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James Burkee was a Republican candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 5th Congressional District (map) of Wisconsin. He was challenging incumbent Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) for the Republican nomination, but lost a primary on September 9, 2008.^[1]

Positions, record and controversies

Bio

2008 elections

Burkee was challenging incumbent Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) for the Republican nomination, but lost a primary on September 9, 2008.^[1]

Collaboration with Jeff Walz

Jeff Walz, a Democrat contender for the seat, and James Burkee will appear together on the campaign trail and will combine their promotional efforts in the campaign, despite running against each other for the seat.

"We are going to run against each other but with one another, if that makes sense," Burkee said.

The two candidates, both professors will publish a pact laying out their campaign ground rules, from no personal attacks to no money from special interest groups.

Walz commented, "What people want is just a greater sense of decency, a greater sense of cooperation, a greater sense of collaboration," continuing that he and Burkee are "a Democrat and Republican joining forces to tackle and address the important issues."^[2]

Money in politics

Committees and affiliations

Committees

Burkee will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

Official Burkee for Congress website

Jim Burkee for Congress
W66N491 Madison Ave.
Cedarburg, WI 53012

Phone: 262.365.1079

tyler.williams@burkeeandwalz.com

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:Wisconsin and the U.S. Congress

References

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Wisconsin, TheGreenPapers.com, retrieved September 10, 2008
2. ↑ Craig Gilbert. "Campaigning across the aisle," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.July 23, 2007.

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on Wisconsin’s 5th Congressional District

External articles