Robert Cowles' Biography
- State Senate (WI) - District 2, Republican
Full Name:
Robert L. Cowles
Gender:
Male
Family:
Divorced
Birth Date:
07/31/1950
Birth Place:
Green Bay, WI
Home City:
Green Bay, WI
Religion:
Episcopalian
Graduate Work, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin at Green Bay, 1975
Senator, Wisconsin State Senate, District 2, 1987-present
Candidate, Wisconsin State Senate, District 2, 2020
Assembly Member, Wisconsin State Assembly, 1982-1987
Former Member, Commerce, Utility, Energy and Rail Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
Former Chair, Energy, Biotechnology and Consumer Protection Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
Member, Information Sharing Management Board
Former Member, Joint Information Policy and Technology Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
Former Member, Joint Water Quality Task Force, Wisconsin State Senate
Member, National Conference of State Legislators
Former Member, Transportation and Veterans Affairs Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
Former Member, Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
Member, Utility Public Benefits Council
No professional experience on file.
Member, Allouez Kiwanis
Member, Brown Council Taxpayers Alliance
Member, Brown County Historical Society
Member, Brown County Taxpayers Association
Member, Friends of the Fox River Trail
Member, Izaak Walton League
Member, National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
Member, Nature Conservancy
Member, North East Wisconsin Chapter, Prevent Blindness Wisconsin
Volunteer, Salvation Army
Member, Trout Unlimited
Awards:
Vietnam Veterans of America, Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs Association, Wisconsin Counties, Wisconsin Farm Bureau - Friends of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, Brown County Conservation Alliance, the Lower Green Bay and Fox River Remedial Action Plan, and the American Cancer Society.
Favorite Quote:
"Honesty is the First Chapter in the Book of Wisdom"
Thomas Jefferson