Cathy Stepp

Cathy Stepp
Cathy Stepp
Wisconsin Secretary of Natural Resources
	In office; 2011–2017
Succeeded by	Dan Meyer
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 21st district
	In office; January 2003 – January 2007
Preceded by	Kimberly Plache
Succeeded by	John Lehman
Personal details
Born	August 17, 1963; Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Cathy Stepp (born August 17, 1963) is an American Republican politician, business owner, and Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Her region, Region 5, covers the Midwestern states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.

Biography

Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Stepp graduated from Oak Creek High School in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

Stepp and her husband own a construction business.

In 2002, Stepp successfully challenged Democratic Senator Kimberly Plache for Plache's Racine County-based State Senate seat. From 2003 until 2007, Stepp served as a Republican in the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the 21st District.[1] Stepp chose not to run for re-election in 2006 and was succeeded by Democrat John Lehman.

In January 2011, Governor Scott Walker appointed Stepp to be his Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR).[2] During her tenure, Stepp rolled back environmental oversight and regulation.[3]

In August 2017, it was announced that Stepp would be resigning to become a deputy administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.[4] Stepp supported Trump at rallies in Wisconsin, and has questioned the existence of climate change.[5]

Electoral history

Wisconsin 21st District Senate Election 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Cathy Stepp	25,367	50.68%	+6.14%
	Democratic	Kimberly Plache (incumbent)	24,594	49.14%	-6.32%
Total votes			'*50,050'*	'*100.0%'*
	Republican gain from Democratic

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References

Wisconsin Historical Society, Cathy Stepp
DNR Secretary
Hawthorne, Michael. "Trump EPA pick for Chicago office cut enforcement, scrapped climate change information in Wisconsin". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
Bauer, Scott (29 August 2017). "Wisconsin DNR secretary Cathy Stepp leaving agency for EPA job". TwinCities.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
Verburg, Steven. "Secretary Cathy Stepp leaving DNR to join Donald Trump's EPA". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 2018-01-24.

Bibliography

External links

Wisconsin State Senate
Preceded by Kimberly Plache	Wisconsin State Senator - 21st District 2003 – 2007	Succeeded by John Lehman

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[1] Wisconsin Historical Society, Cathy Stepp

[2] DNR Secretary

[3] Hawthorne, Michael. "Trump EPA pick for Chicago office cut enforcement, scrapped climate change information in Wisconsin". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-12-31.

[4] Bauer, Scott (29 August 2017). "Wisconsin DNR secretary Cathy Stepp leaving agency for EPA job". TwinCities.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 2017-09-19.

[5] Verburg, Steven. "Secretary Cathy Stepp leaving DNR to join Donald Trump's EPA". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 2018-01-24.