Greta Neubauer
Minority Leader of the Wisconsin Assembly
Assumed office
January 10, 2022
Preceded byGordon Hintz
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 66th district
Assumed office
January 27, 2018
Preceded byCory Mason
Personal details
Born (1991-09-13) September 13, 1991
Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesJeff Neubauer (father)
Lisa Neubauer (mother)
EducationMiddlebury College (BA)

Gretchen Stephens "Greta" Neubauer (/ˈnuːbaʊər/ NOO-bow-ər; born September 13, 1991) is an American politician. A Democrat, she is the minority leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly; she has been a member of the Assembly since January 2018, representing the city of Racine and eastern Racine County.

Early life and education

Neubauer attended high school at The Prairie School in Wind Point, Wisconsin. As a student, she helped organize Racine High School Students for Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign. After graduating from Middlebury College in Vermont with a degree in history, Neubauer became director of the nonprofit Fossil Fuel Divestment Student Network, focusing on environmental issues.[1]

Career

In August 2017, Neubauer began working as an aide in the office of then-Representative Cory Mason. Neubauer had previously worked as an intern for Mason and considered him a mentor. During her time with Mason, Neubauer worked closely on the state budget and had a front row seat to the debate on the $2.85 billion incentive package to bring Foxconn to Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.

Upon the announcement that Mason would resign from the state Assembly effective January 15, 2018 to serve as Mayor of Racine, Neubauer declared her candidacy to fill his seat. Neubauer defeated Racine Alderman John Tate II in the Democratic primary,[2] and she was unopposed in the general election.

On October 24, 2019, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers appointed Neubauer to the Governor's Task Force on Climate Change.[3] Following the announcement in 2021 that Democratic caucus leader Gordon Hintz would resign from party leadership, Neubauer was unanimously elected to serve as minority leader, starting with the 2022 floor session.[4] Neubauer and incoming assistant minority leader, Kalan Haywood, will make up the youngest legislative leadership team in Wisconsin history.[5]

Personal life

Neubauer is the daughter of Jeff Neubauer, a former state legislator and chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, and Lisa Neubauer, a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. In a Racine Journal Times op-ed on June 27, 2020, Neubauer came out as queer.[6]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly, 66th District Special Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Primary, December 19, 2017
Democratic Greta Neubauer 1,518 53.81%
Democratic John Tate II 1,301 46.12%
Scattering 2 0.07%
Total votes 2,826 100.0%
Special Election, January 16, 2018
Democratic Greta Neubauer 831 100.0% +18.68%
Total votes 831 100.0% -95.00%
Democratic hold
Wisconsin Assembly, 66th District Election, 2018[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 6, 2018
Democratic Greta Neubauer (incumbent) 14,450 97.01% -2.99%
Scattering 446 2.99%
Total votes 14,896 100.0% +1,692.54%
Democratic hold
Wisconsin Assembly, 66th District Election, 2020[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 3, 2020
Democratic Greta Neubauer (incumbent) 14,450 70.17%
Republican Will Leverson 6,131 29.63%
Scattering 41 0.20%
Plurality 8,391 40.55%
Total votes 20,694 100.0% +38.92%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ Torres, Ricardo (December 10, 2017). "Greta Neubauer advocates for labor, the environment". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  2. ↑ Torres, Ricardo (December 20, 2017). "Neubauer wins Democratic primary for State Assembly". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Gov. Evers Announces Legislative Appointments to Governor's Task Force on Climate Change". Office of the Governor of Wisconsin (Press release). October 24, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019 – via GovDelivery.
  4. ↑ White, Laurel (December 20, 2021). "Rep. Greta Neubauer elected new Democratic leader in Wisconsin Assembly". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ Marley, Patrick (December 20, 2021). "Assembly Democrats elect Greta Neubauer as leader, moving to younger members to lead caucus". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ Neubauer, State Rep. Greta (June 27, 2020). "Commentary by state Rep. Greta Neubauer: I'm queer and I'm talking about it". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. p. 25. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  8. ↑ Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 23. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
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