Tim Carpenter

American politician (born 1960)
the American mixed martial artist

Timothy W. Carpenter (born February 24, 1960) is an American Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has been a member of the Wisconsin Senate for more than 20 years, representing the Wisconsin's 3rd Senate district since 2003. His district comprises much of the south side of the city of Milwaukee. He previously served 18 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1985–2003).

During the protests in Wisconsin, Carpenter, along with the 13 other Democratic State Senators, left the state to deny the State Senate a quorum on Governor Scott Walker's controversial "Budget Repair" legislation. Based on the revelations from a prank phone call on Gov. Walker, detailing plans to pass his bill, Carpenter called upon Gov. Walker to resign.

On June 23, 2020, Carpenter was recording a protest near the Wisconsin state capitol when he was assaulted by BLM (Black Lives Matter) protesters. A short time later he collapsed and was taken to the hospital for a suspected concussion.

In 2004, Carpenter unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for United States House of Representatives in the 4th congressional district, losing the primary election to fellow state senator Gwen Moore.

In February 2012, Carpenter was one of two State Senators (the other being fellow Democrat Spencer Coggs) to win a place on the ballot for Milwaukee City Treasurer in the Spring 2012 election, defeating former State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass and Socialist Rick Kissell in the non partisan primary. Coggs polled 13,559 votes; Carpenter 12,880; Sass 5,089 and Kissell 2,241. In the general election, Coggs won 35,096 votes to Carpenter's 34,293.

In 2015, Carpenter ran in a special election for the Milwaukee Common Council on August 18, 2015. A primary took place on July 21, 2015. Carpenter advanced in the primary along with Mark Borkowski, who ended up winning with 50.7% of the vote.

Carpenter is gay, and is one of three openly LGBT members of the Wisconsin Legislature. He is a member of the Sierra Club, Jackson Park Neighborhood Association, Story Hill Neighborhood Association, and the Milwaukee VA Soldiers Home Advisory Council.

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality 1984 PrimarySeptember 9 Tim Carpenter (inc.) Democratic 3,538 65.51% Stephen P. Kotecki Dem. 1,863 34.49% 5,401 1,675 GeneralNovember 4 Tim Carpenter (inc.) Democratic 11,081 70.53% Jerome D. Schultz Rep. 4,630 29.47% 15,711 6,451 1988 GeneralNovember 8 Tim Carpenter (inc.) Democratic 17,870 100.0% 17,870 17,870 1990 GeneralNovember 6 Tim Carpenter (inc.) Democratic 8,872 67.17% Dorothy Wosick Seidl Rep. 4,336 32.83% 13,208 4,536

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality 1992 GeneralNovember 3 Tim Carpenter Democratic 17,790 100.0% 17,790 17,790 1994 GeneralNovember 8 Tim Carpenter (inc.) Democratic 9,569 59.33% James T. Sanfilippo Rep. 6,559 40.67% 16,128 3,010 1996 PrimarySeptember 10 Tim Carpenter (inc.) Democratic 3,312 72.44% James T. Sanfilippo Dem. 1,260 27.56% 4,572 2,052 GeneralNovember 5 Tim Carpenter (inc.) Democratic 14,758 100.0% 14,758 14,758 1998 GeneralNovember 3 Tim Carpenter (inc.) Democratic 11,418 100.0% 11,418 11,418 2000 GeneralNovember 7 Tim Carpenter (inc.) Democratic 14,244 70.60% Richard T. Mannisto Rep. 5,863 29.06% 20,176 8,381

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality 2002 PrimarySeptember 10 Tim Carpenter Democratic 8,491 52.92% Pat Farley Dem. 5,328 33.21% 16,044 3,163 Roman R. Blenski Dem. 2,187 13.63% GeneralNovember 5 Tim Carpenter Democratic 24,431 97.96% 24,939 23,923 2006 GeneralNovember 7 Tim Carpenter (inc.) Democratic 30,768 98.51% 31,232 30,304 2010 GeneralNovember 2 Tim Carpenter (inc.) Democratic 23,401 61.09% Annette Miller Krznarich Rep. 14,796 38.63% 38,305 8,605 2014 GeneralNovember 4 Tim Carpenter (inc.) Democratic 29,291 97.10% 30,166 28,416 2018 GeneralNovember 6 Tim Carpenter (inc.) Democratic 36,875 97.40% 37,860 35,890