Dairy Business Association: Board of Directors announce endorsements in state Assembly races

Contact: Laurie Fischer

Executive Director

E-mail: lfischer@widba.com

Phone: (920) 366-1880

Green Bay, Wisconsin — The Dairy Business Association (DBA) Board of Directors and its members proudly announce their endorsement of the following candidates for Wisconsin’s State Assembly. These candidates have shown their support for Wisconsin’s agriculture industry, which is responsible for employing one out of ten Wisconsin citizens and creates over $59 billion in economic activity each year. “Our agriculture industry is the backbone to our economy,” said Laurie Fischer, DBA Executive Director. “Wisconsin is fortunate to have so many qualified candidates who understand the need to promote and protect Wisconsin’s dairy industry.”

District 1 Garey Bies (R- Sister Bay)
District 3 Al Ott (R- Forest Junction)
District 4 Chad Weininger (R- Green Bay)
District 5 Jim Steineke (R- Kaukauna)
District 6 Gary Tauchen (R- Bonduel)
District 8 JoCasta Zamarripa (D- Milwaukee)
District 9 Josh Zepnick (D- Milwaukee)
District 11 Jason Fields (D- Milwaukee)
District 14 Dale Kooyenga (R- Brookfield)
District 15 Tony Staskunas (D-West Allis)
District 18 Tamara Grigsby (D- Milwaukee)
District 19 Jon Richards (D- Milwaukee)
District 21 Mark Honadel (R- South Milwaukee)
District 23 Jim Ott (R- Mequon)
District 24 Don Knodl (R- Germantown)
District 25 Bob Ziegelbauer (I- Manitowoc)
District 26 Terry Van Akkeren (D- Sheboygan)
District 27 Steve Kestell (R-Elkhart Lake)
District 28 Ann Hraychuck (D- Balsam Lake)
District 29 John Murtha (R- Baldwin)
District 31 Steve Nass (R- Whitewater)
District 32 Tyler August (R-Walworth)
District 33 Chris Kapenga (R- Delafield)
District 34 Dan Meyer (R- Eagle River)
District 35 Tom Tiffany (R- Hazelhurst)
District 36 Jeff Mursau (R- Crivitz)
District 37 Andy Jorgensen (D- Fort Atkinson)
District 38 Joel Kleefisch (R- Oconomowoc)
District 39 Jeff Fitzgerald (R- Horicon)
District 40 Kevin Petersen (R- Waupaca)
District 41 Joan Ballweg (R- Markesan)
District 42 Jack Cummings (R- Endeavor
District 43 Evan Wynn (R- Whitewater)
District 44 Mike Sheridan (D- Janesville)
District 47 Keith Ripp (R- Lodi)
District 49 Travis Tranel (R- Platteville)
District 50 Ed Brooks (R- Reedsburg)
District 52 Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R- Fond du Lac)
District 54 Gordon Hintz (D- Oshkosh)
District 55 Dean Kaufert (R- Neenah)
District 56 Michelle Litjens (R- Oshkosh)
District 57 Penny Bernard Schaber (D- Appleton)
District 58 Pat Strachota (R- West Bend)
District 59 Dan LeMahieu (R- Cascade)
District 60 Mark Gottlieb (R- Port Washington)
District 61 Robert Turner (D- Racine)
District 63 Robin Vos (R- Racine)
District 64 Peter Barca (D- Kenosha)
District 65 John Steinbrink (D- Pleasant Prairie)
District 66 Samantha Kerkman (R- Genoa City)
District 67 Tom Larson (R- Colfax)
District 69 Scott Suder (R- Abbotsford)
District 70 Amy Sue Vruwink (D- Milladore)
District 72 Marlin Schneider (D- Wisc. Rapids)
District 74 Janet Bewley (D- Ashland)
District 75 Roger Rivard (R- Rice Lake)
District 78 Mark Pocan (D- Madison)
District 80 Janis Ringhand (D- Evansville)
District 82 Jeff Stone (R- Greendale)
District 83 Scott Gunderson (R- Waterford)
District 84 Mike Kuglitsch (R-New Berlin )
District 85 Donna Seidel (D- Wausau)
District 86 Jerry Petrowski (R- Marathon)
District 87 Mary Williams (R- Medford)
District 88 Jim Soletski (D- Green Bay)
District 89 John Nygren (R- Marinette)
District 90 Karl Van Roy (R- Green Bay)
District 91 Chris Danou (D- Trempealeau)
District 92 Mark Radcliffe (D- Black River Falls)
District 94 Mike Huebsch (R- West Salem)
District 95 Jennifer Shilling (D- La Crosse)
District 96 Lee Nerison (R- Westby)
District 97 Bill Kramer (R- Waukesha)
District 98 Paul Farrow (R- Pewaukee)
District 99 Don Pridemore (R- Hartford)

About DBA

The Dairy Business Association is an industry organization comprised of dairy producers, corporate and allied industry supporters. DBA promotes the growth and success of all dairy farms in Wisconsin by fostering a positive business and political environment. For more information about DBA, please visit our website at http://www.widba.com.