Caleb Frostman
{{short description|21st century American politician, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{infobox officeholder
| image = Caleb Frostman photograph.jpg
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| name = Caleb Frostman
| state = Wisconsin
| office = 6th Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
| term_start = January 7, 2019
| term_end = September 18, 2020
| predecessor = Ray Allen
| successor = Amy Pechacek
| appointer = Tony Evers
| deputy = Robert Cherry, Jr.
| state_senate1 = Wisconsin
| district1 = 1st
| term_start1 = June 28, 2018
| term_end1 = January 7, 2019
| predecessor1 = Frank Lasee
| successor1 = André Jacque
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|11|22}}
| birth_place = Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S.
| residence = Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
| education = Wisconsin School of Business
| party = Democratic
| website = [https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/leadership.htm Official bio]
}}
Caleb Frostman (born November 22, 1984) is an American politician from the state of Wisconsin. He was Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development in the administration of Governor Tony Evers from 2019 until his resignation on September 18, 2020. A Democrat, he previously served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate representing the 1st district.{{cite web |author=Wisconsin State Senate |title=Senator Caleb Frostman |accessdate=July 4, 2018 |url=https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/legislators/senate/1794}}{{Cite web|last=Journal|first=Riley Vetterkind {{!}} Wisconsin State|title=Tony Evers firing DWD Secretary Caleb Frostman over unemployment claim backlog|url=https://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/tony-evers-firing-dwd-secretary-caleb-frostman-over-unemployment-claim-backlog/article_b9e156d9-b549-5a95-9749-48ec7f1da065.html|access-date=2020-09-18|website=madison.com|language=en}}
Biography
Frostman is a native of Green Bay, Wisconsin. He worked for banks in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area and moved to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, in 2016, where he worked for the Door County Economic Development Corporation as their executive director.{{cite web|author=Jonathan Anderson|url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2018/06/08/caleb-frostman-melds-progressive-vision-business-experience/677633002/ |title=Caleb Frostman melds progressive vision with business experience |publisher=Greenbaypressgazette.com |date=June 8, 2018 |accessdate=June 13, 2018}} After Lasee, a Republican, resigned his seat in the Wisconsin Senate, Frostman resigned from his job to run in the special election to fill the vacancy.{{cite web|url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/door-co/news/2018/04/17/caleb-frostman-resign-countys-economic-development-corp-focus-senate-campaign/524378002/ |title=Caleb Frostman resigns from Door County EDC, runs for state Senate |publisher=Greenbaypressgazette.com |date=April 17, 2018 |accessdate=June 13, 2018}} On June 12, Frostman defeated André Jacque to win the seat.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/caleb-frostman-wisconsin_us_5b2079ade4b09d7a3d7845e9 |title=Democrats Score Special Election Upset In Wisconsin District Trump Won Big | HuffPost |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= June 12, 2018|accessdate=June 13, 2018}}{{Cite web|last=Welter|first=Jonathan Anderson and Liz|title=Caleb Frostman defeats André Jacque in 1st Senate District special election|url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2018/06/12/caleb-frostman-defeats-andre-jacque-1st-senate-district-special-election/686543002/|access-date=2020-09-05|website=Green Bay Press-Gazette|language=en-US}} He was sworn in on June 28, 2018.{{cite news |last=Razavi |first=Justin |publisher=We Are Green Bay |title=Caleb Frostman Sworn In Thursday |accessdate=July 4, 2018 |url=https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/caleb-frostman-to-be-sworn-in-thursday/1270274734}} He was later defeated by Jacque in November 2018, losing the chance of being elected for a full four-year term.{{cite news |last1=Welter |first1=Liz |title=Andre Jacque wins Senate District 1 seat |url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/door-co/news/2018/11/07/wisconsin-election-andre-jacque-wins-senate-district-1-seat/1905950002/ |accessdate=November 11, 2018 |work=Green Bay Press-Gazette |date=November 11, 2018}} Governor Tony Evers appointed him as Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, though he remained secretary-designee until the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate approved his appointment at the start of 2020.{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2019 |title=The Latest: Evers Says He Has 'No Intent' to Break Law |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2019-01-03/the-latest-evers-picks-barca-frostman-for-cabinet-posts |access-date=February 22, 2023 |website=U.S. News}}
On September 18, 2020, Evers asked for Frostman's resignation, due to long-term issues involving the approval of payment of benefits to applicants during the COVID-19 pandemic which dated back to before the state's first stay-at-home order. Frostman tendered his resignation soon after.{{cite news|url=https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/tony-evers-firing-dwd-secretary-caleb-frostman-over-unemployment-claim-backlog/article_b9e156d9-b549-5a95-9749-48ec7f1da065.html|title=Tony Evers firing DWD Secretary Caleb Frostman over unemployment claim backlog|last=Vetterkind|first=Riley|date=18 September 2020|work=Wisconsin State Journal|accessdate=19 September 2020}}
Electoral history
= Wisconsin Senate (2018) =
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!Year !Election !Date ! colspan="4" |Elected ! colspan="4" |Defeated !Total !Plurality |
| 2018
2018 Wisconsin Senate election#Special elections | valign="top" |Special{{cite report |url=https://elections.wi.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/Summary%2520Results-2018%2520Gen%2520Election_0.pdf |title=Canvass Results for 2018 Special Election State Senate District 1 - 6/12/2018 |date=June 20, 2018 |publisher=Wisconsin Elections Commission |page=1 |accessdate=February 26, 2025}} | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Jun. 12}} | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Caleb Frostman}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | valign="top" align="right" |14,606 | valign="top" align="right" |51.38% | valign="top" |{{nowrap|André Jacque}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | valign="top" align="right" |13,801 | valign="top" align="right" |48.55% | valign="top" align="right" |28,427 | valign="top" align="right" |805 |
|---|
| 2018
| valign="top" |General{{cite report |url=https://elections.wi.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/Summary%2520Results-2018%2520Gen%2520Election_0.pdf |title=Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 |date=February 22, 2019 |publisher=Wisconsin Elections Commission |page=6 |accessdate=February 26, 2025}} | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Nov. 6}} | valign="top" |{{nowrap|André Jacque}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | valign="top" align="right" |47,826 | valign="top" align="right" |54.50% |{{nowrap|Caleb Frostman (inc)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | valign="top" align="right" |39,414 | valign="top" align="right" |45.43% | valign="top" align="right" |86,768 | valign="top" align="right" |7,875 |
References
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External links
- {{Ballotpedia|Caleb_Frostman|Caleb Frostman}}
- {{CongLinks|votesmart= 180079}}
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Category:Politicians from Green Bay, Wisconsin
Category:State cabinet secretaries of Wisconsin
Category:Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators