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Paul Melotik
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 24th district
Assumed office
August 7, 2023
Preceded byDan Knodl
Member of the Board of Supervisors of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin from the 10th district
In office
April 2012 – April 2024
Preceded byRaymond G. Meyer II
Succeeded byDan Vogel
Personal details
Born (1957-02-27) February 27, 1957 (age 67)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseWendy
Children4
ResidenceGrafton, Wisconsin
Alma materCarroll University (BA)
OccupationAccountant, bar owner

Paul D. Melotik (born February 27, 1957) is an American accountant, businessman, and Republican politician from Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, having won a special election in the 24th Assembly district on July 18, 2023. Melotik also served on the Ozaukee County board of supervisors, representing most of the town of Grafton.

Life and career

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Melotik was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and graduated from Nathan Hale High School in West Allis, Wisconsin. He went on to attend Carroll University, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where he earned his bachelor's degree in accounting and business management in 1979.[1]

He worked for several years as an accountant for Wisconsin Electric and then went into the bar and restaurant business. He is now co-owner of Flannery's Bar & Restaurant at the Fire Ridge Golf Course in Grafton.[1]

Melotik previously operated another Flannery's Bar location in Milwaukee, which has since closed. During that time he was also president of Water Street Tavern and Restaurant Association.[2][3]

Melotik made his first run for state office in 2002, when he ran for Wisconsin State Assembly in what was then the 60th Assembly district, but he lost in the Republican primary to Mark Gottlieb.[4]

Melotik remained involved in politics after his loss. He was elected to the Ozaukee County board of supervisors in 2012, and was then elected to the town board of Grafton in 2017.[5]

By 2023, the Grafton area—due to redistricting—had moved from the 60th Assembly district to the 24th Assembly district. That year, the incumbent state representative, Dan Knodl, was elected to the Wisconsin Senate and therefore vacated his seat in the Assembly. Melotik announced his campaign to succeed Knodl in the 24th Assembly district and did not face any opposition for the Republican nomination. He went on to defeat the Democratic nominee, Bob Tatterson, in the July 2023 special election, winning 53 percent of the vote.[6][7]

Shortly after winning his seat in the Assembly, Melotik announced he would step down from the Grafton town board but would remain some time longer on the Ozaukee County board, though he also stated he would not seek re-election to the county board and may resign before the end of that term.[5] Describing unfinished business on the county board, Melotik said he wanted to be involved in discussions of how to spend remaining money from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.[5]

Electoral history

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Wisconsin Assembly (2002)

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Wisconsin Assembly, 60th District Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Primary, September 10, 2002[4]
Republican Mark Gottlieb 2,443 46.00%
Republican Paul Melotik 2,041 38.43%
Republican Ben Pliskie 826 15.55%
N/a Scattering 1 0.02%
Plurality 402 7.57%
Total votes 5,311 100.0%

Wisconsin Assembly (2011)

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Wisconsin Assembly, 60th District Special Election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Special Republican Primary, April 5, 2011[8]
Republican Duey Stroebel 3,125 26.60%
Republican Gary Wickert 3,064 26.08%
Republican Paul Melotik 2,132 18.15%
Republican Jake Curtis 2,076 17.67%
Republican John Soper 501 4.26%
Republican Tim Schwister 491 4.26%
Republican Rik Kluessendorf 349 4.26%
Scattering 10 0.09%
Plurality 61 0.52%
Total votes 11,748 100.0%

Wisconsin Assembly (2023)

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Wisconsin Assembly, 24th District Special Election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Special Election, July 18, 2023[9]
Republican Paul Melotik 6,455 53.68% −7.47%
Democratic Bob Tatterson 5,568 46.30% +7.49%
N/a Scattering 3 0.02%
Plurality 887 7.38% -14.96%
Total votes 12,026 100.0% -62.09%
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ a b "Paul Melotik - County Board Supervisor". Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  2. ^ Karnopp, Hope (June 28, 2023). "A suburban Milwaukee Assembly seat is open. Meet the candidates running to fill it in July". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Bice, Daniel (June 26, 2023). "Bice: Assembly candidate Paul Melotik once helped sponsor contest won by a man in blackface". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Results of Fall Primary Election - 09/10/2002 (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. September 24, 2002. p. 52. Retrieved July 19, 2023 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  5. ^ a b c Curtis, Lisa. "Melotik to resign Grafton Town Board seat". Ozaukee County News Graphic. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Karnopp, Hope (July 18, 2023). "Republican Melotik defeats Tatterson in special election for Assembly seat". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via MSN.
  7. ^ "Live Results: Wisconsin State Assembly District 24 Special Election". 270ToWin. July 18, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  8. ^ Canvass Results for 2011 Spring Election - 4/5/2011 (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. April 19, 2011. pp. 9–10. Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
  9. ^ 7/18/2023 Special Election State Assembly District 24 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 24th district
August 7, 2023 – present
Incumbent