Robert F. Ziegelbauer (born August 26, 1951) is an American politician who served as an independent member of the

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and is the current

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. He represented the 25th Assembly District from his election in 1992 until 2013.

Career

Born in

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, Ziegelbauer graduated from Roncalli High School. He then graduated from the

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and received his masters from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Ziegelbauer was a business owner. He served as finance director of the city of Manitowoc; he also served on the Manitowoc County Board of Supervisors and the Manitowoc Common Council. Ziegelbauer also taught at Silver Lake College. He was elected County Executive of

Manitowoc County Manitowoc County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 81,359. Its county seat is Manitowoc. The county was created in 1836 prior to Wisconsin's statehood and organized in 1848. Manitowoc County ...

in April 2006. He has since been reelected as County Executive in 2010, 2014, and 2018, for a total of four terms.

Election

Ziegelbauer announced on June 21, 2010 that he would run as an Independent for the 2010 election. He had long been one of the more conservative members of the Democratic caucus, particularly on taxation. On November 2, 2010, Ziegelbauer was reelected to the Wisconsin Assembly. After reelection he stated that he would caucus with the Republicans. In 2012 Ziegelbauer announced he would not run for reelection to the Assembly.

References

External links

Wisconsin Assembly - Representative Bob Ziegelbauer
official government website * * ''Follow the Money'' - Bob Ziegelbauer *
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campaign contributions at ''Wisconsin Democracy Campaign'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Ziegelbauer, Bob 1951 births Living people Wisconsin Independents Wisconsin city council members County supervisors in Wisconsin County executives in Wisconsin Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly University of Notre Dame alumni Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni Wisconsin Democrats Silver Lake College faculty 21st-century American politicians