Background and Qualifications

  • Lifelong resident of Assembly District #31

  • Married for 53 years, 2 children, 5 grandchildren

  • Owned and ran successful Elkhorn Auto Dealership for 20 years.

  • Commercial Real Estate Broker for 25 years with largest Commercial firm in Wisconsin

  • One of the first 4 inducted into Circle of Excellence of NAI Global

  • Arranged Building purchase for Walworth County Food and Diaper Bank & Open Arms Free Clinic

  • Arranged building donation for New Beginnings/APFV

Rep. Clinton Anderson at my Campaign Kickoff

John's Community Involvement

  • Member Rotary Club of Elkhorn (55 Years) – President twice – Current Board member

    Involved in many community improvements like:
    Babe Mann Park – Rotary Lodge, trees, benches, picnic tables
    Rotary Soccer Complex
    Jaws of Life for Fire Dept
    Commercial Kitchen in Community Room at Library
    Operation Warm – provide new coats for elementary students
    Youth Exchange – inbound & outbound study abroad
    High School Graduate Scholarships
    Trees planted in Elkhorn at School among others


  • Frequent board member

    Past Board Member Walworth County Economic Development Alliance.
    Board Member of the Elkhorn Economic Development Alliance.
    Past Board Memeber of the WI Auto Dealers Association.
    Board member of the Walworth County Food & Diaper Bank.
    Past Board member & President of Elkhorn Development Corporation
    Past School Board Member – 6 yrs
    Past Community Foundation of Southern WI Board – 6 yrs
      - Helped Found the Elkhorn Fund as sub-set of CFSW
      - Past President & Current Board Member of Elkhorn Fund     11 years




  • Task Forces

    Member of Task force of Wisconsin Commercial Realtors to establish the organization
    Member of Task force to find location for New Beginnings