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Representative Kevin Petersen

Speaker Pro Tempore

Assembly District 57

(R - Waupaca)
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Madison Office:
 Room 309 North
State Capitol
PO Box 8953
Madison, WI 53708 Telephone:
 (608) 237-9157
(888) 534-0057 Fax:
 (608) 282-3657 Voting Address:
 N1433 Drivas Rd.
Waupaca, WI 54981
Staff:
 BJ Dernbach BJ.Dernbach@legis.wisconsin.gov
Deborah Bowers Deborah.Bowers@legis.wisconsin.gov
Jim Bowers Jim.Bowers@legis.wisconsin.gov

Biography

  • Born Waupaca, Wisconsin, December 14, 1964; married; 2 children.
  • Graduate Waupaca High School, 1983; B.S.M.E. University of New Mexico, 1989.
  • Co-owner of family-run electronics corporation. Served in U.S. Navy submarine service, 1983–94; Persian Gulf War veteran; US Naval Reserve member, 1994–2008.
  • Member: Waupaca County Republican Party; Waushara County Republican Party; VFW Post 1037 (life member); AMVETS Post 1887 (life member); American Legion Post 161; Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce; New London Area Chamber of Commerce; NRA.
  • Elected to Town of Dayton Board (supervisor), 2001–07; Assembly since 2006. Leadership positions: Speaker Pro Tempore 2023; Assistant Majority Leader 2021.

2025 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

  • 2/13/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 25
    Relating to: an incumbent transmission facility owner’s right to construct, own, and maintain certain transmission facilities and Public Service Commission procedures if the transmission facility is a regionally cost-shared transmission line.

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 28
    Relating to: an incumbent transmission facility owner’s right to construct, own, and maintain certain transmission facilities and Public Service Commission procedures if the transmission facility is a regionally cost-shared transmission line.

2025 Co-authored Proposals

2025 Cosponsored Proposals