Jeff A. Stone (born January 28, 1961) is an American businessman and former politician. A Republican, he was a member of the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican ...

from 1998 through 2013. He currently serves as chair of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District.

Early life and career

Stone was born in

Topeka, Kansas Topeka ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeastern Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2020 cen ...

. He was raised in

Zanesville, Ohio Zanesville is a city in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located at the confluence of the Licking River (Ohio), Licking and Muskingum River, Muskingum rivers, the city is approximately east of Columbus, Ohio, Columb ...

, and graduated from West Muskingum High School before returning to Topeka to attend

Washburn University Washburn University (WU), formally Washburn University of Topeka, is a public university in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs as well as professional programs in law and business. The university enroll ...

. He graduated from that institution in 1983 with a

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in political science and history,

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Legislative career

After moving to

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, Stone served in the city council of

Greenfield, Wisconsin Greenfield is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 37,803 as of the 2020 census. Greenfield is one of many bedroom communities in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. History On March 8, 1839, the Town of Kinnik ...

, from 1994 to 1998. He was elected to the

in a special election in 1998. He was reelected seven times.

Voter ID

In 2005, Stone co-sponsored a voter ID bill with Senator Joe Leibham of Sheboygan. The bill passed the State Assembly and Senate, but was vetoed by Democratic governor Jim Doyle. In 2011, Stone and Leibham introduced a similar voter ID bill providing more oversight and restrictions than past legislative proposals. Stone stated that his bill will provide people working at the polls with the right tools to know if the person voting is the person they claim to be. Opponents of the bill argue that the law will result in the suppression of votes of minority voters who don't have photo identification. Supporters argued that it would protect against the type of voter fraud allegedly observed in Milwaukee during the 2004 presidential election.

Later career

After the 2010 election, in which Milwaukee County executive Scott Walker was elected governor, Stone announced his candidacy to succeed Walker as county executive. He faced several notable Milwaukeeans in the February 2011 nonpartisan primary, including acting county executive Lee Holloway, former state senator Jim Sullivan, and businessman

Chris Abele Christopher Seton Abele (born January 28, 1967) is an American businessman and Democratic Party politician. He served as the 6th Milwaukee County Executive from 2011 to 2020. Abele is the son of American businessman John Abele, the co-founder o ...

. Stone came in first in the primary, with 43% of the vote, but was defeated in the April general election by Chris Abele. On October 14, 2013, Stone resigned from the Wisconsin State Assembly to accept a job as division administrator for Water Compliance and Consumer Affairs at the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. After leaving public office, he was employed as a senior consultant at Kapur & Associates Consulting Engineers. As of 2024, he is also serving as chair of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. Stone and his wife Lynn are also co-owners of the Greendale-based company the Printing Factory. As of February 2011, there were no records with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions indicating the existence or corporate standing of the company.WI Corporate Records Search: "Printing Factory"
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References

External links

Wisconsin Historical Society-Jeff Stone
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