Daniel P. Vrakas (born October 31, 1955) is an American businessman and

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politician from

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. He served 12 years in the

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, representing the 33rd district from 1993 to 2005. He subsequently served ten years as Waukesha County

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Personal life

Born in

, Vrakas graduated from Waukesha High School (now Waukesha South) in 1974 and from the

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in 1979. He was a restaurant owner. Vrakas lives in Waukesha County's Lake Country area.

Political career

From 1991 to 2005, Vrakas served in the

, representing the 33rd Assembly District. In the Assembly, he was the Republican Caucus Chairman. In 2005, he resigned from the Assembly to run for

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. He was elected County Executive in a special election held on October 18, 2005, and was re-elected to serve a four-year term in 2006, and again in 2011. In November 2014, Vrakas announced that he would retire as Waukesha County Executive. He confirmed that he had been treated for prostate cancer.'Vrakas to retire as Waukesha County exec, sparking likely GOP trussle,' Milwaukee Sentinel Journal, Daniel Bice, November 13, 2014

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