Lee Nerison
{{Short description|21st century American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly.}}
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| state_assembly = Wisconsin
| district = 96th
| term_start = January 3, 2005
| term_end = January 7, 2019
| predecessor = DuWayne Johnsrud
| successor = Loren Oldenburg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|7|31}}
| birth_place = La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
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| party = Republican
| spouse = Laura
| children = 3
| residence = Westby, Wisconsin
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Lee A. Nerison (born July 31, 1952) is an American dairy farmer and retired politician. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly for seven terms, from 2005 until 2019. A Republican, he represented southern suburbs of La Crosse as well as Crawford and Vernon counties and the southern half of Monroe County.
Biography
Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Nerison is in the agricultural business and lives in Westby, Wisconsin.Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (comp.). [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2009_2010/200_biographies.pdf State of Wisconsin 2009-2010 Blue Book]. Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, 2009, p. 83.
Nerison was first elected to the Assembly in 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=52003 |title=Lee Nerison's Biography - The Voter's Self Defense System |publisher=Vote Smart |date=1952-07-31 |accessdate=2018-07-17}} In the Assembly, he was the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture. He was also a member of the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.{{cite web|title=Lee Nerrison: 2011-2012 Committee Assignments|url=http://legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/contact/legislatorpages.aspx?house=Assembly&district=96&display=committee|publisher=Wisconsin State Legislature|accessdate=25 February 2011}}
On February 25, 2011, in the midst of the 2011 Wisconsin protests, Nerison was one of only four Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly to vote against Governor Scott Walker's controversial budget repair bill.{{cite web|last=Hubbuch|first=Chris|title=Coulee Region reps side against Walker bill in Assembly vote |url=http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_d6e039c6-4102-11e0-8658-001cc4c03286.html|newspaper =La Crosse Tribune |date= February 25, 2011 |accessdate=May 9, 2020}}
In March 2018, Nerison announced that he would be retiring from the Wisconsin State Assembly at the end of the 2017–2018 term.{{cite news|url = https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/96th-district-assembly-rep-lee-nerison-to-retire/article_e749fba7-17e4-54e5-8164-6ca34a78b735.html |title= 96th District Assembly Rep. Lee Nerison to retire |newspaper= La Crosse Tribune |first= Chris |last= Hubbuch |date= March 20, 2018 |accessdate= May 9, 2020}} He left office January 3, 2019.
References
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External links
- {{Ballotpedia|Lee_Nerison|Lee Nerison}}
- {{CongLinks| votesmart= 52003}}
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Category:Politicians from La Crosse, Wisconsin
Category:People from Westby, Wisconsin
Category:Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Category:21st-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
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