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Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2011
Preceded by Dave Obey
Ashland County District Attorney
In office
August 1, 2002 – July 9, 2010
Governor Scott McCallum
Jim Doyle
Preceded by Michael Gableman
Succeeded by Kelly McKnight
Personal details
Born Sean Patrick Duffy
) October 3, 1971 (age 41)
Hayward, Wisconsin
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Rachel Campos-Duffy (married 1999; 6 children)
Residence Weston, Wisconsin
Alma mater St. Mary's University
William Mitchell College of Law
Profession Prosecutor
Religion Roman Catholic[1]

Sean Patrick Duffy[2] (born October 3, 1971) is an American politician, prosecutor, former sports commentator and reality television personality. He first entered public life as a cast member on The Real World: Boston and 2002's Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons, before going on to serve as district attorney of Ashland County, Wisconsin[3] and the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party.

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Early life and education

Sean Duffy was born in Hayward, Wisconsin,[4] on October 3, 1971, the tenth of 11 children of Carol Ann (née Yackel) and Thomas Walter Duffy. He is of Irish, English, German, and Norwegian descent.[5] Duffy has a marketing degree from St. Mary's University, and a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law.[6]

Duffy started log rolling at age 5 and speed climbing (sprinting up 60 and 90 foot poles) at 13. He holds two speed-climbing titles.[7]

Television career

Duffy has been an ESPN color commentator for televised competitions and in 2003 appeared as both a competitor and commentator on ESPN's Great Outdoor Games.[6] He was named Badger State Games Honorary Athlete of the 2004 Winter Games.[6]

In 1997, Duffy appeared on The Real World: Boston, the sixth season of the MTV reality television show, and on Road Rules: All Stars in 1998, where he met his future wife Rachel. Duffy later appeared on Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons, which aired in 2002. Both appeared in a filmed segment on 2008's The Real World Awards Bash, while Duffy served as district attorney.[8]

Political career

2002–2008

Duffy, a Republican,[9] was appointed to the district attorney's post in 2002[10] by then Governor Scott McCallum, and was elected unopposed in 2002,[10] 2004,[11] 2006[12] and 2008. Upon assuming the office of district attorney, he succeeded Michael Gableman, a current justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Duffy was on the Republican slate of the 10 Wisconsin electors for the 2008 Presidential Election.[13]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2010
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2010#District 7

On July 8, 2009, Duffy announced his campaign for Congress in Wisconsin's seventh congressional district. Duffy was considered an underdog in the race until May 2010 when 15-term incumbent Democrat Representative Dave Obey announced that he would not seek re-election.[14] Following Obey's announcement, Democratic State Senator Julie Lassa joined the race.

On June 4, 2010, Duffy announced his resignation from the position of District Attorney of Ashland County to focus on the congressional race. The resignation was effective three weeks later and Duffy returned to work in his father's law practice.[15]

He won the race on November 2, 2010, in a nationwide wave of Republicans being elected to Congress.[16] Different sources attribute his victory to his ten month head start on Lassa's campaign, his grassroots organization and fundraising, his experience as a district attorney, and voter discontent with the economy.[17]

2012
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2012#District 7

Duffy was challenged by Democratic nominee Pat Kreitlow.

Tenure

Duffy has voted with his party 91% of the time.[18] On March 17, 2011, Duffy was one of only seven Republicans who voted "No" on a House bill that would strip all government funding from National Public Radio.[19] He also voted against the repeal of the Davis-Bacon Act.[20] The first piece of legislation he sponsored was the RESET Act, which called for using unspent money in Obama's economic stimulus plan to pay down the debt. The idea was later incorporated into a spending bill. He also introduced a resolution to ban earmarks. One of his sponsored legislation, to reform the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, passed the U.S. House but hasn't passed the U.S. Senate.[20] The bill created a bipartisan commission made up of five members of Congress to replace the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director. The bill also gave the committee more room to get rid of polices that Duffy believes jeopardize the safety of the US banking system.[21]

In March 2011, Duffy caused controversy when a video published by the Polk County Republicans, showing a public town hall-style meeting in his district, was removed after critics attacked the video. In the video, made in the wake of the passage of a controversial state bill which would have effectively frozen the salaries of state employees, Duffy was asked about whether he would be willing to cut his own $174,000 salary. Duffy responded that he would only be willing to do so as part of a general round of salary cuts for government employees, and insisted that he was "struggling" to get by, despite his salary being nearly three times the average for Wisconsin residents.[22] The video has since been published in other locations.[23][24][25][26][27]

From February to October 2011, Duffy voted yes on three different bills to approve limits on funding for abortion. The bills were: 1) Amends Federal Health Care Law to Prohibit Abortion Coverage; 2) Prohibiting Taxpayer Funding of Abortion; 3) Prohibiting Use of Federal Funds For Planned Parenthood.[28] Duffy cosponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act and the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act.[29] While the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act is presented by pro-life advocates as a straightforward bill intending to stop federal dollars from going to fund abortions, pro-choice advocates say that federal funding of abortion is already prohibited, and the bill's true intent is to restrict insurance coverage for and decrease access to abortions.[30]

On December 22, 2011, Duffy and fellow GOP House freshman Rick Crawford (Arkansas), published an open letter to Speaker Boehner, urging the leader to allow the House to vote on the Senate's 2-month tax cut extension compromise.[31]

Committee assignments

Duffy serves on the Committee on Financial Services, in particular the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit and the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.[32]

