Duey Stroebel

Sherburn Duane "Duey" Stroebel Jr. (born September 1, 1959) is an American politician and businessman. He is a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 20th district since 2015. He previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly, representing the 60th Assembly district from 2011 until 2015.[1]

Duey Stroebel
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 20th district
Assumed office
April 15, 2015
Preceded byGlenn Grothman
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 60th district
In office
May 17, 2011 – January 5, 2015
Preceded byMark Gottlieb
Succeeded byRobert Brooks
Personal details
Born
Sherburn Duane Stroebel Jr.

(1959-09-01) September 1, 1959
Cedarburg, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican party
SpouseLaura
Children8
Residence(s)Saukville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., M.S.)
OccupationRealtor
Website

Background and education

Stroebel was born in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and has a real estate business in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.[2]

Political career

Stroebel served on the Cedarburg School Board from 2007 to 2012.[3]

On May 3, 2011, in a special election, Stroebel was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly.[4]

In April 2014, Stroebel announced he would seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives in Wisconsin's 6th district.[5] Stroebel lost the Republican primary, finishing third with slightly under 25% of the vote, trailing then-State Senator Glenn Grothman, who won the nomination, and Joe Leibham, who came in second.[6] Grothman went on to won the general election.[7]

Stroebel ran for 20th Senate District, which was vacated by Grothman after beginning his tenure in Congress.[8] He faced Ozaukee County Board Chairman Lee Schlenvogt and Tiffany Koehler in the Republican primary.[7][8] Stroebel and the other two candidates emphasized their support for right-to-work legislation.[7][9] He won the election with 67% of the vote and was unopposed in the general election.[7][8][9]

Stroebel has been on the Joint Finance Committee,[10] and Committee on Government Operations, Technology, and Consumer Protection.[11]

In 2019, Stroebel opposed Governor Tony Evers' proposal to decriminalize marijuana, and equated decriminalization with legalization.[12]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Stroebel opposed Governor Evers' order requiring the use of face coverings in public indoor places to prevent the spread of the virus; along with fellow Republican senator Steve Nass, Stroebel called for a legislative session to nullify the order.[13] The same year, Stroebel also criticized Wisconsin State Fair organizers for deciding to cancel the annual event, accusing the Fair of taking a "defeatist approach."[14]

In 2021, Stroebel introduced legislation in Wisconsin to restrict voting rights, part of a wider nationwide push by Republicans to make it more difficult to vote, a campaign launched by Republican officials after Donald Trump was defeated in the 2020 presidential election. Stroebel's legislation would restrict absentee voting and ballot collection, and impose stricter requirements on voters who are "indefinitely confined" due to age or disability.[15][16][17] Disability rights groups opposed the changes.[15]

References
  1. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2019). "State Legislature" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 2019-2020 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-1-7333817-0-3. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. "Meet Senator Duey Stroebel". State Senator Duey Stroebel. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  3. 'Wisconsin Blue Boo 2017-2018,' Biographical Sketch of Duey Stroebel, pg, 81-82
  4. Duey Stroebel Elected Archived March 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Dennis Punzel, State Rep. Duey Stroebel to make run for Tom Petri's seat in Congress, Wisconsin State Journal (April 13, 2014).
  6. 2014 Partisan Primary Canvass - Percentage Results, Wisconsin Elections Commission, p. 6.
  7. Glauber, Bill (February 17, 2015) - "Stroebel Cruises In Special State Senate Primary", Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel; retrieved March 8, 2015.
  8. AP wire service (February 17, 2015) - "Three Republicans Compete for Glenn Grothman’s Senate Seat", Fox6Now.com; retrieved March 8, 2015.
  9. Maichle, Kyle (February 8, 2015) - "Duey Stroebel Convincingly Wins GOP Primary for Wisconsin's 20th Senate District". Wisconsin Election Watch. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  10. Intern. "Sen. Stroebel: Appointed to Joint Finance Committee | WisPolitics.com". Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  11. "Senator Duey Stroebel". docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  12. Frederica Freyberg, Stroebel: "Decriminalization is Legalization", Here & Now, PBS Wisconsin (February 22, 2019).
  13. GOP Senator calls for session to end mask order, WAOW (September 25, 2020).
  14. Scott Bauer, Wisconsin State Fair canceled for first time since 1945, Associated Press (May 28, 2020).
  15. Scott Bauer, Wisconsin disabled community opposes election law changes, Associated Press (May 13, 2021).
  16. Marley, Molly Beck and Patrick. "Republican lawmakers seek to overhaul voting in Wisconsin, including new rules for absentee ballots". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  17. Gran, Emma. "Group of bills circulating in Capitol propose new election regulations". The Badger Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
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