Patricia "Pat" Strachota (born June 29, 1955) is an American government administrator and Republican politician from West Bend, Wisconsin. She is the chair of the Wisconsin Ethics Commission, since June 2022. She has been a member of the commission since its creation in 2016, appointed by Wisconsin Assembly speaker Robin Vos and reappointed by him in 2021. She previously served 10 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, and was majority leader from March 2014 to January 2015.

Pat Strachota
Chair of the Wisconsin Ethics Commission
Assumed office
June 2022
Preceded byAwais Khaleel
Member of the Wisconsin Ethics Commission
Assumed office
June 30, 2016
Appointed byRobin Vos
Preceded byPosition established
Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Assembly
In office
March 4, 2014 – January 5, 2015
Preceded byBill Kramer
Succeeded byJim Steineke
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 58th district
In office
January 3, 2005 – January 5, 2015
Preceded byGlenn Grothman
Succeeded byBob Gannon
Personal details
Born (1955-06-29) June 29, 1955 (age 69)
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children4
ResidenceWest Bend, Wisconsin
Alma materSt. Mary's College, South Bend, Indiana
OccupationPolitician

Biography

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Born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Strachota graduated from St. Mary's College, South Bend, Indiana. She served on the Washington County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors from 1986 to 2002. She worked for the Washington County Department of Human Resources as a personnel/safety analyst. She served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2005 to 2015.[1][2][3]

In February 2014, Strachota announced she would not seek reelection.[4] A few weeks later, Republican Assembly majority leader Bill Kramer was accused of harassing two women during a trip to Washington, D.C. The Republican caucus held an emergency meeting and voted to remove him from leadership and replace him with Strachota for the remainder of the term.[5]

While serving in the legislature, she was a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council.

References

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  1. ^ Votesmart.org. Pat Strachota's Biography.
  2. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. State of Wisconsin 2009-2010 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, 2009, p. 59.
  3. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. State of Wisconsin 2005-2006 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, 2005, p. 59.
  4. ^ "Rep. Pat Strachota, R-West Bend, will not seek re-election". The Daily Cardinal. February 9, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  5. ^ Associated Press (March 4, 2014). "Wisconsin Assembly majority leader loses position; Strachota elected to replace Kramer". The Post-Crescent. Madison, Wisconsin. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
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Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 58th district
January 3, 2005 – January 5, 2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by Majority Leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly
March 4, 2014 – January 5, 2015
Succeeded by
Government offices
New commission established Member of the Wisconsin Ethics Commission
June 30, 2016 – present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Awais Khaleel
Chair of the Wisconsin Ethics Commission
June 2022 – present