Keith Ripp Explained

Keith Ripp
Office:Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Constituency:42nd district
Term Start:January 7, 2013
Term End:December 29, 2017
Predecessor:Fred Clark
Successor:Jon Plumer
Constituency1:47th district
Term Start1:January 5, 2009
Term End1:January 7, 2013
Predecessor1:Eugene Hahn
Successor1:Robb Kahl
Party:Republican
Birth Date:13 November 1961
Birth Place:Madison, Wisconsin
Profession:Politician
Spouse:Lori Ripp
Residence:Lodi, Wisconsin
Website:Official website

Keith Ripp (born November 13, 1961) is a Wisconsin politician.

Ripp was born in Madison, Wisconsin and was raised in Lodi. He graduated from Lodi High School in 1980, and took farming courses from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.[1]

Ripp continues to run the family farm in northern Dane County, Wisconsin.[2] He is a former president of the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board[3] and the Wisconsin Corn Growers Association.[4]

Ripp served as a supervisor for the Town of Dane from 2006 to 2009. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2008.[5] Ripp resigned from the Assembly on December 29, 2017, to become the assistant deputy secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/bb/09bb/pdf/1-98.pdf
  2. Web site: Keith Ripp for Wisconsin State Assembly . 2010-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090819151208/http://www.keithripp.com/biography.php . 2009-08-19 . dead.
  3. Web site: Wisconsin Soybean Association - About Us . 2010-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110430075301/http://www.wisoybean.org/association/WSMB_06study.php . 2011-04-30 . dead.
  4. Web site: Wisconsin Corn Agronomy - Corn Hybrid Trials, Crop Variety Testing. corn.agronomy.wisc.edu. 2016-06-20.
  5. Web site: 2015 Wisconsin State Representatives. legis.state.wi.us. 2016-06-20.
  6. News: GOP lawmakers Frank Lasee and Keith Ripp resign to take jobs in Gov. Scott Walker's administration. January 4, 2018. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Associated Press. December 29, 2017.