William Penterman

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William Penterman
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Republican Party

Wisconsin State Assembly District 38
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Prior offices
Wisconsin State Assembly District 37
Successor: Mark Born

Compensation

Base salary

$57,408/year

Per diem

$155.70/day (with overnight) or $77.85/day (no overnight)

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Ripon College, 2018

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army Reserve

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal
Profession
Legislative staffer
Contact

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William Penterman (Republican Party) is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 38. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Penterman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 38. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

William Penterman served in the U.S. Army and currently serves in the U.S. Army Reserve.[1] Penterman earned a bachelor's degree from Ripon College in 2018.[2] His career experience includes working as a legislative assistant and a committee clerk with the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]

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.


Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Penterman was assigned to the following committees:

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Elections

2024

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 38

Incumbent William Penterman defeated Izzy Hassey Nevarez in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 38 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of William Penterman
William Penterman (R)
 
67.3
 
22,163
Image of Izzy Hassey Nevarez
Izzy Hassey Nevarez (D)
 
32.6
 
10,745
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
40

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

Total votes: 32,948
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 38

Izzy Hassey Nevarez advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 38 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Izzy Hassey Nevarez
Izzy Hassey Nevarez
 
99.9
 
3,537
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
2

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

Total votes: 3,539
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 38

Incumbent William Penterman advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 38 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of William Penterman
William Penterman
 
99.8
 
5,778
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
9

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

Total votes: 5,787
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 37

Incumbent William Penterman defeated Maureen McCarville in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 37 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of William Penterman
William Penterman (R)
 
55.8
 
15,343
Image of Maureen McCarville
Maureen McCarville (D)
 
44.2
 
12,154
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
12

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

Total votes: 27,509
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 37

Maureen McCarville advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 37 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Maureen McCarville
Maureen McCarville
 
99.9
 
3,719
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
4

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

Total votes: 3,723
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 37

Incumbent William Penterman advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 37 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of William Penterman
William Penterman
 
99.5
 
6,539
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
31

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

Total votes: 6,570
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Campaign finance

2021

See also: Wisconsin state legislative special elections, 2021

General election

Special general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 37

William Penterman defeated Pete Adams and Stephen Ratzlaff Jr. in the special general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 37 on July 13, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of William Penterman
William Penterman (R) Candidate Connection
 
54.1
 
3,742
Image of Pete Adams
Pete Adams (D) Candidate Connection
 
44.3
 
3,063
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Stephen Ratzlaff Jr. (Independent)
 
1.6
 
112

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

Total votes: 6,917
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 37

Pete Adams advanced from the special Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 37 on June 15, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Pete Adams
Pete Adams Candidate Connection
 
99.8
 
1,103
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
2

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

Total votes: 1,105
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 37

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 37 on June 15, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of William Penterman
William Penterman Candidate Connection
 
19.8
 
758
Image of Jennifer Meinhardt
Jennifer Meinhardt Candidate Connection
 
19.4
 
742
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Nick Krueger
 
16.2
 
621
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Nathan Pollnow
 
14.0
 
536
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Steve Kauffeld
 
13.4
 
514
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Jenifer Quimby
 
11.3
 
434
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Cathy Houchin
 
4.8
 
182
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Spencer Zimmerman
 
1.0
 
39
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
1

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

Total votes: 3,827
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

William Penterman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Candidate Connection

William Penterman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Penterman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a lifelong Conservative Republican dedicated to serving my community, my church, and my country. My background on the farm and my time in the Army taught me the value of hard work and instilled in me a heart for service. In Madison, I will fight to:

- Protect the Unborn - Preserve our 2nd Amendment rights - Ensure integrity in our elections - Get Wisconsin back to work - Safeguard our communities from criminals

- Support our brave law enforcement officers
  • I am unapologetically pro-life. Our government's most basic function is to protect life, liberty, and property. A government that fails to do so does not serve the people.
  • Our brave law enforcement officers have always had our backs. It's time that the politicians in Madison do too. As the only candidate running for the 37th Assembly District with a law enforcement background, I proudly support our police officers, sheriffs, and state troopers!
  • I will defend the 2nd Amendment. The U.S. Constitution is blear that citizens have the right to keep and bear arms. I will fight our our constitutionally protected rights!
Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics

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Veterans and Military Affairs
The Constitution and Federalism
Natural Resources and Energy
Agriculture

Tourism

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Campaign finance summary

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William Penterman campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Wisconsin State Assembly District 38Won general$19,214 $12,312
2022Wisconsin State Assembly District 37Won general$38,092 $32,985
2021Wisconsin State Assembly District 37Won general$62,455 $63,291
Grand total$119,762 $108,588
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Penterman for Assembly, "About," accessed August 5, 2021
    2. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 25, 2021

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