Brian Rude

Brian D. Rude
President of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
April 21, 1998 – January 4, 1999
Preceded byFred Risser
Succeeded byFred Risser
In office
April 20, 1993 – July 9, 1996
Preceded byFred Risser
Succeeded byFred Risser
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 32nd district
In office
April 23, 1984 – May 25, 2000
Preceded byPaul Offner
Succeeded byMark Meyer
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 36th district
In office
January 3, 1983 – April 23, 1984
Preceded byLloyd H. Kincaid
Succeeded byJohn Volk
Personal details
Born (1955-08-25) August 25, 1955 (age 69)
Viroqua, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Karen Ann Thulin
(m. 1981)
Children2
Education
OccupationPolitician, lobbyist

Brian David Rude (born August 25, 1955) is a retired American businessman, lobbyist, and Republican politician from Vernon County, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate for 16 years and served as president of the Senate for most of the 1993–1994 and 1995–1996 terms, and part of the 1997–1998 term. He also served a year in the Wisconsin State Assembly. After leaving government, he worked as a lobbyist for 20 years for Dairyland Power Cooperative.