Otto Junkermann
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Otto Junkermann is an American
businessman from Green Bay, Wisconsin
, and a former Republican
member of the Wisconsin Assembly from the Sixth District (parts of Brown County).
In 2011, he ran as a "fake Democrat" candidate in the Democratic
primary
against former Brown County Executive
Nancy Nusbaum in the preamble to the recall election
against Senator
Robert Cowles
. He lost by a wide margin.
United States
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businessman from Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...
, and a former Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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member of the Wisconsin Assembly from the Sixth District (parts of Brown County).
In 2011, he ran as a "fake Democrat" candidate in the Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
primary
Primary election
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against former Brown County Executive
County executive
A county executive is the head of the executive branch of government in a county. This position is common in the United States.The executive may be an elected or an appointed position...
Nancy Nusbaum in the preamble to the recall election
Recall election
A recall election is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended...
against Senator
Wisconsin State Senate
The Wisconsin Senate, the powers of which are modeled after those of the U.S. Senate, is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature, smaller than the Wisconsin State Assembly...
Robert Cowles
Robert Cowles
Robert L. Cowles is a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 2nd District since 1987. In August 2011, Cowles faced a recall election, but easily defeated the Democratic challenger, Nancy Nusbaum, sixty percent to forty percent.-Early life and education:Cowles was born in Green...
. He lost by a wide margin.