Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman (born July 3, 1955 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin ) is an American politician . Since January 2015 he has represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .
Career
In 1973, Glenn Grothman graduated from Homestead High School in Mequon . After completing a law degree at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and being admitted to the bar in 1983, he began working in this profession, specializing in tax law. Politically, he joined the Republican Party . Between 1993 and 2004 he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly ; from 2004 to 2014 he was a member of the State Senate . In both chambers he was a member of the Republican parliamentary group executive committee.
In the 2014 congressional elections , Grothman was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the sixth constituency of Wisconsin with 56.77 percent of the vote against Democrat Mark Harris , where he succeeded Tom Petri on January 3, 2015 , who had not run for office after almost 34 years in office. Re-elected in 2016, he will also serve in the 115th Congress of the United States , which will meet on January 3, 2017 . His new legislative term runs until January 3, 2019 with the option of a further candidacy in 2018.
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Web links
- Glenn Grothman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Web presence at the congress
- Glenn Grothman on Vote Smart
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SURNAME | Grothman, Glenn |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd July 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Milwaukee , Wisconsin |