About Katherine.
Town of Delavan Supervisor. Wife. Mother. Educator. Advocate.
Wisconsin’s legislature is caught in an ineffective deadlock. Through gerrymandering, power shifting, and polarizing rhetoric, we have moved away from working together and into a non-stop, unproductive battle between parties. Our system isn't meant to elect parties, we're meant to elect qualified candidates who will work with the legislative body to represent us and our values and bring about positive changes in Wisconsin.
I am Dr. Katherine Gaulke, and I am running for State Assembly to be that voice in Madison for you. I have spent years helping make our community a better place by working with our free clinic, the United Way, Rotary, the State Treasurer’s Task Force, as Town of Delavan Board Supervisor, and more. I have learned that when we work together we can make great things happen, and I want to help us do that at a state level.
I am Dr. Katherine Gaulke, and I am running for State Assembly to be that voice in Madison for you. I have spent years helping make our community a better place by working with our free clinic, the United Way, Rotary, the State Treasurer’s Task Force, as Town of Delavan Board Supervisor, and more. I have learned that when we work together we can make great things happen, and I want to help us do that at a state level.
Professions / Community Service
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More about Katherine.
Wife 1997
9/29/97 Jason & Katherine are married at Lake Eola Park in Orlando, FL.
Katherine met her future husband, Jason, at Wausau East High School (Wausau, Wisconsin) while participating in the International Baccalaureate Program (IB). Immediately following graduation, Jason joined the U. S. Navy. Katherine and Jason were married in Orlando, FL, where he was stationed. Subsequently, the Navy sent them to Charleston, SC, and Kings Bay, GA. However, being loyal Wisconsinites at heart, the Gaulkes returned to Wisconsin to raise their children and to be close to family and friends. Katherine and Jason will be married 23 years this September.
Mother 2004
Cassie was born at Meriter Hospital in Madison, the same hospital at which Katherine was born.
Katherine and Jason welcomed their first born, Timothy James (TJ), on April 6, 2004. When TJ was a couple of months old, Katherine, ever passionate about the issues she considers important in life, quit her job to stay home with him. Their second child, Cassandra (Cassie), was born ten days after the Gaulkes moved to the town of Delavan in 2005. TJ is now 16 and in the 11th grade. He spends his school year in Canada, where he dances with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet while attending the University of Winnipeg Collegiate High School. Cassie, 15 years old, is in the 10th grade at Elkhorn Area High School. She loves riding horses and dancing at the Broadway Academy of Dance in Lake Geneva.
Town of Delavan Resident 2005
 The Gaulkes closed on their Delavan home in the fall of 2005, excited to settle into an amazing community.
In 2005, Katherine and Jason chose the town of Delavan, in Wisconsin's District 32, to raise their family. Since Day One, Katherine has been actively involved in our community as Coordinator for Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS), President of the Family Resource Coalition of Walworth County (FRC), and a Citizen Representative to the Walworth County University of Wisconsin Extension Community Partner Advisory Group (CPAG). Prior to being elected Town of Delavan Supervisor, Katherine served as a Citizen Representative on the Town of Delavan Public Works Committee, for over six years. She is also a volunteer at Open Arms Free Clinic, Walworth County's only free and charitable clinic, which she helped establish with Sara Nichols in 2011.
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Katherine's family - including puppies Dixie & Rosie
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Educator 2007
Katherine remembers when her dad earned his PhD in Agribusiness. She hopes her kids will remember the day she earned her PhD. Katherine is a lifelong learner.
Katherine holds a Bachelor in Business Administration (Accounting) from St. Leo University, St. Leo, FL. She is also a graduate of the University of Florida, with a Master of Health Administration. In 2007, Katherine began teaching as a college professor at the undergraduate and graduate level, focusing on healthcare, critical thinking, and public administration. It was also at this time that Katherine decided to pursue a PhD, earning a Doctorate in Human Services, with an emphasis on Public Service Leadership, from Capella University, in 2010. The knowledge gained through her education and teaching has afforded Katherine insight on how to successfully operate a socially and fiscally responsible government. She also understands the importance of government remaining as transparent as possible for the benefit of all citizens.
Town of Delavan Supervisor 2019+
Katherine's installation as the President of Delavan-Darien Rotary Club
In 2019, Katherine was elected as Delavan Town Supervisor, where she chairs the Lake Committee, the Finance Committee, the Park and Tourism Committee, and the Emergency Government Committee. After witnessing years of neglect, Katherine helped secure funding for much needed repairs for North Shore Drive, as well as spearheading the effort to dredge Mound Road Ponds. In addition to those duties, Katherine also serves on the State Treasurer's Homeowners Task Force.
Katherine continues to work to protect Delavan Lake by serving on the Board of the Delavan Lake Improvement Association (DLIA), mobilizing our community to help our underrepresented neighbors by serving on the Board of the Walworth County United Way, and participating in the Walworth County Community Alliance (WCCA). Katherine also served on the committee to populate 2-1-1 with Walworth County information.
In 2019, in addition to all her work in the public service arena, Katherine was elected President of the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club, and, as she has demonstrated in every aspect of her public life, she will continue to embody the Rotary Club motto of "Service above Self" in every vote she takes as your State Assemblywoman.
Katherine continues to work to protect Delavan Lake by serving on the Board of the Delavan Lake Improvement Association (DLIA), mobilizing our community to help our underrepresented neighbors by serving on the Board of the Walworth County United Way, and participating in the Walworth County Community Alliance (WCCA). Katherine also served on the committee to populate 2-1-1 with Walworth County information.
In 2019, in addition to all her work in the public service arena, Katherine was elected President of the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club, and, as she has demonstrated in every aspect of her public life, she will continue to embody the Rotary Club motto of "Service above Self" in every vote she takes as your State Assemblywoman.