A former radio personality and legislative assistant, Senator Erpenbach was elected to represent the 27th Senate District in November of 1998 and was re-elected in 2002 and 2006. Jon’s Senate colleagues elected him Senate Democratic Leader in December 2002. He served in that position until December 2004.
Jon began as a radio personality on two Madison area radio stations and also worked for a Milwaukee station. He subsequently worked in both the State Assembly and State Senate in media relations and as communications director. An advocate for citizen involvement and campaign finance reform, Jon is a member of the Dane County NAACP, Monroe Noon Optimists, WI Farm Bureau, League of Women Voters,1,000 Friends, and the League of Conservation Voters. He is also a very involved Dad at Kromrey Middle School and Middleton High School.
Representing parts of Green, Rock, LaFayette and Dane counties, Jon’s Senate district is one of the most geographically diverse districts in the state. Since his inauguration in January 1999, he has worked to lead the Senate in the areas of personal privacy (the proud author of Wisconsin’s “Do Not Call” Legislation), health care reform, proactive educational reforms, and property tax relief.
Committee assignments for the 2009-2010 biennium include:
Committees: 2009-10 Session
Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief and Revenue (
Chair )
Joint Committee on Tax Exemptions and Tax Credits (
Co-Chair )
Commerce, Utilities, Energy and Rail (
Member )
Education (
Member )
Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform and Housing (
Member )
Joint Committee for the Review of Criminal Penalties (
Member )
Special Committee on Oversight of Senate Broadcasting (
Member )
Committees on which Jon has served:
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Chair);
Joint Committee on Tax Exemptions (Co-Chair);
Senate Education Committee (Vice Chair);
Senate Committee on Campaign Finance Reform, Rural Issues and Information Technology (Vice Chair)
Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism and Insurance