Rebecca Kleefisch

Rebecca Kleefisch
44th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019
GovernorScott Walker
Preceded byBarbara Lawton
Succeeded byMandela Barnes
Personal details
Born
Rebecca Ann Reed

(1975-08-07) August 7, 1975 (age 51)
Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Joel Kleefisch
Children2
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin,
Madison (BA)

Rebecca Ann Kleefisch (née Reed; born August 7, 1975) is an American politician and former television news anchor. She was the 44th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. She is a Republican.

She was elected on November 2, 2010 as the running mate of Governor Scott Walker. The two ticket lost re-election in 2018.

In September 2021, Kleefisch announced that she would run for the Republican nomination for Governor of Wisconsin in the 2022 election. She lost the nomination in the August 2022 primary to businessman Tim Michels.

References

  1. ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2011–2012,' Biographical Sketch of Rebecca Kleefisch, pg. 4
  2. ↑ "Walker wins governor's race on promise of jobs", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 3, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Former GOP lieutenant governor launches bid to oust Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers". NBC News.
  4. ↑ "Trump-backed Tim Michels projected winner in battleground Wisconsin's GOP gubernatorial primary". Fox News. Retrieved August 10, 2022.