Joe Parisi

Joseph T. 'Joe' Parisi is an American politician. From Madison, Wisconsin, Parisi currently serves as Dane County Executive, having taken office on April 18, 2011, and being re-elected in 2013 after running unopposed. A Democrat, Parisi served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2005 until 2011.

Joe Parisi
5th Executive of Dane County
Incumbent
Assumed office April 18, 2011
Preceded by	Kathleen Falk
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 48th district
In office January 3, 2005 – April 14, 2011
Preceded by	Mark F. Miller
Succeeded by	Chris Taylor
Personal details
Born	(1960-10-24) October 24, 1960 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Madison Area Technical College University of Wisconsin, Madison

Background

Parisi was born in Madison, Wisconsin on October 24, 1960. He attended Middleton High School and Madison Area Technical College before earning a B.A. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[1] But perhaps his greater achievement was being a drummer for the blues-rock band Honor Among Thieves.

He was elected as Dane County county clerk in the 1996 election, and served in that office until running for the Assembly in 2004.

Legislative service

In 2004 Parisi was elected to represent Wisconsin's 48th Assembly district. The district encompasses McFarland, Monona, the Towns of Blooming Grove and Dunn and the far eastern portion of the City of Madison. Land-use in the district ranges from high-intensity urban and heavy industrial to natural areas as well as several miles of Lake Monona shoreline. Parisi won his primary by over 2:1, and in the general election defeated Dan Long (Republican) by 25,066 to 8451. He was assigned to the standing committees on aging and long-term care, on agriculture, on budget review, on corrections and the courts, and on local and urban affairs.[2]

In 2006, he again faced Long in the general election, and defeated him by a fractionally larger margin.[3] In 2008, he was unopposed in both the primary and general elections.[4] In 2010, he defeated Spencer Zimmerman (Republican) and Grant Gilbertson (independent running as a "Progress-Freedom" candidate), with 20,650 for Parisi, 6929 for Zimmerman, and 893 for Gilbertson.[5] His work in the State Assembly focused on criminal justice, ending domestic abuse and sexual assault and workforce development. In 2014 he testified in favor of a living wage before a Senate committee that had fast-tracked legislation against it.[6]

Back to county government

On April 5, 2011, Parisi was elected Dane County Executive. He began his two-year term on April 18, and was elected to his first four-year term in 2013. Parisi succeeded Kathleen Falk who retired in the middle of her fourth four-year term. On April 14, 2011, Parisi resigned from the Wisconsin State Assembly.,[7][8] and was succeeded by Chris Taylor, who was unopposed in the general election after winning a six-way Democratic primary election.

Notes

1. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2009-1010, Biographical Sketch of Joseph T. Parisi, pg. 51
2. Barish, Lawrence S., ed. State of Wisconsin 2005-2006 Blue Book Madison: Compiled by the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 2005; pp. 925, 929, 273-74, 276 Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Barish, Lawrence S., ed. State of Wisconsin 2007-2008 Blue Book Madison: Compiled by the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 2007; p. 922". Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
4. "Barish, Lawrence S., and Lemanski, Lynn, eds. State of Wisconsin 2009-2010 Blue Book Madison: Compiled by the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 2009; pp. 921, 924". Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
5. 2010 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board "Fall General Election Results: 2010 Fall General Election Results Summary - Post-Recount" December 1, 2010
6. http://progressive.org/wis-republicans-want-to-crush-living-wage
7. Parisi To Resign From Assembly Thursday
8. "Parisi Resigned From Assembly". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-04-15.

External links

• http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=42741
• http://capitalcityhues.com/112813JoeParisi.html

Green Fleet Magazine Dane County's BioCNG Fueling Station Turns Trash Into Gas: http://www.greenfleetmagazine.com/news/51693/dane-countys-biocng-fueling-station-turns-trash-into-gas

• http://progressive.org/wis-republicans-want-to-crush-living-wage
• Profile at Vote Smart
• Follow the Money – Joseph T Parisi
  • 2008 2006 2004 campaign contributions
• Campaign 2008 campaign contributions at Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
• Campaign website

Political offices
Preceded by Kathleen Falk	Executive of Dane County 2011–present	Incumbent