Elijah Behnke (born February 15, 1983) is an American small business owner and Republican politician from Oconto County, Wisconsin.
Behnke was born in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin, and raised on his parents' nearby farm.
[3] In addition to his cleaning business, Behnke operates a hobby farm and is a ministry leader in his church.
[5] In his campaign, Behnke stated that one of his motivations in running for office was to seek relief for small business owners like himself who had been harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant public safety measures.
Despite bipartisan support for legal access to abortion from both Wisconsin Democrats and Republicans, Elijah Behnke and other Republicans in the Legislature gaveled in and gaveled out at the special session without taking action and leaving 1.3 million Wisconsin women of reproductive age without access to a legal abortion.