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Robert W. Wirch

Senator Robert W. Wirch's Biography

Full Name: Robert W. Wirch
Office: State Senate (WI) - District 22, Democratic
First Elected: 1996
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Mary; 2 Children: David, Julia
Birth Date: 11/16/1943
Birth Place: Kenosha, WI
Home City: Pleasant Prairie, WI

BA, History, University of Wisconsin, Parkside, 1970

Senator, Wisconsin State Senate, 1996-present
Assembly Member, Wisconsin State Assembly, 1992-1996
Supervisor, Board of Supervisors, Kenosha County, 1986-1993

Member, Sporting Heritage Council, Wisconsin State Senate, present
Chair, Minority Caucus, 2003-2005
Member, Wisconsin State Incentive Advisory Committee
Former Chair, Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly
Former Member, Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail Committees, Wisconsin State Senate
Former Member, Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
Former Member, Environment Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
Former member, Labor, Elections, and Urban Affairs Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
Former Member, Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Served, United States Army Reserve, 1965-1971
Liaison, Job Training Partnership Act Programs
Factory Worker

Member, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board
Member, Danish Brotherhood
Member, Democratic Party, Wisconsin
Member, First Presbyterian Church
Member, Friends of the Kenosha Public Museum
Member, Kenosha Area Business Alliance
Member, Board of Directors, Kenosha Literacy Council
Member, Advisory Council, Kenosha Scout Leaders Rescue Squad
Member, Kenosha Sport Fishing and Conservation Association
Member, Migrant Labor Council
Member, Polish Legion of American Veterans
Member, Senior Action Council
Member, Shalom Center
Member, Small Business Regulatory Review Board
Member, Wisconsin Coastal Management Council
Former Member, Board of Directors, Kenosha Boys and Girls Club
Former Member, United Steelworkes Local 9322

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Contact Information

Capitol Email
Sen.Wirch@legis.wisconsin.gov

Capitol Website

District Website

Capitol
State Capitol, Room 127 South
Post Office Box 7882

Madison, WI 53707-7882

Phone: 608-267-8979
Phone: 262-694-7379
Fax: 608-267-0984
Toll Free: 888-769-4724

District
3007 Springbrook Road
Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158

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