| Rob Hutton | |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| State Senate: | Wisconsin |
| District: | 5th |
| Term Start: | January 3, 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Dale Kooyenga |
| State Assembly1: | Wisconsin |
| District1: | 13th |
| Term Start1: | January 7, 2013 |
| Term End1: | January 4, 2021 |
| Predecessor1: | David Cullen |
| Successor1: | Sara Rodriguez |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 7 April 1967 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (B.A.) |
| Profession: | politician, businessman |
| Spouse: | Patti |
| Children: | 4 |
| Residence: | Brookfield, Wisconsin |
Robert Hutton (born April 7, 1967) is an American businessman and Republican politician from Waukesha County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the 5th Senate district since January 2023. He previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2013 through 2020.
From Brookfield, Wisconsin, Hutton grew up in Brookfield and is a graduate of Brookfield East High School where he met his wife Patti. He earned a history degree from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater.[1]
Hutton owns two industrial coatings firms that serve Wisconsin’s manufacturing industry, employing over 75 people. He previously owned a logistics firm in Milwaukee, which provided national trucking and warehousing services for key Wisconsin industries.[2]
Hutton served on the Waukesha County board of supervisors from 2005-2012. In November 2012, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican.[3] [4] In the Assembly he served on the Small Business, Corrections, and Education committees.[5]
He was elected to represent the 5th District in the State Senate in November 2022, succeeding Republican Dale Kooyenga.[6] He chairs the Senate Committee on Universities and Revenue and serves on the Senate Committees on Judiciary and Public Safety, Insurance and Small Business, and Transportation and Local Government.[7]
Rob and Patti have four grown children and two daughters-in-law. They reside in Brookfield.