Kevin Petersen | |
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Speaker pro tempore of theWisconsin Assembly | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Tyler August |
Member of theWisconsin State Assembly | |
Assumed office January 6, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Lee Snodgrass |
Constituency | 57th district |
In office January 1, 2007 – January 6, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Jean Hundertmark |
Succeeded by | Karen DeSanto |
Constituency | 40th district |
Personal details | |
Born | (1964-12-14)December 14, 1964 (age 60) Waupaca, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of New Mexico (BSME) |
Website | Assembly website |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1983–1994 (active) 1994–2008 (reserve) |
Unit | United States Navy Reserve |
Battles/wars | Gulf War |
Kevin David Petersen (born December 14, 1964) is anAmerican small business owner andRepublican politician fromWaupaca County, Wisconsin. He is the speaker pro tempore of theWisconsin State Assembly, since 2023, and has served in the Assembly since 2007. He representsWisconsin's 57th Assembly district since 2025 and previously represented the40th Assembly district from 2007 to 2025.
Petersen was born inWaupaca, Wisconsin, and graduated fromWaupaca High School in 1983. After graduation, he served in theU.S. Navy insubmarine service from 1983 to 1994. Petersen received aBachelor of Science degree inmechanical engineering from theUniversity of New Mexico in 1989. After leaving the U.S. Navy in 1994, Petersen remained with theU.S. Navy Reserve until 2008.[1]
Petersen served as aTown of Dayton supervisor from 2001 to 2007. He won a three-wayprimary in 2006[2] to become the Republican candidate forWisconsin 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]
Kevin Petersen has an "F" rating from theNational Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) for his voting history regardingcannabis-related causes.[4]
Petersen’s positions on cannabis put him in direct opposition to the efforts ofVSO’s such as theDAV.[5]
Wisconsin State Assembly | ||
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Preceded by | Member of theWisconsin State Assemblyfrom the40th district January 1, 2007 – January 6, 2025 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Member of theWisconsin State Assemblyfrom the57th district January 6, 2025 – present | Incumbent |
Preceded by | Speaker pro tempore of theWisconsin Assembly 2023–present |
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