Garey Bies

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Garey Bies
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Wisconsin State Assembly District 1

Education

Associate

Northeastern Technical College, 1982

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic

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Gary Bies (b. October 26, 1946) is a former Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 1 from 2000 to 2015. Bies did not seek re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2014.

Bies was a Republican candidate for Wisconsin Secretary of State in the 2014 elections.[1]

Biography

Prior to his election to the Assembly, Bies worked as Project Director for the Door/Kewaunee Drug Task Force from 1990-2000, and was Chief Deputy/Deputy Sheriff for the Door County Sheriff's Department.[2]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bies served on these committees:

2009-2010

During the 2009-2010 legislative session, Bies served on these committees:

Issues

Legislation sponsored in 2009 includes:

  • AB 03 - Restrictions on the Sale of Fertilizer Containing Phosphorous
  • AB 94 - Park Passes for Buses
  • AB 154 - Providing Tobacco Products to Minors
  • AB 155 - Underage Drinking
  • AB 156 - Increasing Jail and Prison Times for Drunken Drivers

For a full listing of sponsored legislation and details see the House site.

Elections

2014

See also: Wisconsin secretary of state election, 2014

Bies ran for election to the office of Wisconsin Secretary of State. Bies did not win the Republican nomination in the primary on August 12.

Primary results

Wisconsin Secretary of State Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJulian Bradley 64.8% 138,569
Garey Bies 35.2% 75,379
Total Votes 213,948
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.

Race background

See also: Background on La Follette's time in office

Incumbent Democrat Doug La Follette faced Republican challenger Julian Bradley and two third-party candidates, Constitution Party candidate Jerry Broitzman and Libertarian Party candidate Andy Craig, in the general election for Wisconsin Secretary of State. La Follette had held this seat since 1983. During his time in office, the powers of the Secretary of State's office had been reduced by the Wisconsin Legislature.[3]

Both Republican primary candidates, Bradley and State Representative Garey Bies, argued that the office had become ceremonial and that the current state was unacceptable. While Bies wanted to eliminate the office and give its remaining powers to other agencies, Bradley's platform was to reform the office and regain its former powers.[3][4]

2012

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012

Bies won re-election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 1. Bies ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated Patrick Veeser (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5][6]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 1, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Patrick Veeser 48.6% 16,124
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGarey Bies Incumbent 51.3% 16,993
Total Votes 33,146

2010

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010

Bies was re-elected to Wisconsin State Assembly District 1. He defeated Richard Skare (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010. He was unopposed in the September 14, 2010, primary election.[7]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 1 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Garey Bies (R) 14,225
Richard Skare (D) 10,165
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 1 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Garey D. Bies (R) 6,120 99.48%

2008

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Bies won re-election to Assembly District 1, receiving 51.33% of the vote.[8]

Wisconsin Assembly District 1
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Garey Bies (R) 15,905 51%
Dick Skare (D) 15,055 49%

Campaign finance summary

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Garey Bies campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Wisconsin State Assembly, District 1Won $57,177 N/A**
2010Wisconsin State Assembly, District 1Won $47,390 N/A**
2008Wisconsin State Assembly, District 1Won $47,121 N/A**
2006Wisconsin State Assembly, District 1Won $20,674 N/A**
2004Wisconsin State Assembly, District 1Won $22,305 N/A**
2002Wisconsin State Assembly, District 1Won $25,357 N/A**
2000Wisconsin State Assembly, District 1Won $67,795 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Bies is married and has four children. He has been a member of American Legion Post 527 and the Knights of Columbus.[2]

Scorecards

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2014

In 2014, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 14 through June 4.

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2013


2012

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Daily Cardinal, "Rep. Garey Bies runs for Secretary of State," March 25, 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart, "Garey Bies' Biography," accessed May 5, 2014
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 THOnline, "Bradley wins GOP primary for Wisconsin secretary of state," August 12, 2014
  4. ↑ Julian Bradley for Secretary of State, "Platform," accessed September 12, 2014
  5. ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall Partisan Primary," accessed May 5, 2014
  6. ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall General Election," accessed May 5, 2014
  7. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed April 25, 2014
  8. ↑ Wisconsin State Elections Board, "Results of Fall General Election-11/04/2008," accessed May 6, 2014
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