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Representative Jerry L. O'Connor

Assembly District 60

(R - Fond Du Lac)
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Madison Office:
 Room 109 West
State Capitol
PO Box 8953
Madison, WI 53708 Telephone:
 (608) 237-9160
(888) 534-0060 Fax:
 (608) 282-3660 Voting Address:
 N5964 Joseph Court
Fond du Lac, WI 54937
Staff:
 Casey Bryant Casey.Bryant@legis.wisconsin.gov
Henry Dern Henry.Dern@legis.wisconsin.gov

Biography

  • Born Lone Rock, Wisconsin, September 14, 1953; married; 5 children, 4 grandchildren.
  • Graduate Madison West High School, 1971; Pastoral Studies, Minnesota Bible College, 1973; diploma from University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Banking, 2001.
  • Retired bank CEO and board chair. Former licensed real estate broker and insurance agent; real estate developer.
  • Member: Charis Pregnancy and Family Help Center Executive Board (chair); Fond du Lac Noon Rotary Club; e-Center for Hope and Vision Executive Board (treasurer).
  • Former member: Wisconsin Bankers Association Board (cochair); Community Bankers of Wisconsin Board (chair); Fond du Lac County Capital Markets Board; Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation Board; Waupun Economic Development Board (treasurer); Waupun Christmas Club (chair); Waupun Rotary Club (chair); Former 4-H Horse Project Advisor; Former Church Deacon.
  • Recipient: Industry recognition for chairmanship on the boards of the Wisconsin Bankers Association and Community Bankers of Wisconsin.
  • Elected to Assembly 2022.

2025 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 21
    Relating to: technical colleges’ lease of their facilities to others. (FE)

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 3
    Relating to: proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 26
    Relating to: technical colleges’ lease of their facilities to others. (FE)

  • 2/3/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 3
    Relating to: proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.

2025 Co-authored Proposals

  • 2/7/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 23
    Relating to: establishment of a Palliative Care Council. (FE)

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 12
    Relating to: state agency status for certain physician assistants and advanced practice nurses who provide services without compensation for local health departments or school districts. (FE)

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 8
    Relating to: agreements for direct primary care.

  • 2/3/2025: 2025 Assembly Resolution 3
    Relating to: observing February 28, 2025, as Rare Disease Day in Wisconsin.

  • 2/3/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 2
    Relating to: requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time.

  • 2/3/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 4
    Relating to: required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria. (FE)

  • 1/31/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 1
    Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report. (FE)

  • 1/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 1
    Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).

2025 Cosponsored Proposals

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 7
    Relating to: recognizing that the Wisconsin State Legislature supports nuclear power and fusion energy as clean energy sources that are critical to safely meeting Wisconsin’s growing energy demands and declaring the legislature’s commitment to the continuation and expansion of nuclear power and nuclear technologies, the development of nuclear technologies and fusion energy, and employing the leadership and resources necessary to support the development of and investment in nuclear power, fusion energy, and related technologies in the state.

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 6
    Relating to: honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker.

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 16
    Relating to: participation in interscholastic athletics and application of the public records and open meetings laws to interscholastic athletic associations.

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 18
    Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report. (FE)

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 4
    Relating to: the freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration).

  • 2/3/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 10
    Relating to: access to public high schools for military recruiters.

  • 1/24/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 7
    Relating to: prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.

  • 1/24/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 8
    Relating to: repair and replacement of implements of husbandry under warranty.

  • 1/24/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 4
    Relating to: agreements for direct primary care.

  • 1/24/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 6
    Relating to: impoundment of vehicles used in certain traffic offenses.

  • 1/24/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 5
    Relating to: battery or threat to jurors and providing a penalty.

  • 1/24/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 2
    Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.

  • 1/6/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 2
    Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).