(Rep.), 27th Assembly District Born Town of Russell, Sheboygan County, January 18, 1928; married; 9 children. Attended St. Anna Parochial Elem.; graduated valedictorian New Holstein H.S.; graduate UW-Madison Agriculture Short Course 1946. Dairy farmer. Member: Wisconsin Farm Bureau (former state dir.); Sheboygan Co. 4-H Leaders Assn. (past pres.); 4-H Club (past general leader); North Central Seed Producers Assn. (secy.); National Commission on Dairy Policy; Sheboygan Co. Republican Party (past mbr. executive Com.); Wis. Right to Life; church lector and eucharistic minister. Former mbr.: Gov. Dreyfus' Study Com. on Evaluation of DNR (Sheboygan Co.); Congressman Steiger's Commission for Appointments to Military Academies. Town of Russell Republican Party Ward Committeeman (1970-80); Wis. Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service (state chairman 1981-82); Wis. Task Force on Dairy Plant Security (1989); New Holstein School Bd. (pres. 1979 to 1989). Elected to Assembly since 1982. Biennial committee assignments: 1991 - Agriculture, Aquaculture and Forestry; Consumer Affairs; Education (mbr. since 1985); State affairs (also 1989). 1989 - Agriculture (ranking minority mbr., also 1987, mbr. 1985, 1983); Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Legis. Council Com. on Nonpoint Source Pollution. 1987 - Elections; Legis. Coun. Com. on Targeted Educational Services (secy.). Telephone: Office: (608) 266-8530; District: (414) 894-2855. Voting address: (Town of Russell) N9617 Turba Court, Elkhart Lake 53020. Mailing address: Office: Room 304 West, State Capitol, P.O. Box 8953, Madison 53708. (Blue Book 1991-92)Learn More
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