Howard Marklein

Howard Marklein REPRepublican

State Senator, District 17

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Howard MarkleinREPRepublican State Senator, District 17
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Howard L. Marklein (born October 3, 1954) is an American Republican politician and retired accountant and fraud examiner from Sauk County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing Wisconsin's 17th Senate district since 2015; he was president pro tempore of the Senate from 2017 through 2021, and is now the Senate co-chair of the Legislature's influential Joint Finance Committee. Previously, he served four years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 51st Assembly district.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
Bachelor of Business Administration Accounting
1976
Past Positions1 - 6 of 6
President Pro Tempore
Wisconsin State Senate
2017 - 2021
Senator
Wisconsin State Senate
2014 - Current
Representative
Wisconsin State Assembly
2010 - 2014
Partner
Virchow Krause
1984 - Current
Certified Public Accountant
Virchow Krause
1978 - Current
Employee
First Wisconsin National Bank
Other Experience1 - 32 of 32
Former Treasurer
Fort Health Care
Former Chair
Fort Health Care
Former Committee Member
Spring Green, Saint John’s Catholic Church
Former Member
Fort Atkinson Rotary Club
Former Member
Whitewater Chamber of Commerce
Former Member
Fort Health Care
Former Member
Fort Atkinson Chamber of Commerce
Former Member
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority Board
Former Member
Dodgeville Chamber of Commerce
Former President
Dodgeville Chamber of Commerce
Former President
National Alumni Association, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Former President
Whitewater Chamber of Commerce
Former President
Fort Atkinson Rotary Club
Former President
Foundation Board of Directors, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Former President
Fort Atkinson Chamber of Commerce
Member
National Rifle Association
Member
Board of Directors, Wisconsin Academy of Science Arts and Letters
Member
Spring Green, Saint John’s Catholic Church
Member
Board of Trustees, Taliesin Preservation Incorporated
Member
Wisconsin Academy Foundation
Treasurer
Wisconsin Academy Foundation
Treasurer
Board of Trustees, Taliesin Preservation Incorporated
Treasurer
Board of Directors, Wisconsin Academy of Science Arts and Letters
Member
Board of Directors, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
2013 - Current
Former Chair
Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
Former Chair
Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
Former Member
Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
Former Member
Labor and Government Reform Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
Former Member
Natural Resources and Energy Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
Former Member
Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems, Wisconsin State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Transportation and Veterans Affairs Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
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