Kevin Petersen | |
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Speaker pro tempore of the Wisconsin Assembly | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Tyler August |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 40th district | |
Assumed office January 1,2007 | |
Preceded by | Jean Hundertmark |
Personal details | |
Born | December 14,1964 Waupaca,Wisconsin,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of New Mexico (BSME) |
Website | Assembly website |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1983–1994 (active) 1994–2008 (reserve) |
Unit | United States Navy Reserve |
Battles/wars | Gulf War |
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Petersen was born in Waupaca,Wisconsin,and graduated from Waupaca High School in 1983. After graduation,he served in the U.S. Navy in submarine service from 1983 to 1994. Petersen received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of New Mexico in 1989. After leaving the U.S. Navy in 1994,Petersen remained with the U.S. Navy Reserve until 2008. [1]
Petersen served as a Town of Dayton supervisor from 2001 to 2007. He won a three-way primary in 2006 [2] to become the Republican candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly in the 40th district and went on to narrowly defeat Democrat Dan Naylor in the general election. [3] He is currently in his 8th term and has served as Assistant Majority Leader since 2021. [1]
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