Jeff Stone (Wisconsin politician)
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Jeff Stone, 2011
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| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 82nd district |
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In office 1999 – October 14, 2013 |
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January 28, 1961 Topeka, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Greendale, Wisconsin |
| Alma mater | Washburn University |
| Profession | Wisconsin State Legislator |
Jeff Stone (born January 28, 1961) is an American businessman and former politician.
Stone was born in Topeka, Kansas. He was raised in Zanesville, Ohio, and graduated from West Muskingum High School before returning to Topeka to attend Washburn University. He graduated from that institution in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and history, magna cum laude.
After moving to Wisconsin, Stone served in the city council of Greenfield, Wisconsin from 1994 to 1998. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in a special election in 1998. He has been re-elected until he decided to resign in October 2013.
In 2010, Stone announced his candidacy for the office of Milwaukee County Executive, challenging Jim Sullivan, Lee Holloway, Chris Abele, and Iesha Griffin in the nonpartisan February primary. While Stone won the primary with 43% of the vote, he lost the general election to Chris Abele.
On October 14, 2013, Stone resigned from the Wisconsin State Assembly; he will be working for the Wisconsin Public Service Commission as the division administrator for Water Compliance and Consumer Affairs.
Stone is the owner of the Greendale, Wisconsin based company, the Printing Factory, a company that he started with his wife Lynn.
As of February 2011, there were no records with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions indicating the existence or corporate standing of the company.
In 2005, Stone co-sponsored a Voter ID bill with Senator Joe Liebham of Sheboygan that passed the State Assembly and Senate, but was vetoed by Democratic Governor Jim Doyle
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