Devin LeMahieu
Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate
Assumed office
January 4, 2021
Preceded byScott L. Fitzgerald
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 9th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2015
Preceded byJoe Leibham
Personal details
Born (1972-08-08) August 8, 1972
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
RelativesDaniel LeMahieu (father)
EducationDordt College (BA)

Devin LeMahieu (born August 8, 1972) is an American businessman and Republican politician. He is the current majority leader of the Wisconsin State Senate, since 2021, and has represented the 9th Senate district since 2015.

Early life, education and career

LeMathieu was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and graduated from Sheboygan County Christian High School in 1991. LeMahieu received his bachelor's degree from Dordt College, in 1995, where he studied business administration and political science.[1] He is the owner of The Lakeshore Weekly in Oostburg, Wisconsin.

Early political career

LeMahieu served on the Sheboygan County Board of Supervisors as a member of the Human Resources and Finance Committees. His father, Dan LeMahieu, also served on the Sheboygan County Board (where he was the chairman) and as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[2]

Wisconsin State Senate

On November 4, 2014, LeMahieu was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate as a Republican.[3] He succeeded Joe Leibham, who did not run for re-election.

After Scott L. Fitzgerald was elected to the United States House of Representatives, LeMahieu was selected by a majority of the Wisconsin Senate Republican Caucus to serve as the Senate's majority leader.[4][5]

He opposes the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana in Wisconsin.[6] He argued Wisconsin would be a "rogue state" if it were to legalize medical marijuana and that there was no "actual science behind it."[6]

In April 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, LeMahieu said he opposed the Wisconsin government setting COVID-19 rules in place.[6] He said, "I trust in people to educate themselves and make their own decisions. I don’t think at this point the government needs to tell people how to respond to the pandemic since we’re a year into this."[6]

In October 2021, LeMahieu defended a heavily pro-Republican gerrymandered redistricting map for Wisconsin.[7]

In January 2022, LeMahieu said that the Republican-led legislature would not confirm any of Tony Evers's appointees for the rest of Evers's term in office.[8]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Senate, 9th District Election, 2014[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 4, 2014
Republican Devin LeMahieu 43,186 59.95% -13.18%
Democratic Martha Laning 28,770 39.94% +13.07%
Scattering 79 0.11%
Plurality 14,416 20.01% -26.25%
Total votes 72,035 100.0% +15.37%
Republican hold
Wisconsin Senate, 9th District Election, 2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 6, 2018
Republican Devin LeMahieu (incumbent) 44,680 58.47% -1.48%
Democratic Kyle Whelton 31,684 41.47% +1.53%
Scattering 45 0.06%
Plurality 12,996 17.01% -3.00%
Total votes 76,409 100.0% +6.07%
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ Urban Milwaukee-Devin LeMahieu
  2. ↑ VoteSmart.org.-Devin LeMahieu
  3. ↑ "Republican Devin LeMahieu wins Wisconsin's 9th state Senate District seat". Archived from the original on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  4. ↑ Journal, Mitchell Schmidt | Wisconsin State. "Sen. Devin LeMahieu to be next Senate Majority Leader". madison.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  5. ↑ Fannon, Emilee (2020-12-06). "Capital City Sunday: Incoming Senate Leader on pandemic response, COVID-19 distribution plan". WKOW. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Marley, Patrick. "Wisconsin Republicans won't allow medical or recreational marijuana, top Republican says". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Shawn (2021-10-20). "New Republican-drawn maps would extend GOP edge in Wisconsin for next decade". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  8. ↑ Redman, Henry. "State Senate Won't Confirm Evers' Appointees". Urban Milwaukee. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  9. ↑ Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. p. 6. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  10. ↑ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. pp. 6–7. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
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