Dora Drake

Dora Drake

Democratic Party

Wisconsin State Assembly District 11

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

3

Predecessor

Jason Fields

Recent elections

Office

Wisconsin State Senate District 4

Date Elected

November 5, 2024

Compensation

Base salary

$57,408/year

Per diem

$155.70/day (with overnight) or $77.85/day (no overnight)

Education

Bachelor's

Marquette University, 2015

Personal

Profession

Coordinator

Contact

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Dora Drake (Democratic Party) is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 11. She assumed office on January 4, 2021. Her current term ends on January 6, 2025.

Drake (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the Wisconsin State Senate to represent District 4. She won in the special general election on July 30, 2024.

Drake also ran for election to the Wisconsin State Senate to represent District 4. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Dora Drake earned a bachelor's degree in social welfare and justice from Marquette University in 2015. Drake's career experience includes working as a pretrial case manager with JusticePoint and as a member service coordinator with the Center for Self-Sufficiency.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Drake was assigned to the following committees:

• Aging and Long-Term Care Committee
• Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
• Energy and Utilities Committee
• Health Committee
• Transportation Committee

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2021-2022

Drake was assigned to the following committees:

• Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
• Family Law Committee
• Government Accountability and Oversight Committee
• Workforce Development Committee

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Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

Regular election

See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Senate District 4

Dora Drake won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Dora Drake (D)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 4

Dora Drake defeated LaKeshia Myers in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 4 on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dora Drake	62.4	12,562
		LaKeshia Myers	37.6	7,563

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 20,125
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brandon Jackson (D)
• Alma Edwards (D)

Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Drake in this election.

Special election

See also: Wisconsin state legislative special elections, 2024

General election

Special general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 4

Dora Drake won election in the special general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 4 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dora Drake (D)	96.6	4,843
		Other/Write-in votes	3.4	172

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,015
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 4

Dora Drake defeated LaKeshia Myers in the special Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 4 on July 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dora Drake	65.8	4,439
		LaKeshia Myers	34.0	2,298
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	14

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,751
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brandon Jackson (D)

Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Drake in this election.

2022

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 11

Incumbent Dora Drake won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 11 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dora Drake (D)	99.0	14,311
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	145

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 11

Incumbent Dora Drake advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 11 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dora Drake	99.4	4,135
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	27

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,162
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2020

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 11

Dora Drake defeated Orlando Owens in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 11 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dora Drake (D)	84.6	18,329
		Orlando Owens (R)	15.2	3,299
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	26

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,654
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 11

Dora Drake defeated Tomika Vukovic, Curtis Cook II, and Carl Gates in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 11 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dora Drake	47.4	2,471
		Tomika Vukovic	31.3	1,632
		Curtis Cook II	15.8	824
		Carl Gates	5.5	287

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,214
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 11

Orlando Owens advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 11 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Orlando Owens	98.5	406
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	6

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 412
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Dora Drake did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Dora Drake campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Wisconsin State Senate District 4	Won general	$1,000	$5,077
2022	Wisconsin State Assembly District 11	Won general	$25,111	$18,719
2020	Wisconsin State Assembly District 11	Won general	$23,352	N/A**
Grand total			$49,463	$23,795
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2023

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In 2023, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 31. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2022

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In 2022, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 18 to March 8. Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce: Senate and House Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against MMAC's position. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues. Wisconsin Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their stances on conservation issues. Wisconsin Family Action Legislators are scored by the Wisconsin Family Action on their votes on legislation related to "marriage, family, the sanctity of human life, or religious freedom." Wisconsin Grocers Association Legislators are scored on their votes on industry-specific legislation. Wisconsin Professional Police Association Legislators are scored on their votes by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association on legislation related to Wisconsin's law enforcement community. Wisconsin Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

2021

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In 2021, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 4 to December 31. Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce: Senate and House Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against MMAC's position. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Wisconsin Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their stances on conservation issues. Wisconsin Family Action Legislators are scored by the Wisconsin Family Action on their votes on legislation related to "marriage, family, the sanctity of human life, or religious freedom." Wisconsin Grocers Association Legislators are scored on their votes on industry-specific legislation. Wisconsin Professional Police Association Legislators are scored on their votes by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association on legislation related to Wisconsin's law enforcement community. Wisconsin Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

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Preceded by Jason Fields (D)	Wisconsin State Assembly District 11 2021-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Lena Taylor (D)	Wisconsin State Senate District 4	Succeeded by -

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