Brad Zweck spent three terms as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 86th district (portions of Marathon, Shawano and Waupaca counties).
Zweck was born on August 16, 1958, in Wausau, Wisconsin.[1] He attended Grambling State University in Louisiana and the University of Wisconsin-Marathon County, eventually earning a Journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Zweck was first elected a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1986 and was twice re-elected, in 1990 defeating former Iran hostage Kevin J. Hermening, the Republican nominee.[2] He left the Assembly in 1991 to go to work for Wausau Insurance,[3] and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Thomas J. Springer, a former intern in Zweck's office.
From 1992 to 2009, Zweck worked in public relations and as a lobbyist for Wausau Insurance. Since 2010, he has also been the executive director of the UW Wausau Campus Foundation.
Zweck is married with two sons.