# Dan Knodl

Daniel Raymond Knodl (born December 14, 1958) is an American Republican politician from Washington County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 24th Assembly district since January 2025. Knodl previously represented this district from January 2009 until May 2023, when he was elected to the Wisconsin Senate in a 2023 special election to represent the 8th State Senate district.

## Early life and education

Born in Milwaukee, Knodl was raised in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, and graduated from Menomonee Falls East High School in 1977. He briefly attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

## Career

Knodl was first elected to the Washington County board of supervisors in 2006. Two years later, he won his first term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, running in the 24th Assembly district. He went on to win re-election seven times in this district.
On January 5, 2021, Knodl and 14 other Wisconsin lawmakers signed a letter to Vice President Mike Pence asking him to delay certification of the 2020 United States presidential election. In the letter, they claimed that "The 2020 election witnessed an unprecedented and admitted defiance of state law and procedural irregularities raising questions about the validity of hundreds of thousands of ballots."
On December 2, 2022, Knodl announced that he was running in the special election for the 8th state senate district after incumbent Alberta Darling resigned. On February 21, 2023, Knodl beat Janel Brandtjen and Van Mobley in the Republican primary race. He defeated Democrat Jodi Habush Sinykin on April 4. Knodl was sworn in as a state senator on May 3, 2023.
A year after his election, however, the 2024 redistricting act re-drew the 8th Senate district so that Knodl and fellow senator Duey Stroebel were contained in one district. He announced he would not seek re-election to the Senate, and instead opted to run for his old seat in the 24th Assembly district.

## Electoral history
### Wisconsin Assembly (2008–2022)

| Year | Election | Date | Elected | Elected | Elected | Elected | Defeated | Defeated | Defeated | Defeated | Total | Plurality |
| 2008 | Primary | Sep. 9 | Dan Knodl | Republican | 2,706 | 37.41% | Jason LaSage | Rep. | 2,312 | 31.96% | 7,234 | 394 |
| 2008 | Primary | Sep. 9 | Dan Knodl | Republican | 2,706 | 37.41% | Randall Ryan Melchert | Rep. | 1,995 | 27.58% | 7,234 | 394 |
| 2008 | Primary | Sep. 9 | Dan Knodl | Republican | 2,706 | 37.41% | Michael Moscicke | Rep. | 215 | 2.97% | 7,234 | 394 |
| 2008 | General | Nov. 4 | Dan Knodl | Republican | 20,510 | 61.88% | Charlene S. Brady | Dem. | 12,561 | 37.90% | 33,145 | 7,949 |
| 2010 | General | Nov. 2 | Dan Knodl (inc) | Republican | 20,488 | 74.74% | Dustin James Klein | Dem. | 6,910 | 25.21% | 27,414 | 13,578 |
| 2012 | General | Nov. 6 | Dan Knodl (inc) | Republican | 20,932 | 62.37% | Shan Haqqi | Dem. | 12,594 | 37.53% | 33,559 | 8,338 |
| 2014 | General | Nov. 4 | Dan Knodl (inc) | Republican | 21,818 | 97.06% | --Unopposed-- | --Unopposed-- | --Unopposed-- | --Unopposed-- | 22,479 | 21,157 |
| 2016 | General | Nov. 8 | Dan Knodl (inc) | Republican | 24,047 | 96.48% | --Unopposed-- | --Unopposed-- | --Unopposed-- | --Unopposed-- | 24,925 | 23,169 |
| 2018 | General | Nov. 6 | Dan Knodl (inc) | Republican | 17,650 | 53.64% | Emily Siegrist | Dem. | 15,244 | 46.33% | 32,906 | 2,406 |
| 2020 | General | Nov. 3 | Dan Knodl (inc) | Republican | 20,075 | 51.45% | Emily Siegrist | Dem. | 18,924 | 48.50% | 39,019 | 1,151 |
| 2022 | General | Nov. 8 | Dan Knodl (inc) | Republican | 19,397 | 61.14% | Bob Tatterson | Dem. | 12,311 | 38.81% | 31,725 | 7,086 |

### Wisconsin Senate (2023)

| Year | Election | Date | Elected | Elected | Elected | Elected | Defeated | Defeated | Defeated | Defeated | Total | Plurality |
| 2023 (special) | Primary | Feb. 21 | Dan Knodl | Republican | 13,996 | 56.82% | Janel Brandtjen | Rep. | 6,870 | 27.89% | 24,634 | 7,126 |
| 2023 (special) | Primary | Feb. 21 | Dan Knodl | Republican | 13,996 | 56.82% | Van Mobley | Rep. | 3,743 | 15.19% | 24,634 | 7,126 |
| 2023 (special) | Special | Apr. 4 | Dan Knodl | Republican | 38,492 | 50.81% | Jodi Habush Sinykin | Dem. | 37,200 | 49.11% | 75,751 | 1,292 |

### Wisconsin Assembly (2024)

| Year | Election | Date | Elected | Elected | Elected | Elected | Defeated | Defeated | Defeated | Defeated | Total | Plurality |
| 2024 | Primary | Aug. 13 | Dan Knodl | Republican | 6,870 | 64.90% | Janel Brandtjen | Rep. | 3,692 | 34.88% | 10,585 | 3,178 |
| 2024 | General | Nov. 5 | Dan Knodl | Republican | 23,858 | 59.94% | William Walter | Dem. | 15,887 | 39.91% | 39,806 | 7,971 |