Amy Loudenbeck

Amy Loudenbeck
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 7, 2013 – January 2, 2023
Preceded byStephen Nass
Succeeded byEllen Schutt
Constituency31st Assembly district
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2013
Preceded byChuck Benedict
Succeeded byJanis Ringhand
Constituency45th Assembly district
Personal details
Born (1969-09-29) September 29, 1969
Midland, Michigan, U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseMatt
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison (BA)

Amy Lynn Loudenbeck (born September 29, 1969) is an American Republican politician from Rock County, Wisconsin. She served 12 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, from 2011 to 2023. Since leaving office, she has worked as policy director for the nonprofit School Choice Wisconsin.

Biography

Amy Loudenbeck was born in Midland, Michigan, in 1969. She was raised in the Detroit and Chicago areas, and graduated from Hinsdale Central High School, in Hinsdale, Illinois. She went on to attend the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she earned her bachelor's degree in international relations in 1991.[1]

She was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2010 as a Republican from the 45th district.[2][3] (Democratic incumbent Chuck Benedict did not seek re-election.)

She was a candidate in the 2022 Wisconsin Secretary of State Election,[4] calling for the Wisconsin Elections Commission to be dismantled and power over elections returned to the Secretary of State.[5] She lost by a margin of 7,400 votes to incumbent Doug La Follette.

Electoral history

Waukesha County District Attorney (2006–2012)

Wisconsin Assembly, 45th district (2010)

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
2010 Primary[6] Sep. 14 Amy Loudenbeck Republican 1,647 40.80% Jeff Klett Rep. 1,632 40.43% 4,037 15
Jim Reseburg Rep. 756 18.73%
General[7] Nov. 2 Amy Loudenbeck Republican 9,440 54.36% Roger Anclam Dem. 7,921 45.61% 17,367 1,519

Wisconsin Assembly, 31st district (2012–2020)

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
2012 General[8] Nov. 6 Amy Loudenbeck Republican 16,463 56.47% Ryan J. Schroeder Dem. 12,653 43.41% 29,151 3,810
2014 General[9] Nov. 4 Amy Loudenbeck (inc) Republican 17,721 98.54% --unopposed-- 17,983
2016 General[10] Nov. 8 Amy Loudenbeck (inc) Republican 18,465 64.02% Clinton Anderson Dem. 10,348 35.88% 28,843 8,117
2018 General[11] Nov. 6 Amy Loudenbeck (inc) Republican 15,299 57.47% Brittany Keyes Dem. 11,305 42.46% 26,623 3,994
2020 General[12] Nov. 3 Amy Loudenbeck (inc) Republican 19,962 59.51% Elizabeth Lochner-Abel Dem. 13,551 40.40% 33,543 6,411

Wisconsin Secretary of State (2022)

Wisconsin Secretary of State Election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Primary, August 9, 2022[13]
Republican Amy Loudenbeck 264,940 46.21%
Republican Jay Schroeder 228,191 39.80%
Republican Justin D. Schmidtka 78,846 13.75%
Scattering 1,338 0.23%
Plurality 36,749 6.41%
Total votes 573,315 100.0%
General Election, November 8, 2022[14]
Democratic Doug La Follette (incumbent) 1,268,748 51.54% −4.44pp
Republican Amy Loudenbeck 1,261,306 48.01% +0.84pp
Libertarian Neil Harmon 54,413 2.07%
Green Sharyl R. McFarland 41,532 1.58%
Scattering 944 0.04%
Plurality 7,442 0.28% -5.28pp
Total votes 2,626,943 100.0% +0.34%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Representative Amy Loudenbeck". Wisconsin Legislature. 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  2. ^ Wisconsin State Legislature
  3. ^ Amy Loudenbeck for Assembly Archived February 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ White, Laurel (December 1, 2021). "GOP lawmaker Amy Loudenbeck launches secretary of state campaign, calls for office to take control of elections". www.wpr.org. Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Edelman, Adam (May 1, 2022). "These candidates say Trump won in 2020 — now they're running to oversee future elections". NBC News.
  6. ^ Results of Fall Primary Election - 09/14/2010 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. October 4, 2010. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/02/2010 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 8, 2010. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ Results of 2012 Presidential and Fall General Election - 11/06/2012 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 26, 2012. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ Results of 2014 Fall General Election - 11/04/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
  10. ^ Results of 2016 General Election - 11/08/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. pp. 15–16. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  11. ^ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. p. 17. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  12. ^ Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. pp. 14–15. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  13. ^ Canvass Results for 2022 Partisan Primary - 8/9/2022 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 26, 2022. pp. 3–4. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  14. ^ Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 30, 2022. pp. 1–2. Retrieved December 2, 2025.


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