Spencer Zimmerman
Spencer Zimmerman (Born September 28, 1979) is an American perennial candidate, United States Air Force veteran and truck driver. Zimmerman has ran for elected office as a Republican in Nebraska and Wisconsin. He ran unsuccessfully for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 2016, losing the primary to Paul Ryan.[1] He most recently ran in the 2018 Republican primary for Secretary of State of Wisconsin.[2]
Spencer Zimmerman | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S. | September 28, 1979
Political party | Republican |
Education | McFarland High School |
Alma mater | Edgewood College Community College of the Air Force |
Military service | |
Allegiance | |
Branch/service | |
Years of service | 2000-2004 |
Awards | Achievement Medal |
Zimmerman is a strong supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Early life
Zimmerman was born on September 28, 1979 in Neenah, Wisconsin. He attended McFarland High School and graduated in 1998. He was stationed at Offutt Air Force Base during the September 11 attacks and received the Joint Service Achievement Medal for meritorious service. During his time in the military, Zimmerman obtained a commercial driver's license to drive a semi for a mobile unit and graduated from the Community College of the Air Force with a degree in Information Systems Technology. After an honorable discharge Spencer obtained a B.S. in Business Administration from Edgewood College. He has worked as a tanker truck driver for an agricultural cooperative, as a Signature Line Service Technician at Chicago Executive Airport, and is employed as a chauffeur for Presidential Transportation Service. [3]
Super PAC Store
In 2012 Zimmerman starting a business called “The Super PAC Store” creating 12 Political Action Committees, and offered them for sale on both EBay and Craigslist. Six were sold on July 4, 2012 for $300, but the transaction was cancelled after it was revealed that the buyer was a foreign national from Turkey, making him ineligible to legally complete the sale. In 2017, the Super PAC Store began acquiring Twitter handles and offering them to candidates under IT consulting contracts, citing the 2009 acquisition by CNN of the Twitter handle @CNNbrk from web developer James Cox.[4]
Election history
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kathy Maves | 405 | 56.41% | |
Republican | Spencer Zimmerman | 312 | 43.45% | |
Republican | Scattering | 1 | 0.14% | |
Total votes | 718 | 100.00% | ||
Majority | 93 | 12.96% |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Spencer Zimmerman | 2,958 | 99.60% | |
Republican | Scattering | 12 | 0.40% | |
Total votes | 2,970 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joseph T. Parisi | 20,650 | 72.49% | |
Republican | Spencer Zimmerman | 6,929 | 24.33% | |
Progress-Freedom | Grant J. Gilbertson | 893 | 3.13% | |
Scattering | N/A | 13 | 0.05% | |
Total votes | 28,485 | 100.00% | ||
Majority | 13,721 | 48.16% | ||
Democratic hold |
2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Joseph T. Parisi | 18,066 | 26.20% | |
Nonpartisan | Eileen Bruskewitz | 15,430 | 22.38% | |
Nonpartisan | Scott McDonell | 14,266 | 20.69% | |
Nonpartisan | Joe Wineke | 12,763 | 18.51% | |
Nonpartisan | Zack Brandon | 7,717 | 11.19% | |
Nonpartisan | Spencer Zimmerman | 619 | 0.89% | |
Write-In's | N/A | 77 | 0.11% | |
Total votes | 68,938 | 100.00% |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Deb Fischer | 79,941 | 40.99% | |
Republican | Jon Bruning | 70,067 | 35.92% | |
Republican | Don Stenberg | 36,727 | 18.83% | |
Republican | Pat Flynn | 5,413 | 2.78% | |
Republican | Spencer Zimmerman | 1,601 | 0.82% | |
Republican | Sharyn Elander | 1,294 | 0.66% | |
Total votes | 195,043 | 100.00% | ||
Majority | 9,874 | 5.07% |
2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cindi Duchow | 1,341 | 40.20% | |
Republican | Dave Westlake | 1,101 | 33.00% | |
Republican | Scott Owens | 737 | 22.09% | |
Republican | Spencer Zimmerman | 146 | 4.38% | |
Republican | Scattering | 11 | 0.33% | |
Total votes | 3,336 | 100.00% | ||
Majority | 240 | 7.20% |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Ryan | 230,072 | 64.95 | |
Democratic | Ryan Solen | 107,003 | 30.21 | |
Trump Conservative | Spencer Zimmerman | 9,429 | 2.66 | |
Libertarian | Jason Lebeck | 7,486 | 2.11 | |
Scattering | N/A | 255 | 0.07 | |
Total votes | 354,245 | 100 | ||
Majority | 123,069 | 34.74% | ||
Republican hold |
2017
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rick Gundrum | 1,252 | 38.94% | |
Republican | Tiffany Lee Koehler | 984 | 30.61% | |
Republican | Steve Stanek | 942 | 29.30% | |
Republican | Spencer Zimmerman | 37 | 1.15% | |
Total votes | 3,215 | 100.00% | ||
Majority | 268 | 8.33% |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jon Plumer | 1,418 | 70.58% | |
Republican | Darren W. Schroeder | 333 | 16.58% | |
Republican | Colleen Locke-Murphy | 142 | 7.07% | |
Republican | Spencer Zimmerman | 116 | 5.77% | |
Total votes | 2,009 | 100.00% | ||
Majority | 1,805 | 54.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jay Schroeder | 254,424 | 71.27% | |
Republican | Spencer Zimmerman | 101,818 | 28.52% | |
Republican | Scattering | 742 | 0.21% | |
Total votes | 356,984 | 100.00% | ||
Majority | 152,606 | 42.75% |
Book
Zimmerman wrote a book called The Epoch Point, which is a religious historical conspiracy thriller.[15]
References
- "Spencer Zimmerman, Trump conservative candidate in Congressional District 1". Madison.com. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- Zimmerman, Spencer. "Spencer Zimmerman: Wisconsin needs new Secretary of State". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- "About Spencer". Vote4zimmerman.wordpress.com. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "IT Consulting Firm Offering Twitter Handles To Multiple Gubernatorial Candidates". spinnewsnetwork.wordpress.com. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- "Wisconsin State Election Board : Results of Fall Primary Election - 09/09/2008" (PDF). Elections.wi.gov. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "G.A.B. Canvass Reporting System : Fall 2010" (PDF). Elections.wi.gov. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "G.A.B. Canvass Reporting System : Recount" (PDF). Elections.wi.gov. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "2011 Spring Primary Results from Official Canvass". Elections.countyofdane.com. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA" (PDF). Sos.ne.gov. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "Canvass Results for 2015 SPECIAL PRIMARY - ASSEMBLY 99 - 9/1/2015" (PDF). Elections.wi.gov. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 6:00:00 AM" (PDF). Elections.wi.gov. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "Canvass Results for 2017 Special Primary Assembly District 58 - 12/19/2017 6:00:00 AM" (PDF). Elections.wi.gov. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "Canvass Results" (PDF). Elections.wi.gov. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "Canvass Results for 2018 Partisan Primary - 8/14/2018 5:00:00 AM" (PDF). Elections.wi.gov. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- Zimmerman, Spencer (1 May 2008). "The Epoch Point". Hillcrest Publishing Group. Retrieved 22 November 2018 – via Google Books.