Jeffrey Wood was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the 67th district from 2003 to 2011.
11 Facts About Jeffrey Wood
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Jeffrey Wood was first elected as a Republican and later was elected as an Independent.
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Jeffrey Wood was first elected to the state assembly in 2002, to succeed retiring representative Tom Sykora in the 67th district.
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In 2008, Jeffrey Wood became the first Independent elected to the Wisconsin legislature since 1932.
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In December 2008 Jeffrey Wood was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
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In September 2009, Jeffrey Wood was arrested again for suspicion of operating while intoxicated which was his fourth arrest for driving while intoxicated.
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In October 2009, Jeffrey Wood was arrested again in Tomah, Wisconsin for operating while intoxicated and charged with bail jumping.
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Jeffrey Wood was convicted on April 19,2010 of operating while intoxicated and possession of drug paraphernalia and sentenced to 45 days in jail with over $1,600 in fines.
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On January 12,2011, Jeffrey Wood pleaded no contest to a fifth-offense operation charge, a felony, and a misdemeanor bail jumping charge.
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Jeffrey Wood was sentenced to spend nine months in jail, with three years' probation.
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Jeffrey Wood responded that he would seek treatment for his substance abuse problem.