Lorence R. Wenke (born October 9, 1945) is an American politician from the state of Michigan.
In 2004, Wenke was one of only two Republicans in the state legislature to vote against adding an amendment to the Michigan Constitution outlawing gay marriage.
[1] Tonya Schuitmaker defeated Wenke in the 2010 Republican Party primary election for the 20th district of the Michigan Senate.
[1] Running in the general election against Democratic Party nominee Sean McCann and Republican Party nominee Margaret O'Brien, Wenke received less than 10% of the vote.
[3] His 7,000 votes were the most for a Libertarian candidate in Kalamazoo County history.