DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) – State Rep. André Jacque (R-De Pere) announced his candidacy today for the recently vacated 1st State Senate district, which will be filled during the 2018 fall election.
. Jacque feels that he has gotten results on many issues important to his constituents, and said running for the Senate Seat allows him to serve a greater number of his neighbors.
He feels his track record in the assembly has been successful
“Bills can die in the State Senate if you don’t have a lot of support there, and that is where I feel that I have been succesful in moving things through the State Assembly.”
Jacque says is election results and endorsements show that he is ready for the next step.
“It is going to be a challenge, but one that I think I am up to. I have shown that I am willing to put in the work.”
Jacque has already been endorsed for the 1st Senate District seat by a distinguished list of community leaders, including campaign treasurer and longtime former State Senator from the 1st District, Alan Lasee, former 1st Assembly District Representative Garey Bies, former WI 8th Congressional District Congressman Toby Roth and current WI 6th Congressional District Congressman Glenn Grothman.
Representative Jacque had multiple bills signed in 2017.
“I am proud to have led and gotten results on a wide array of issues of importance to my constituents in the 2nd Assembly District, from defending the right to life and human dignity to regulatory reform and eliminating barriers to economic development, cutting costs for taxpayers and local government, attacking government waste and public benefit fraud, honoring our veterans, and cracking down on domestic violence, human trafficking and drunk driving.”
The seat has opened since Senator Frank Lasee was appointed to the Walker Administration.
