André Jacque

André M. Jacque (born October 13, 1980) is an American consultant and Republican politician from De Pere, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing Wisconsin's 1st Senate district since 2019. He previously served four terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly (2011–2019). He was a candidate in the 2024 Republican primary for United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin's 8th congressional district.

André M. Jacque (born October 13, 1980) is an American consultant and Republican politician from De Pere, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing Wisconsin's 1st Senate district since 2019. He previously served four terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly (2011–2019). He was a candidate in the 2024 Republican primary for United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin's 8th congressional district.

Early life and career

Jacque was born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin on October 13, 1980, and graduated from Green Bay Southwest High School. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2003 and received a graduate certificate from the Madison's Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs. He worked as a transit planning coordinator, communications director and a grant-writing consultant before beginning his political career. Jacque is the board chair of both Great Lakes/St. Lawrence River Legislative Caucus Executive Board and Nutrient Management Taskforce and the Small Business Regulatory Review and the state lead for the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators. He serves as a board member for the Wisconsin Council on Domestic Abuse, Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, Council on Workforce Investment, Family and Childcare Resources of Northeast Wisconsin Board, Green Bay Area Crime Stoppers, Van Handel Memorial Foundation Board for Families of Children with Special Needs, Brown County Tax Payer Association, and the Knights of Columbus. Jacque was a former board member of the Wisconsin Small Business Environmental Council, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board, Council on Tourism, Golden House Domestic Violence Shelter Community Leadership Council, Wisconsin Association of Municipal and County Assistant Managers, National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals Grants Management Taskforce, and the Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board in 2001, and served from 2001 to 2003.

Political career

In 2010 Jacque was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent Wisconsin's 2nd Assembly District. He was reelected to the Assembly in 2012 and ran unopposed for reelection in 2014. In 2016 he also faced no major party opposition. Jacque is a member of the Brown County Taxpayers Alliance, Pro-Life Wisconsin, Wisconsin Right to Life and the National Rifle Association of America. On May 15, 2018, he won the Republican primary election for the vacant seat for the 1st Senate District but was narrowly defeated in the June special election by Democrat Caleb Frostman. He later defeated Frostman in November 2018, winning a full four-year term in the Wisconsin State Senate. Jacque was awarded the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce's "Future 15" award in 2011 and again in 2018. He was awarded the 2019–'20 Legislator of the Year award by the Wisconsin VFW for his close work with them.

Political positions

References

External links

Senator André Jacque at Wisconsin Legislature 1st Senate District map (2011–2021) at Wisconsin Legislature

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