30 Facts About Glenn Grothman

Glenn Sholes Grothman is an American attorney and politician serving as the US representative from Wisconsin's 6th congressional district.

Glenn Grothman represented the 20th district in the Wisconsin Senate from 2005 to 2015, and was the assistant majority leader from 2011 to 2015.

Glenn Grothman graduated from Homestead High School in Mequon in 1973.

Glenn Grothman received a Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1983, was admitted to the bar, and became an attorney with a firm in West Bend, Wisconsin.

Glenn Grothman was elected to the Wisconsin 58th Assembly District in a special election in December 1993 to succeed Mary Panzer, who had won a special election for the state senate.

Glenn Grothman was reelected five times, from 1994 to 2002.

In 2004, Glenn Grothman ran for the state senate seat in the 20th district, challenging Panzer, who had by then risen to state senate majority leader, in the Republican primary.

Glenn Grothman was unopposed in the general election in the heavily Republican district, and reelected in 2008 and 2012.

From 2007 to 2008, Glenn Grothman was the Senate Minority Caucus Chair.

Glenn Grothman became the assistant Republican leader in 2009, serving as assistant minority leader from 2009 to 2010 and as assistant majority leader from 2011 to 2015.

Glenn Grothman was a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council.

Glenn Grothman was a vocal proponent of SB11, a controversial bill proposed by Governor Scott Walker in early 2011.

Glenn Grothman said he supported the budget repair bill because it was fiscally responsible.

Glenn Grothman had only token opposition from Douglas Mullenix in the Republican primary, and ran unopposed in the general election.

Glenn Grothman said Governor Scott Walker should defund Wisconsin's kindergarten program for 4-year-olds, saying that any academic benefits disappear by fourth grade.

In June 2013, Glenn Grothman proposed changing Wisconsin's welfare system to require that nondisabled single adults either work 20 hours per week or attend 20 hours of job training per week to continue receiving FoodShare benefits.

Glenn Grothman is a longtime supporter of concealed carry legislation, but does not advocate allowing concealed weapons in taverns.

Glenn Grothman believes concealed carry laws will deter criminal behavior, with permits being given to law-abiding citizens who pass a gun safety course.

Glenn Grothman co-introduced 2011 SB 93, which Walker signed into law.

In 2015, Glenn Grothman cosponsored a resolution to amend the US constitution to ban same-sex marriage.

Glenn Grothman co-sponsored Senate Bill 19, which removes the requirement of mandatory chlorination of groundwater in municipal water systems.

Glenn Grothman is a vocal supporter of decriminalizing raw milk sales.

Glenn Grothman voted against the ban on smoking in bars, restaurants and other small business that became effective in July 2010.

Glenn Grothman co-sponsored a bill to exempt electronic cigarettes from the smoking ban.

In February 2012, Glenn Grothman introduced Senate Bill 507, which would amend Wisconsin statutes to emphasize non-marital parenthood as a contributing factor to child abuse and neglect.

Glenn Grothman voted to support Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.

Glenn Grothman has made little or no comment about the status of the Palestinian people or any right to autonomy or to have their own state.

In 2024, Glenn Grothman voted against the $60 billion military aid package for Ukraine, although much of the money would go to his constituency.

In October 2016, Glenn Grothman was featured in the "People Who Somehow Got Elected" segment on HBO's program Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

Glenn Grothman is a resident of unincorporated Greenbush, west of Plymouth in Sheboygan County, and practices the Lutheran faith.