Robin Vos

Robin Vos

75th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2013
Preceded by	Jeff Fitzgerald
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 63rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2005
Personal details
Born	(1968-07-05) July 5, 1968 Burlington, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Whitewater

Robin J. Vos (born July 5, 1968) is an American politician. He has been a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2005,^[1] representing the 63rd district, and has been Speaker of the Assembly since 2013.^[2]

Vos is a small-business owner, owning RoJo's Popcorn.^[3] He is a former congressional district director and a former legislative assistant. He was a member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents from 1989 to 1991, and a member of the Racine County Board from 1994 to 2004.

A member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Vos is the group's former Wisconsin state chair.^[4]

In 2016, Vos endorsed Marco Rubio for president. After Rubio dropped out of the race, Vos endorsed Ted Cruz.^[5]

References

↑ Profile, legis.wisconsin.gov; accessed November 15, 2014.
↑ Wisconsin Blue Book 2011-2012, Biographical sketch of Robin Vos, p. 61.
↑ "Robin Vos, the man amidst the controversy", journaltimes.com; accessed November 15, 2014.
↑ Nikolina Lazic, "Federal Court Strikes Down WI's 'Discriminatory' Voter ID as Unconstitutional", progressive.org, April 30, 2014; accessed November 15, 2014.
↑ Sommerhauser, Mark (March 25, 2016). "Robin Vos endorses Ted Cruz". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved March 25, 2016.

External links

Wisconsin Assembly - Representative Robin J. Vos official government website
Vos for Assembly official political website
RoJo's Popcorn Family business website

Current statewide political officials of Wisconsin

U.S. Senators	Ron Johnson Tammy Baldwin

State government	Scott Walker, Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, Lieutenant Governor Doug La Follette, Secretary of State Brad Schimel, Attorney General Matt Adamczyk, Treasurer Tony Evers, Superintendent of Public Instruction

Senate	Mary Lazich, President Vacant, President pro tempore Scott L. Fitzgerald, Majority Leader Jennifer Shilling, Minority Leader

Assembly (House)	Robin Vos, Speaker Tyler August, Speaker pro tempore Jim Steineke, Majority Leader Peter W. Barca, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Patience D. Roggensack Shirley Abrahamson Ann Walsh Bradley Annette Ziegler Michael Gableman Rebecca Bradley Daniel Kelly

Current Speakers of U.S. state Houses of Representatives

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives: Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin)

AL Victor Gaston (R) AK Mike Chenault (R) AZ David Gowan (R) AR Jeremy Gillam (R) CA Anthony Rendon (D) CO Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (D) CT Brendan Sharkey (D) DE Peter Schwartzkopf (D) FL Steve Crisafulli (R) GA David Ralston (R) HI Joseph Souki (D) ID Scott Bedke (R) IL Michael Madigan (D) IN Brian Bosma (R) IA Kraig Paulsen (R) KS Ray Merrick (R) KY Greg Stumbo (D) LA Taylor Barras (R) ME Mark Eves (D) MD Michael Busch (D) MA Robert DeLeo (D) MI Kevin Cotter (R) MN Kurt Daudt (R) MS Philip Gunn (R) MO Todd Richardson (R) MT Mark Blasdel (R) NE Galen Hadley (R) NV John Hambrick (R) NH Shawn Jasper (R) NJ Vincent Prieto (D) NM Don Tripp (R) NY Carl Heastie (D) NC Tim Moore (R) ND Wesley Belter (R) OH Cliff Rosenberger (R) OK Jeff Hickman (R) OR Tina Kotek (D) PA Mike Turzai (R) RI Nicholas Mattiello (D) SC Jay Lucas (R) SD Dean Wink (R) TN Beth Harwell (R) TX Joe Straus (R) UT Greg Hughes (R) VT Shap Smith (D) VA William Howell (R) WA Frank Chopp (D) WV Tim Armstead (R) WI Robin Vos (R) WY Kermit Brown (R) DC Phil Mendelson (D) Territories: AS Savali Talavou Ale (I) GU Judith Won Pat (D) MP Joseph Deleon Guerrero (I) PR Jaime Perelló (D) VI Neville James (D)

Political party affiliations: 34 Republican 20 Democratic 2 Independent italics indicate speakers of unicameral bodies

Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly

102nd Wisconsin Legislature (2015–2017) Speaker of the Assembly: Robin Vos (R) Speaker pro tempore: Tyler August (R) Majority Leader: Jim Steineke (R) Minority Leader: Peter W. Barca (D)

Joel Kitchens (R) Andre Jacque (R) Al Ott (R) David Steffen (R) Jim Steineke (R) Gary Tauchen (R) Daniel Riemer (D) JoCasta Zamarripa (D) Josh Zepnick (D) David Bowen (D) Mandela Barnes (D) Fred Kessler (D) Rob Hutton (R) Dale P. Kooyenga (R) Joe Sanfelippo (R) Leon Young (D) La Tonya Johnson (D) Evan Goyke (D) Jonathan Brostoff (D) Christine Sinicki (D) Jessie Rodriguez (R) Janel Brandtjen (R) Jim Ott (R) Dan Knodl (R) Paul Tittl (R) Terry Katsma (R) Tyler Vorpagel (R) Adam Jarchow (R) John Murtha (R) Dean Knudson (R) Amy Loudenbeck (R) Tyler August (R) Cody Horlacher (R) Rob Swearingen (R) Mary Czaja (R) Jeffrey Mursau (R) John Jagler (R) Joel Kleefisch (R) Mark Born (R) Kevin David Petersen (R) Joan Ballweg (R) Keith Ripp (R) Andy Jorgensen (D) Debra Kolste (D) Janis Ringhand (D) Gary Hebl (D) Robb Kahl (D) Melissa Sargent (D) Travis Tranel (R) Edward Brooks (R) Todd Novak (R) Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R) Michael Schraa (R) Gordon Hintz (D) Mike Rohrkaste (R) Dave Murphy (R) Amanda Stuck (D) Bob Gannon (R) Jesse Kremer (R) Robert Brooks (R) Samantha Kerkman (R) Tom Weatherston (R) Robin Vos (R) Peter W. Barca (D) Tod Ohnstad (D) Cory Mason (D) Tom Larson (R) Kathy Bernier (R) Bob Kulp (R) Nancy VanderMeer (R) Katrina Shankland (D) Scott Krug (R) Nick Milroy (D) Janet Bewley (D) Romaine Quinn (R) Chris Taylor (D) Terese Berceau (D) Lisa Subeck (D) Dianne Hesselbein (D) Sondy Pope-Roberts (D) Dave Considine (D) Ken Skowronski (R) Dave Craig (R) Mike Kuglitsch (R) Dave Heaton (R) John Spiros (R) James Edming (R) John Macco (R) John Nygren (R) Eric Genrich (D) Dana Wachs (D) Chris Danou (D) Warren Petryk (R) Steve Doyle (D) Jill Billings (D) Lee Nerison (R) Scott Allen (R) Adam Neylon (R) Cindi Duchow (R)

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