So for voters
who don't know you
give us the quick story.
Who are you
and why are you
running for governor?
Well, the 60-second version is
I'm a Christian first.
I'm the son of a minister.
My dad's ministry was in
mostly northeastern Wisconsin.
My mother
she was a registered nurse.
My wife and I have been
married almost 25 years
both Wisconsin kids.
We raised our family
and mostly
in Washington County.
We now have an 80-acre
farm in between
West Bend and Grafton
love Wisconsin
through and through.
Aside from
a tour of duty
in Iraq in 2003
and I always joke
a tour of duty
in the Chicagoland suburbs
while I was getting
my master's degree
at Northern Illinois
I'm a Wisconsin kid
and been back
working in public service
my whole life.
Dedicated it to the service
and sacrifice
of the guys and gals
who didn't make it back.
So is there a single issue
that would define you
or maybe a lane
within the Republican Party
that helps define you?
I think, people driven
being very people focused
and mostly interested
in solving problems.
That's why
I got into public service.
I actually started
in public administration
because I thought politics
was a little too volatile
too theoretical.
Public administration
is really where the
rubber hits the road
and you're dealing with people
where they're at.
I think those are
important things
making sure
when you flush the toilet
it does what it's supposed to do
and the garbage
is collected on time.
And to this day
that's who I am
as Washington County executive
and who I will be
as governor.