SPRING GREEN - Rep. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, will run for the 17th state Senate seat in 2014. The seat is currently held by Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center.
Marklein, a CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner, announced his candidacy Sunday, April 7. He is currently serving his second term as state representative for the 51st Assembly District, which includes the city of Monroe.
"It has been a great honor representing the residents of the 51st Assembly District in the state Assembly," Marklein said in a news release emailed Sunday night. "I look forward to building upon the achievements and accomplishments of the previous legislative session, in which we were able to enact legislation that promoted job creation and improved the economy, as well as budget reforms which eliminated the deficit and left us with a surplus."
Schultz has held the 17th Senate seat since 1982. The district includes portions of Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Sauk, Richland, Grant, Juneau, Monroe, and Vernon counties.
Schultz's current four-year term expires in November 2014.
Schulz has not yet announced his re-election plans, Marklein said.
"After growing up on a dairy farm in the district, I believe I will bring a fresh, common-sense perspective to the senate. As a CPA with extensive private sector experience, I will continue to advance the belief that government's role is to provide the tools private businesses need to grow, rather than create road blocks to economic growth," Marklein said.
Marklein, a CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner, announced his candidacy Sunday, April 7. He is currently serving his second term as state representative for the 51st Assembly District, which includes the city of Monroe.
"It has been a great honor representing the residents of the 51st Assembly District in the state Assembly," Marklein said in a news release emailed Sunday night. "I look forward to building upon the achievements and accomplishments of the previous legislative session, in which we were able to enact legislation that promoted job creation and improved the economy, as well as budget reforms which eliminated the deficit and left us with a surplus."
Schultz has held the 17th Senate seat since 1982. The district includes portions of Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Sauk, Richland, Grant, Juneau, Monroe, and Vernon counties.
Schultz's current four-year term expires in November 2014.
Schulz has not yet announced his re-election plans, Marklein said.
"After growing up on a dairy farm in the district, I believe I will bring a fresh, common-sense perspective to the senate. As a CPA with extensive private sector experience, I will continue to advance the belief that government's role is to provide the tools private businesses need to grow, rather than create road blocks to economic growth," Marklein said.