Patrick Testin

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Patrick Testin was first elected to the Wisconsin Senate in 2016. A Republican from the town of Hull in central Wisconsin, he was elected President Pro Tempore in 2021. Testin is currently chair of the Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs. He is co-chair of the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions and vice chair of the Committee on Health. He also is a member of several other committees: Agriculture and Tourism; Finance; Joint Committee on Finance; Joint Committee on Information Policy and Technology; and the Joint Legislative Council. A lifelong Wisconsinite, Patrick grew up near the Michigan border in Marinette, where he learned the value of hard work at a young age. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2011, he remained in Portage County and took a job as a sales professional, currently working for a local wine distributor. Testin is a 2018 graduate of the Bowhay Institute.