Keith Ripp

Keith Ripp
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 7, 2013 – December 29, 2017
Preceded byFred Clark
Succeeded byJon Plumer
Constituency42nd district
In office
January 5, 2009 – January 7, 2013
Preceded byEugene Hahn
Succeeded byRobb Kahl
Constituency47th district
Personal details
Born (1961-11-13) November 13, 1961 (age 62)
Madison, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLori Ripp
ResidenceLodi, Wisconsin
ProfessionPolitician
WebsiteOfficial website

Keith Ripp (born November 13, 1961) is a Wisconsin politician.

Ripp was born in Madison, Wisconsin and was raised in Lodi. He graduated from Lodi High School in 1980, and took farming courses from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1]

Ripp continues to run the family farm in northern Dane County, Wisconsin.[2] He is a former president of the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board[3] and the Wisconsin Corn Growers Association.[4]

Ripp served as a supervisor for the Town of Dane from 2006 to 2009. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2008.[5] Ripp resigned from the Assembly on December 29, 2017, to become the assistant deputy secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.[6]

  1. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Keith Ripp for Wisconsin State Assembly". Archived from the original on 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin Soybean Association - About Us". Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  4. ^ "Wisconsin Corn Agronomy - Corn Hybrid Trials, Crop Variety Testing". corn.agronomy.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  5. ^ "2015 Wisconsin State Representatives". legis.state.wi.us. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  6. ^ "GOP lawmakers Frank Lasee and Keith Ripp resign to take jobs in Gov. Scott Walker's administration". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Associated Press. December 29, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2018.