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The '''Wisconsin Policy Research Institute''', or '''WPRI''', is a conservative, free market think tank founded in 1987 and based in Hartland, Wisconsin. It calls itself "Wisconsin's Free Market Think Tank" and says it is "guided by a belief that competitive free markets, limited government, private initiative, and personal responsibility are essential to our democratic way of life."
>Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, [http://wpri.org
/
pages/about.html About], organizational site, accessed December 21, 2011
> It publishes ''WI Magazine'' and ''WPRI Reports''.
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The '''Wisconsin Policy Research Institute''', or '''WPRI''', is a conservative, free market think tank founded in 1987 and based in Hartland, Wisconsin. It calls itself "Wisconsin's Free Market Think Tank"
[http://www.wpri.org/pages/about.html "About WPRI"], organizational website, accessed September 2012.
and says it is "guided by a belief that competitive free markets, limited government, private initiative, and personal responsibility are essential to our democratic way of life."
About
WPRI"/> It publishes ''WI Magazine'' and ''WPRI Reports''.
==Funding==
==Funding==
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The [[Bradley Foundation]] gave the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute a $2.8 million start-up grant in 1987, and by 2010 it had given the institute a total of $16.5 million.
Barbara Miner, [http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/purple-wisconsin/150827735.html#!page=1&pageSize=10&sort=newestfirst Wisconsin's Progressive Tradition at Stake in the Recall Election], [http://www.jsonline.com JS Online], May 14, 2012
Between 2001 and 2010, the Institute received $7 million from the foundation.
Daniel Bice, Bill Glauber, Ben Poston. [http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/from-local-roots-bradley-foundation-builds-conservative-empire-k7337pb-134187368.html Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]. November 28, 2011.
The [[Bradley Foundation]] gave the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute a $2.8 million start-up grant in 1987, and by 2010 it had given the institute a total of $16.5 million.
Barbara Miner, [http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/purple-wisconsin/150827735.html#!page=1&pageSize=10&sort=newestfirst Wisconsin's Progressive Tradition at Stake in the Recall Election], [http://www.jsonline.com JS Online], May 14, 2012
Between 2001 and 2010, the Institute received $7 million from the foundation.
Daniel Bice, Bill Glauber, Ben Poston. [http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/from-local-roots-bradley-foundation-builds-conservative-empire-k7337pb-134187368.html Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]. November 28, 2011.
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The Institute partnered with the [[Beacon Hill Institute]] (BHI) on a [http://www.wpri.org/Reports/Volume22/Vol22No7/Vol22No7.html report] critiquing the recommendations from a 2007 state clean energy task force, including the state's [[renewable portfolio standards]] (RPS).
The Institute partnered with the [[Beacon Hill Institute]] (BHI) on a [http://www.wpri.org/Reports/Volume22/Vol22No7/Vol22No7.html report] critiquing the recommendations from a 2007 state clean energy task force, including the state's [[renewable portfolio standards]] (RPS).
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Personnel/Principals
==
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==
Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council
==
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The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute has ties to the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] (ALEC) through Wisconsin state senator [[Leah Vukmir]], who is an ALEC board member
[http://www.alec.org/about-alec/board-of-directors/ "ALEC Board of Directors"], organizational website, accessed September 2012
and the Public Chair of the [[ALEC]] [[Health and Human Services Task Force]]
[http://www.alec.org/task-forces/health-and-human-services/ "ALEC Health and Human Services"], organizational website, accessed September 2012
. Vukmir is a Wisconsin state senator representing the 5th district since 2011. Prior to serving in the Wisconsin Senate, Sen. Vukmir was a representative in the Wisconsin Assembly for Wisconsin's 14th assembly district from 2002-2011. Sen. Vukmir has been a contributing author as well as an Institute Research Fellow at WPRI
[http://www.leahvukmir.com/About_Leah.aspx "About Leah Vukmir"], campaign website, accessed September 2012
[http://www.wpri.org/pages/author.html#V "WPRI Reports by Author"], organizational website, accessed September 2012
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===Board===
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The
WPRI
is also tied to [[ALEC]] through its membership with the [[State Policy Network]] (SPN), which is an ALEC member.
