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10 Facts About Jim Steineke

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Jim Steineke was the majority leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly from January 2015 until his resignation from the Assembly in July 2022.

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Jim Steineke had represented Wisconsin's 5th Assembly district since 2011.

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Jim Steineke was a member of the board of supervisors for the town of Vandenbroek from 2005 to 2007, and was chairman of the town board from 2007 to 2011.

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Jim Steineke served on the Outagamie County board of supervisors from 2006 to 2011.

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Jim Steineke was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2010 in the Wisconsin's 5th Assembly district, which then comprised much of eastern Outagamie County, the Town of Maple Grove in Shawano County, and part of western Brown County.

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Jim Steineke succeeded Democrat Tom Nelson, who had decline running for re-election to seek election as lieutenant governor.

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Jim Steineke has identified himself as a proponent of limited government and lower taxes.

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In November 2020, Jim Steineke was re-elected as the Assembly Majority Leader by his GOP colleagues.

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In March 2021, Jim Steineke applauded the conservative majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court for preventing Governor Tony Evers from extending a face mask mandate intended to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

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In January 2022, Jim Steineke announced he would not run for re-election in 2022.