Garey D. Bies
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 1st district
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byDavid E. Hutchison
Succeeded byJoel Kitchens
Personal details
Born (1946-10-26) October 26, 1946
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children4
Residence(s)Sister Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma materNortheast Wisconsin Technical College
ProfessionFormer deputy sheriff
WebsiteOfficial 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]

References

  1. ↑ "State Rep. Garey Bies Committee Assignments".
  2. 1 2 Garey Bies (Rep.), 1st Assembly District Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine, Wisconsin Blue Book 2011-2012, Chapter 1, Biographies, p. 21.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Bluhm, Warren. "Bies, Veeser spar on issues", Green Bay Press Gazette, October 19, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Election Results: Secretary of State GOP Primary" WTMJ-TV website; August 13, 2014 Archived August 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Jensen, Rich. "Kitchens Wins Republican First District Assembly Primary Race" doorcountydailynews.com August 12, 2014
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