Jessie Rodriguez (Rep.), 21st Assembly District
Born Puerto el Triunfo, El Salvador, July 5, 1977; married. Graduate Alexander Hamilton H.S. (Milwaukee) 1996; B.A. Marquette U. 2002. Full-time legislator. Former analyst for a supermarket company; outreach coordinator for Hispanics for School Choice.
Elected to Assembly in November 2013 special election; reelected 2014. Majority Caucus Secretary 2015. Biennial committee assignments: 2015 — Children and Families (chp.); Colleges and Universities; Criminal Justice and Public Safety; Education (also 2013); Mental Health Reform. 2013 — Criminal Justice; Health; Jobs and the Economy; Joint Legislative Council.
Telephone: Office: (608) 266-0610; (888) 534-0021 (toll free).
E-mail: Rep.Rodriguez@legis.wisconsin.gov
Voting address: 9312 South 33rd Street, Franklin 53132.
Mailing address: Office: Room 204 North, State Capitol, P.O. Box 8953, Madison 53708.
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“I’m humbled to receive this vote of confidence from the 64-member Assembly majority, the largest GOP majority in 60 years.”
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My team has produced and marketed a campaign video to show our total disgust with the Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump
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