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Bob Wirch's Biography

Office:

Full Name:

Robert 'Bob' W. Wirch

Gender:

Male

Family:

Widower: Mary; 2 Children: David, Julia

Birth Date:

11/16/1943

Birth Place:

Kenosha, WI

Home City:

Pleasant Prairie, WI

BA, History, University of Wisconsin at Parkside, 1970

Senator, Wisconsin State Senate, District 22, 1996-present

Candidate, Wisconsin State Senate, District 22, 2020, 2024

Assembly Member, Wisconsin State Assembly, 1992-1996

Supervisor, Board of Supervisors, Kenosha County, 1986-1994

Former Member, Administrative Rules Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail Committees, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Environment Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Joint Review of Administrative Rules Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former member, Labor, Elections, and Urban Affairs Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Natural Resources and Energy Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Chair, Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

Member, Sporting Heritage Council, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Member, Wisconsin State Incentive Advisory Committee

Chair, Minority Caucus, 2003

Former Factory Worker/Liaison, Job Training Partnership Act Programs

Served, United States Army Reserve, 1965-1971

Member, Advisory Council, Kenosha Scout Leaders Rescue Squad

Former Member, Board of Directors, Kenosha Boys and Girls Club

Member, Board of Directors, Kenosha Literacy Council

Member, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board

Member, Danish Brotherhood

Member, Democratic Party of Wisconsin

Member, First Presbyterian Church

Member, Friends of the Kenosha Public Museum

Member, Kenosha Area Business Alliance

Member, Kenosha Sport Fishing and Conservation Association

Member, Migrant Labor Council

Member, Polish Legion of American Veterans

Member, Senior Action Council

Member, Shalom Center

Member, Small Business Regulatory Review Board

Former Member, United Steelworkes Local 9322

Member, Wisconsin Coastal Management Council

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