Robert Hutton (born April 7, 1967) is an American businessman and

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politician from

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. He is a member of the

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, representing the 5th Senate district since January 2023. He previously served in the

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from 2013 through 2020.

Biography

From

Brookfield, Wisconsin Brookfield is a city located in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States in the Milwaukee metropolitan area The Milwaukee metropolitan area (also known as Metro Milwaukee or Greater Milwaukee) is a major metropolitan area located in Southeast ...

, Hutton grew up in Brookfield and is a graduate of Brookfield East High School where he met his wife Patti. He earned a history degree from the

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. Hutton owns two industrial coatings firms that serve Wisconsin’s manufacturing industry, employing over 75 people. He previously owned a logistics firm in Milwaukee, which provided national trucking and warehousing services for key Wisconsin industries. Hutton served on the

Waukesha County Waukesha County () is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 406,978, making it the third-most populous county in Wisconsin. Its county seat and largest city is Waukesha. Waukesha Co ...

board of supervisors from 2005-2012. In November 2012, he was elected to the

as a

. In the Assembly he served on the Small Business, Corrections, and Education committees. He was elected to represent the 5^th District in the State Senate in November 2022, succeeding Republican

Dale Kooyenga Dale Kooyenga (born February 12, 1979) is an American C.P.A. and Republican politician from Waukesha County, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 2019 through 2022, representing the 5th Senate district. He previously ...

. He chairs the Senate Committee on Universities and Revenue and serves on the Senate Committees on Judiciary and Public Safety, Insurance and Small Business, and Transportation and Local Government. Rob and Patti have four grown children and two daughters-in-law. They reside in Brookfield.

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* * 1967 births Living people People from Brookfield, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Whitewater alumni Businesspeople from Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Party Wisconsin state senators 21st-century American politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1960s-stub