Josh Zepnick

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Josh Zepnick (born March 21, 1968) is a Democratic Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 9th Assembly District. He was first elected in 2002.

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Biography

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Zepnick received a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master's degree from the University of Minnesota. He has worked for the Milwaukee Jobs Initiative, the Milwaukee Community Service Corps, the Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin, and the Center for Democracy and Citizenship, and has been an aide to Wisconsin State Senator Bob Jauch and Congressman David R. Obey.

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Legislative career

Zepnick has served in the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2002. He has been the minority caucus sergeant at arms since 2011. He currently serves on the Committee on Energy and Utilities, the Committee on Financial Institutions, the Committee on Interstate Affairs, and the Committee on Ways and Means. Zepnick previously served on committees on State and Federal Relations and State and Local Finance. He has served on Legislative Council Study Task Forces, the Governor's Council on Workforce Investment, and the Speaker's Task Force on Mental Health.

In 2009, Zepnick proposed a bill to require sobriety of bartenders and limit "all-you-can-drink" specials. In 2015, Zepnick admitted to drunk driving after he was arrested for a traffic violation in Greenfield, Wisconsin.