| Willis Hutnik | |
| Birth Date: | March 23, 1915 |
| Death Date: | December 13, 1996 (aged 81) |
| Birth Place: | Elk, Wisconsin |
| Death Place: | Mesa, Arizona |
| Party: | Republican |
| Education: | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Office: | Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly |
| Termstart: | 1954 |
| Termend: | 1970 |
| Children: | 4 |
Willis J. Hutnik (born March 23, 1915) was an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1954 to 1970.
Hutnik was born on March 23, 1915, in Elk, Wisconsin.[1] He attended Phillips High School in Phillips, Wisconsin, Price County Normal School, Central State Teachers College in Ohio, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2]
Hutnik owned a school and office supply business in Tony, Wisconsin, where he worked as a teacher, principal, and real estate broker. Hutnik was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1952. He was a Republican. Hutnik left office in 1970.
A bill proposing to name a portion of Wisconsin Highway 27 in Rusk County, Wisconsin, and Sawyer County, Wisconsin, the Willis J. Hutnik Memorial Highway was brought before the Wisconsin Legislature in 2012.[3] After his death, Hutnik's papers were donated to the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.[4]
Hutnik has four children.[5] He died in Mesa, Arizona, on December 13, 1996.[6]