. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
    6. ↑ Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
    7. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
    8. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Partisan Primary," accessed June 4, 2014 (dead link)
    9. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
    10. ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall Partisan Primary," accessed May 5, 2014
    11. ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall General Election," accessed May 5, 2014
    12. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
    13. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
    14. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
    15. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017

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    John Steinbrink (D)     		Wisconsin State Assembly District 65
    2013-2025    		 Succeeded by
    Ben DeSmidt (D)


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