Robert Wirch

State Senator Robert Wirch has served three terms in the Senate, representing District 22, which includes Kenosha and the surrounding communities. Earlier in his career, he served two terms as a state Representative. Prior to his election Bob was a factory worker and union steelworker and served on the Kenosha County Board of Supervisors. Bob has been a top advocate for working families during his time in the legislature. He authored legislation to prevent companies that receive state contracts from sending Wisconsin jobs overseas and had a 100% voting record with the AFL-CIO last session. This November he will faced Benjamin Bakke, a financial advisor whose solution to the health care crisis is expanding Health Savings Accounts and who was opposed to comprehensive health care reform.