Van Wanggaard is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 21st district since 2011.

Born in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Wanggaard graduated from Gateway Technical College

Gateway Technical College

Gateway Technical College is a technical college serving Kenosha, Racine, and Walworth counties in Wisconsin. It has major campuses in the Kenosha, Racine and Elkhorn communities. There is a campus center in Burlington, and Advanced Technology Centers in Kenosha, Pleasant Prairie, and Sturtevant...

 with a certificate in Police Science Instruction. He ran for the Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly

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 in 2006, but lost. Before that, he worked for the Racine police department from 1972 to 2001. He and his wife have two children.

External links

• Senator Van Wanggaard at the Wisconsin State Legislature
• Van Waggaard official campaign site