Angie Sapik

Angela Mary "Angie" Sapik (née Vee; born August 1984) is an American sales professional and Republican politician from Douglas County, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 73rd Assembly district since January 2023. The 73rd Assembly district is unique as one of the few remaining competitive seats in Wisconsin's heavily gerrymandered legislative map.

Angie Sapik
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 73rd district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byNick Milroy
Personal details
Born
Angela Mary Vee

August 1984 (age 38)
Superior, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseNathan Sapik
Children2
ResidenceLake Nebagamon, Wisconsin
EducationDuluth Business University
OccupationSales

Biography

Angie Sapik was born Angela Mary Vee and was raised in Superior, Wisconsin. She graduated from Northwestern High School, in the town of Maple, Wisconsin, and went on to attend University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire for two years. She ultimately earned her associate's degree from Duluth Business University. For the last ten years, she has worked as a sales associate for her family business, Vee's Marketing, Inc.[1]

Political career

After surviving the closest election in the Wisconsin Legislature in 2020, incumbent state representative Nick Milroy announced in April 2022 that he would not run for an 8th term in the Assembly that Fall. A few weeks later, Sapik announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 73rd district seat being vacated by Milroy.[2] She defeated Douglas County supervisor Scott Luostari in the Republican primary and went on to face child services consultant Laura Gapske in the general election.[3] Sapik ran into controversy when an archive of her deleted tweets was published by the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in a website called "Angie's Tweets". The archive contained 3,165 tweets that she had written between 2019 and 2021, with a number of controversial statements and memes, including support for conspiracy theories, political violence, and the January 6 insurrection.[4][5] In the November general election, the 73rd Assembly district was again one of the closest legislative races in the state. Sapik prevailed by just 490 votes.[6]

She will assume office in January 2023.

Personal life and family

Angela Vee is one of at least three children of Scott and Bonnie Vee.[7] Her father founded Vee's Marketing, Inc., around 2001. Her father is now retired and her brother owns and runs the business.[1]

Angela Vee took the last name Sapik when she married Nathan Sapik, in September 2012.[7] They live in Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin, with their two children.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (2022)
Wisconsin Assembly, 73rd District Election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Primary, August 9, 2022[3]
Republican Angie Sapik 2,872 57.84%
Republican Scott Luostari 2,081 41.91%
Scattering 12 0.24%
Plurality 791 15.93%
Total votes 4,965 100.0%
General Election, November 8, 2022[6]
Republican Angie Sapik 13,268 50.83% +1.05%
Democratic Laura R. Gapske 12,778 48.96% -1.25%
Scattering 55 0.21%
Plurality 490 1.88% +1.46%
Total votes 26,101 100.0% -21.18%
Republican gain from Democratic

References
  1. "About Vee's". Vee's Marketing. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  2. Nelson, Shelley (May 18, 2022). "Race heats up for Wisconsin's 73rd District Assembly seat". Superior Telegram. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  3. Canvass Results for 2022 Partisan Primary – 8/9/2022 (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 26, 2022. p. 56. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  4. "Angie's Tweets". Angie's Tweets. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  5. Lockwood, Maria (October 19, 2022). "Website claims to show tweets from Assembly candidate's deleted account". Superior Telegram. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  6. Canvass Results for 2022 General Election – 11/8/2022 (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 21, 2022. p. 26. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  7. "Vee, Sapik engagement". Duluth News Tribune. September 8, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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