Electoral history

  • 2012 Race for U.S. House of Representatives—7th District
    • Sean Duffy (R), 56%
    • Pat Kreitlow (D), 44%
  • 2010 Race for U.S. House of Representatives—7th District
    • Sean Duffy (R), 52%
    • Julie Lassa (D), 44%
  • 2008 Race for District Attorney of Ashland County, Wisconsin
    • Sean Duffy (R) (inc.)
    • unopposed
  • 2006 Race for District Attorney of Ashland County, Wisconsin
    • Sean Duffy (R) (inc.)
    • unopposed
  • 2004 Race for District Attorney of Ashland County, Wisconsin
    • Sean Duffy (R) (inc.)
    • unopposed
  • 2002 Race for District Attorney of Ashland County, Wisconsin
    • Sean Duffy (R) (inc.)
    • unopposed

Personal life

Duffy is married to Rachel Campos-Duffy, an alumna of The Real World: San Francisco.[33][34][35] They once lived in Ashland, Wisconsin.[36][37] and moved to Weston, Wisconsin in late 2011.[38] They have six children: Evita Pilar, Xavier Jack, Lucia-Belen, John-Paul, Paloma Pilar and MariaVictoria Margarita.[39][40]

References

  1. ^ Sean Duffy at Who Runs Gov, The Washington Post, Accessed November 16, 2010.
  2. ^ Rep. Sean Patrick Duffy, LegiStorm, accessed February 23, 2011.
  3. ^ District Attorney Ashland County website
  4. ^ Sean Duffy at Project Vote Smart, Accessed November 3, 2010
  5. ^ "Sean Duffy ancestry". Ancestry.com. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "Hayward Lumberjack Champion Sean Duffy Named Honorary Athlete | Sports in Wisconsin". Badgerstategames.org. 2007-07-17. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  7. ^ "Lumberjack World Championships, Hayward". Classic Wisconsin. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  8. ^ "The Real World Awards Bash (Extended Version)", MTV, accessed April 5, 2011.
  9. ^ "Real World: Washington – The Scorecard". Politico.Com. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  10. ^ a b "Bloomer passes referendum on first try". Chippewa.com. 2003-02-19. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  11. ^ "Wisconsin State Elections Board Results of Fall General Election – 11/02/2004", December 1, 2004, accessed January 2, 2011.
  12. ^ "Wisconsin State Elections Board Results of Fall General Election – 11/07/2006", December 5, 2006, accessed January 2, 2011.
  13. ^ Marrero, Diana (2008-10-30). "Wisconsin slate of potential electors cut from all cloths". JSOnline. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  14. ^ "Sean Duffy running for congress". WAOW. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  15. ^ WLUK-TV, "Sean Duffy resigns as Ashland Co. DA", June 4, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2010
  16. ^ "Wisconsin's Duffy says he's ready to get to work". Chicago Tribune/Associated Press. November 3, 2010
  17. ^ "Strong campaign, voter discontent keys to Duffy victory". News Talk 550AM 99.9AM WSAU (AM). November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2010
  18. ^ "Sean Duffy (R)". The U.S. Congress Votes Database. The Washington Post. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  19. ^ "FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 192", Office of the Cleark, U.S. House of Representatives, March 17, 2011
  20. ^ a b "Duffy ends 2011 with bill he promised at start". marshfieldnewsherald.com. December 23, 2011
  21. ^ "Congress to hear impact of regulations in Wausau". WSAU News/Takl 550AM 99.9FM. October 31, 2011
  22. ^ Spak, Kevin. "Rep. Sean Duffy: I'm Struggling on $174K a Year", Newser, March 30, 2011
  23. ^ McMorris-Santoro, Evan. "GOPers Demand Sean Duffy Salary Tape Be Pulled From The Internet (VIDEO)", Talking Points Memo, March 30, 2011
  24. ^ Stewart, Rebecca. "'Real World' congressman's money troubles", CNN, March 30, 2011
  25. ^ Gilbert, Craig. "House freshman Duffy tells constituents "he's not living high on the hog" on congressional pay", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 29, 2011
  26. ^ Downie, JAmes. "How to Prolong a Scandal, Wisconsin Edition", The New Republic, March 31, 2011
  27. ^ Bivins, Larry. "Dems mock Sean Duffy's $174,000 salary 'struggles'", Wausau Daily Herald, March 31, 2011
  28. ^ "Key Vote: Sean Duffy". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  29. ^ "Sean Duffy – Abortion". PoliGu.com. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  30. ^ Bassett, Laura. about-t_n_857420.html "H.R. 3, Wide-Sweeping Anti-Abortion Bill, Facing House Vote". The Huffington Post. May 4, 2011
  31. ^ "Payroll tax cut: Two GOP frosh bail, push for two-month bill". December 22, 2001.
  32. ^ Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Official Homepage, accessed March 9, 2011.
  33. ^ "Sean Duffy for Congress". Duffyforcongress.com. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  34. ^ Sean Duffy (April 5, 2010). "Welcome MariaVictoria Duffy!". duffyforcongress.com. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  35. ^ Campos-Duffy, Rachel. "I'm Expecting My 5th: What To Make Of The Trend In Bigger Families", Parent Dish, December 19, 2007
  36. ^ "Reality Couples: Rachel Campos". Latina. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  37. ^ "Cast and Crew". The Wedding Video. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  38. ^ Olivo, Rick (October 19, 2011). "Mr. Duffy moves to Weston". HaywardWI.com.
  39. ^ "Rachel Campos-Duffy Welcomes Daughter MariaVictoria Margarita", People magazine; April 16, 2010
  40. ^ "Sean and Rachel Campos-Duffy welcome fifth child, daughter Paloma Pilar", People magazine, May 20, 2008

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Dave Obey		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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