(Rep.), 18th Senate District Born Madison, January 16, 1948; married. Graduate Madison West H.S.; B.S. UW-Oshkosh 1972; preretirement education leadership training, U. of Michigan School of Gerontology. Full-time legislator. Former director Winnebago Co. nutrition program for older adults, instructor of preretirement education at Fox Valley Technical Institute. Member: NOVA Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services (bd. of dir.). Former member: Oshkosh Foundation (bd. of dir.); Oshkosh Com. on Aging; Oshkosh Big Brothers and Big Sisters (bd. of dir.); Boys and Girls Club of Oshkosh (bd. of dir.). Awards: Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce Athena Award 2000; Wis. Manuf. and Commerce Working for Wisconsin Award 2002, 2000, 1998; Nat. Fed. of Ind. Business Wisconsin Guardian of Small Business Award 1995-96, 1989- 90; Wis. Counties Assoc. Outstanding Legislator 2001-02, 1999-2000, 1997-98, 1995-96; Wis. State Council of Vietnam Veterans of America Legislator of the Year 1996; Wis. Grocers Assoc. Friend of Grocers 2002; Wis. Hospital Assoc. Health Care Advocate Award 1996; Wis. Assoc. of Homes and Services for the Aging Distinguished Service in Elder Advocacy Award 2000; Lutheran Soc. Serv. Leadership Award 1997; Boys and Girls Club of America Service to Youth Award 1997; Prof. Fire Fighters of Wis. Legislator of the Year 1996; Farm Bureau Volunteers for Agriculture A Friend of Agriculture 1995-96, 1993-94; Wisconsin Community Action Program Assoc. William Steiger Human Service Award 1989; UW- Oshkosh Outstanding Alumnus of the Year 1988. Elected to Assembly 1982-86 (resigned 4/20/87); elected to Senate in April 1987 special election; reelected since 1988. Biennial committee assignments: 2003 - Jt. Com. on Audit (co-chp.); Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care (chp.); Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing; Law Revision Committee (also 2001); State of Wis. Building Comn. (chp., mbr. 2001, 1999) and its Subcom. on Admin. Affairs; Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (vice chp., also 2001, mbr. 1999). 2001 - Education (ranking minority mbr., also 1999); Human Services and Aging (also 1999); Standards Development Council. 1999 - Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs; Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions; Legis. Coun. Coms. on Developmental Disabilities, on Labor Shortage. 1997 - Health, Family Services and Aging; Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs; Business, Economic Development and Urban Affairs; Insurance (also 1995); Wis. Housing and Economic Development Authority; Legis. Coun. Coms. on School Discipline and Safety, on State Strategies for Economic Development. Telephone: Office: (608) 266-5300; (888) 736-8720 (toll free); District: (920) 233-6889. E-mail address: Sen. Roessler@legis.state.wi.us Voting address: 1506 Jackson Street, Oshkosh 54901. Mailing address: Office: Room 8 South, State Capitol, P.O. Box 7882, Madison 53707-7882. (Blue Book 2003-2004)Learn More
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