Matt Adamczyk

Matt Adamczyk (June 9, 1978) is an American businessman and politician, who served as the 35th Wisconsin State Treasurer.

Matt Adamczyk
35th Treasurer of Wisconsin
In office
January 3, 2015 – January 7, 2019
GovernorScott Walker
Preceded byKurt Schuller
Succeeded bySarah Godlewski
Personal details
Born (1978-06-09) June 9, 1978
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison (BA)

Early life

Adamczyk grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin on June 9, 1978. He went to Pius XI High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and received his bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2000.[1]

Career

He helped manage his family business, Adamczyk Heating and Cooling and owns a home rental property business. Adamczyk was also an advisor to Republican members of the Wisconsin State Legislature, including Senator Leah Vukmir and Representative Tyler August.[2][3]

Wisconsin Treasurer

On November 4, 2014, Adamczyk was elected Wisconsin State Treasurer succeeding Kurt W. Schuller who did not seek re-election.[4] Adamczyk ran on a platform of removing the office, stating, "The antiquated office no longer is needed and has become a prime example of wasteful government spending." Adamczyk has been vociferously opposed to climate conservation programs, even seeking to punish and censor coworkers who had been assigned to work on such projects, including Tia Nelson.[5] After entering office, Adamczyk cut two positions in the office but continued to draw his $70,000 a year salary while campaigning against the existence of the office.[6]

According to public reports by Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel and Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette, Adamczyk verbally abused and harassed staff in the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands office.[7] He declined to seek reelection in the 2018 election, in which Sarah Godlewski was elected to succeed him in January 2019.

Wisconsin Assembly Campaign

In the November 2018 election, Adamczyk ran for a seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the 14th District. He was narrowly defeated in the election by Democrat Robyn Vining.[8][9]

Electoral history
Wisconsin Treasurer Republican Primary Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matt Adamczyk 132,596 61.75
Republican Randall Melchert 82,117 38.25
Wisconsin Treasurer Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matt Adamczyk 1,120,140 48.80
Democratic David Sartori 1,026,548 44.73
Independent Ron Hardy 66,120 2.88
Independent Jerry Shidell 53,113 2.31
Constitution Andrew Zuelke 28,053 1.22
District 14 Wisconsin Assembly Race, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robyn Vining 16,579 48.59
Republican Matt Adamczyk 16,447 48.20
Libertarian Rick Braun 691 2.03
Independent Steven Shevey 402 1.18

Notes
  1. Wisconsin Blue Book 2015/16 (page 6) (PDF)
  2. "Votesmart-Matt Adamczyk". votesmart.org.
  3. "Matt Adamczyk State Treasurer-About Matt". voteformatt.org.
  4. "MILWAUKEE: Republican Adamczyk elected Wisconsin treasurer - Election…". bradenton.com. 5 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014.
  5. Carpenter, Siri. "How Scott Walker Dismantled Wisconsin's Environmental Legacy". scientificamerican.com.
  6. Mar 31, M. D. Kittle |; 2018 (2018-03-31). "State Treasurer Adamczyk: It's Now Up To Voters To Eliminate My Job". RightWisconsin. Retrieved 2018-12-09.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. Ferral, Katelyn (August 2, 2018). "Treasurer Matt Adamczyk's demands to state employees 'abusive' and 'unreasonable,' says AG Brad Schimel". The Capital Times. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  8. "Robyn Vining declared the winner in Assembly race after election night error in Wauwatosa was discovered". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  9. "Election Results". Wisconsin Vote. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
Political offices
Preceded by
Kurt W. Schuller		 Treasurer of Wisconsin
2015–2019		 Succeeded by
Sarah Godlewski
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