Lee A. Nerison (born July 31, 1952) is an American

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and retired politician. He served in the

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for seven terms, from 2005 until 2019. A

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, he represented southern suburbs of

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as well as

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and Vernon counties and the southern half of

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Biography

Born in

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, Nerison is in the agricultural business and lives in

Westby, Wisconsin Westby is a city in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,332 as of the 2020 census. The name "Westby" is a Norwegian name and literally translates to "Western city". History Westby was named after general store owner an ...

. Nerison was first elected to the Assembly in 2004. In the Assembly, he was the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture. He was also a member of the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs. On February 25, 2011, in the midst of the

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, Nerison was one of only four Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly to vote against Governor Scott Walker's controversial budget repair bill. In March 2018, Nerison announced that he would be retiring from the Wisconsin State Assembly at the end of the 2017–2018 term. He left office January 3, 2019.

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* * Politicians from La Crosse, Wisconsin People from Westby, Wisconsin 1952 births Living people 21st-century American politicians Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1950s-stub