Garey D. Bies | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 1st district | |
| In office January 3, 2001 –January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | David E. Hutchison |
| Succeeded by | Joel Kitchens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26,1946 Manitowoc,Wisconsin,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Sister Bay,Wisconsin,U.S. |
| Alma mater | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College |
| Profession | Former deputy sheriff |
| Website | Official website |
Garey Bies (born 1946) is a politician and former deputy sheriff from Sister Bay,Wisconsin who served as a Republican Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the 1st Assembly District from 2001 to 2015. He served as a member of the committees on Natural Resources,Tourism,Recreation,and State Property;Transportation,Veterans and Military Affairs,and as the chair of the Committee on Corrections and Courts. [1]
Bies was born in Manitowoc,graduated from Lincoln High School,and later earned an associate degree from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. [2] He served in the Navy for five years and worked in law enforcement for 30 years,retiring as chief deputy sheriff of Door County. [2] [3]
Bies was first elected to the Assembly in 2000,defeating the Democratic candidate,former State Representative Lary J. Swoboda with 16,132 votes to 12,104 for Swoboda. He was re-elected in each biennial election after that,through 2012.
Bies deplored what he describes as the one-sided lack of civility exhibited by Democrats during the 2011-2012 Assembly sessions. [3] He voted for tax cuts for businesses to attract new businesses to Wisconsin and to encourage the expansion of existing businesses. [3] He says that the purpose of government is to "lay the rules down to protect the people". [3]
In 2014,rather than seek re-election,Bies chose to seek the Republican nomination for Wisconsin Secretary of State. He lost in the Republican primary of August 12,2014,with 75,340 votes (35%) to 138,734 votes (65%) for Julian Bradley. [4] He was succeeded in the Assembly by Republican Joel Kitchens,who defeated Democrat Joe Majeski in the 2014 general election. [5]