Timothy S. Ramthun (born March 13, 1957) is an American consultant and politician from Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
[1] His first attempt at election to the Wisconsin State Assembly was in 2014, when he ran in the Republican primary to replace Daniel LeMahieu, but was defeated by Jesse Kremer.
[3] Ramthun ran in the Republican Party primary for the 2022 Wisconsin gubernatorial election against Tim Michels, former lieutenant governor Rebecca Kleefisch, Kevin Nicholson and Adam J. Fisher.
[6] Ramthun released a video that he titled, "The Calm Before the Storm", a phrase used in association with QAnon, a conspiracy theory that contends the U.S. government is controlled by a cabal of Satanist pedophiles.
[6] Ramthun in November 2021 introduced a joint resolution in which the legislature would rescind certification of the 2020 election results and "reclaim" Wisconsin's electoral votes.