Spencer Zimmerman

Spencer Zimmerman (Born September 28, 1979) is an American perennial candidate, United States Air Force veteran and truck driver. Zimmerman has run for elected office as a Republican in Nebraska and Wisconsin. He ran unsuccessfully for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 2016, losing the primary to Paul Ryan. He ran in the 13th state senate district special election as an independent.
Zimmerman is a strong supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump and has twice run as the candidate of the self-created Trump Conservative Party.
Early life
Zimmerman was born on September 28, 1979 in Neenah, Wisconsin. He attended McFarland High School and graduated in 1998. He was stationed at Offutt Air Force Base during the September 11 attacks and received the Joint Service Achievement Medal for meritorious service. During his time in the military, Zimmerman obtained a commercial driver's license to drive a semi for a mobile unit and graduated from the Community College of the Air Force with a degree in Information Systems Technology. After an honorable discharge Spencer obtained a B.S. in Business Administration from Edgewood College. He has worked as a tanker truck driver for an agricultural cooperative, as a Signature Line Service Technician at Chicago Executive Airport, and is employed as a chauffeur for Presidential Transportation Service.
Super PAC Store
In 2012 Zimmerman starting a business called “The Super PAC Store” creating 12 Political Action Committees, and offered them for sale on both EBay and Craigslist. Six were sold on July 4, 2012 for $300, but the transaction was cancelled after it was revealed that the buyer was a foreign national from Turkey, making him ineligible to legally complete the sale. In 2017, the Super PAC Store began acquiring Twitter handles and offering them to candidates under IT consulting contracts, citing the 2009 acquisition by CNN of the Twitter handle @CNNbrk from web developer James Cox.
Election history
2008

2010


2011

2012
2015
2016
2017
2018
In 2018, Zimmerman ran in the Republican primaries for State Assembly and Secretary of State but did not win either position.
2021
In 2021 Zimmerman ran in a special election for the 13th State Senate district when incumbent Republican Scott L. Fitzgerald resigned after winning a seat in the US House of Representatives. Zimmerman stated he would be willing to run as a Republican if the party circulated nomination papers to get him on the ballot but at the same time Zimmerman made an attempt to get on the ballot as an independent. Zimmerman ultimately chose to run as an independent with the Trump Conservative label. He received 4.55% of the vote, losing to Republican John Jagler.
Book
Zimmerman wrote a book called The Epoch Point, which is a religious historical conspiracy thriller.
 
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