Adam Jarchow Explained

Adam Jarchow
State Assembly:	Wisconsin
District:	28th
Term Start:	January 5, 2015
Term End:	January 7, 2019
Predecessor:	Erik Severson
Successor:	Gae Magnafici
Birth Name:	Adam Michael Jarchow
Birth Date:	10 November 1978
Birth Place:	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Party:	Republican
Education:	University of Florida (BA, JD)

Adam Michael Jarchow^{[1] [2]} (;^[3] born November 10, 1978)^[4] is an American attorney and Republican politician. He served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 28th Assembly district in northwest Wisconsin. He was a candidate for Attorney General of Wisconsin in the 2022 Republican primary.

Biography

Jarchow was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He lived in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin and graduated from Clear Lake High School, in Clear Lake, Wisconsin. Jarchow received his bachelor's degree from University of Florida and his J.D. degree from University of Florida College of Law.

Career

After graduating from law school, Jarchow practiced law in Florida and Minnesota before returning to Wisconsin to practice law in New Richmond.^{[5] [6] [7]} On November 4, 2014, Jarchow was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican.^[8] In a special election for a state senate seat in January 2018, he was defeated by Patty Schachtner.^[9] Jarchow did not run for a third term in the Assembly in 2018.

In October 2021, he announced he would be a candidate for attorney general of Wisconsin in the 2022 election, challenging incumbent Democratic attorney general Josh Kaul. He faces a primary against Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney in August 2022.^[10]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (2014, 2016)

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 4, 2014| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 8, 2016

Wisconsin Senate (2018)

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Republican Primary, December 19, 2017| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Special Election, January 16, 2018

Notes and References

1. Web site: Adam Michael Jarchow Profile | Menomonie, WI Lawyer | Martindale.com . Martindale.com . 22 November 2021.
2. Web site: Lawyer Directory . Floridabar.org.
3. Web site: ‘Lil clip from the Adam Jarchow for Wisconsin Attorney General campaign. Hair/Makeup: Amy Marie Reed. Facebook. 7 June 2022. 8 August 2024.
4. https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2015_2016/200_biographies.pdf Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-16
5. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2017-2018,' Biographical Sketch of Adam Jarchow, pg. 51
6. Web site: Wisconsin Vote.org.,-Adam M. Jarchow . 2014-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141109195645/http://wisconsinvote.org/candidates/adam-jarchow . 2014-11-09 . dead .
7. Web site: Bakke&Norman-Adam M. Jarchow-biography. Bakkenorman.com. 22 November 2021.
8. Web site: Wisconsin 2021 Spring Election Results. Wisconsinvote.org. 22 November 2021. 1 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190901015100/https://www.wisconsinvote.org/election-results. dead.
9. Web site: Embury-Dennis. Tom. Democrats win special election for Wisconsin state Senate seat held by Republicans for past 17 years. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118034138/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/wisconsin-state-senate-special-election-democrats-win-republicans-patty-schachtner-scott-walker-a8163361.html . 2018-01-18 . limited . live. The Independent. 17 January 2018. January 17, 2018.
10. News: Former state lawmaker Adam Jarchow files paperwork to run for attorney general in Wisconsin . . October 22, 2021 . Beck . Molly . December 24, 2021 .