Rob Hutton
{{Short description|American businessman and politician}}
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| district = 5th
| term_start = January 3, 2023
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| predecessor = Dale Kooyenga
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| district1 = 13th
| term_start1 = January 7, 2013
| term_end1 = January 4, 2021
| predecessor1 = David Cullen
| successor1 = Sara Rodriguez
| party = Republican
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|4|7}}
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| alma_mater = University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (B.A.)
| profession = politician, businessman
| spouse = Patti
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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.
Biography
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.{{Cite web |title=Rob Hutton |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Rob_Hutton |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
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.{{Cite book |title=Wisconsin Blue Book |publisher=Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |year=2023}}
Hutton served on the Waukesha County board of supervisors from 2005 until 2012. In November 2012, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican.{{cite web|url=http://wisconsinvote.org/candidates/rob-hutton/|title=Wisconsinvote.org-Rob Hutton}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wisconsinvote.org/election-results|title=Election Results|website=Wisconsin Vote}} In the Assembly he served on the Small Business, Corrections, and Education committees.{{Cite web |title=Rob Hutton |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Rob_Hutton |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
He was elected to represent the 5th District in the State Senate in November 2022, succeeding Republican Dale Kooyenga.{{Cite web |title=Rob Hutton |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Rob_Hutton |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Senator Rob Hutton |url=https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/senate/2560 |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=docs.legis.wisconsin.gov}}
Rob and Patti have four grown children and two daughters-in-law. They reside in Brookfield.
Political positions
=Marijuana=
Rob Hutton has an "F" rating from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) for his voting history regarding cannabis-related causes.https://vote.norml.org/politicians/99011
References
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External links
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- {{Ballotpedia|Rob_Hutton }}
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Category:People from Brookfield, Wisconsin
Category:University of Wisconsin–Whitewater alumni
Category:Businesspeople from Wisconsin
Category:County supervisors in Wisconsin
Category:Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Category:Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
Category:21st-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
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