James Burkee is a candidate in the fifth congressional district of Wisconsin for the U.S.
House of Representatives, author of numerous articles relating to reform in U.S.
politics, is a history professor at Concordia University Wisconsin, and is a public figure in southeast Wisconsin on national politics.
He is most notably a critic of many prominent national politicians who he characterizes as disconnected from the American public in both personal and political priorities, and he frequently speaks out on issues of fiscal responsibility in government.