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As of December 2011:
WPRI
"/>
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*
[[James Klauser|
James R. Klauser
]]
, Chairman (former senior vice president, [[Wisconsin Energy Corporation]]; Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration from 1986-1996 under Governor [[Tommy Thompson]] and Special Counsel to the Governor from 1994 to 1996; Board of Regents, Milwaukee school of Engineering; Board of Trustees, Carthage College)
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{{about_ALEC}}
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*
[[
David Baumgarten
]]
(President,
[[
Bank Mutual
]]
; former Executive Vice President,
[[
Associated Banc-Corp
]]
; former President, Southeast Wisconsin
[[
Associated Bank
]]
; former President and CEO,
[[
US Bank
]]
, Wisconsin; former President and CEO,
[[
US Bank
]]
, Colorado; and Senior Vice President,
[[
First Bank
]]
, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Board of Directors, Metro Milwaukee Association of Commerce, Milwaukee Redevelopment Corporation, Wisconsin Procurement
institute
, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee, the Greater Milwaukee Committee and Athletes for Youth)
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* Catherine C. Dellin (President, Camp 5 Museum Foundation, Laona, Wisconsin)
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==Personnel==
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*
[[Thomas Howatt|
Thomas J. Howatt
]]
(President
,
CEO
and Board member
,
[{
Wausau Paper Corporation
]]
; former Chairman,
[[
Wisconsin Paper Council
]] and currently on its Executive Committee and Board of Directors; Vice-Chairman and Board of Directors, [[Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce]]
; Dean’s Advisory Council, Purdue University Krannert School of Management; Board of Governors, [[National Council for Air and Stream Improvement]]; Chicago Advisory Board,
[[
FM Global
]]
; Board of Directors, [[M&I Bank|M&I First American Bank]])
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===Board of Directors===
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*
[[David Lubar|
David J. Lubar
]]
(President, Lubar & Co.
private investment firm
; Boards of Directors,
[[
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
]]
, [[Marshall and
Isley
Bank|Marshall & Ilsley
Corporation
]] and the
[[
Milwaukee Brewers
]]
baseball team; Board member, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Foundation, University School of Milwaukee, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Froedtert & Community Health System, Milwaukee Jewish Federation, [[Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce]], and United Way of Greater Milwaukee)
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*
'''
James R. Klauser
'''
, Chairman (former senior vice president, [[Wisconsin Energy Corporation]]; Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration from 1986-1996 under Governor [[Tommy Thompson]] and Special Counsel to the Governor from 1994 to 1996; Board of Regents, Milwaukee school of Engineering; Board of Trustees, Carthage College)
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*
[[
Maureen Oster
]]
(President,
[[
MBO Advisors, LLC
]]
(merged with Cleary Gull Inc. in 2003); Board of Directors, Cleary Gull Holdings; Officer,
[[
Lipper Advisory Services
]]
; Advisor, L&S Partners I, LLC; former President and Director,
[[
Heritage Investment Advisors
]]
, Inc. and the
[[
Newton Funds
]]
(acquired by [[Marshall and Ilsley Bank|Marshall & Ilsley Corp.]] in 1985); Director and member of the Executive Committee,
[[
No Load Mutual Fund Association
]]
; Trustee,
[[
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
]]
(one of America’s largest public pension funds); Director,
[[
Milwaukee Insurance
]]
(now part of
[[
Unitrin
]]
); Trustee,
[[
Cardinal Stritch University
]]
; former President and Director,
[[
Milwaukee Investment Analysts Society
]]
)
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*
'''George Lightbourn''', President (former Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration; Chairman, Monona Community Development Authority; Board member, WCA Services, Inc.)
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*
[[
Timothy Sheehy
]]
(President, [[Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce]]; former Legislative Assistant to U.S. Congressman [[Jim Sensenbrenner|F. James Sensenbrenner Jr.]]; Chairman of the Board,
[[
Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation
]]
; Board member, [[School Choice Wisconsin]])
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*
David Baumgarten (President, Bank Mutual; former Executive Vice President, Associated Banc-Corp; former President, Southeast Wisconsin Associated Bank; former President and CEO, US Bank, Wisconsin; former President and CEO, US Bank, Colorado; and Senior Vice President, First Bank, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Board of Directors, Metro Milwaukee Association of Commerce, Milwaukee Redevelopment Corporation, Wisconsin Procurement
Institute
, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee, the Greater Milwaukee Committee and Athletes for Youth)
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*
[[
Gerald Whitburn
]]
(Chairman, President and CEO,
[[
Church Mutual Insurance Company
]]
; Board member and former Chairman,
[[
Property Casualty Insurers Association of American
]]
(PCI); Board member and Trustee,
[[
American Institute for Charter Property Casualty Underwriters
]]
(AICPCU); Director,
[[
Natural Resources Foundation
]]
; former Secretary, Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services; former Secretary of Health and Human Services, Wisconsin (1991-1995) and Labor Secretary (1989-1991))
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*
'''
Catherine C. Dellin
'''
(President, Camp 5 Museum Foundation, Laona, Wisconsin)
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*
[[
Edward Zore
]]
(President and CEO,
[[
Northwestern Mutual
]]
; Board member,
[[
Manpower Inc.
]]
; Board member,
[[
American Council of Life Insurers
]]
; Member, [[Financial Services Roundtable]]; Advisory Board, The American College Center for Ethics in Financial Services; Conference Board and Advisory Board,
[[
Yale Center for Corporate Governance and Performance
]]
)
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*
'''
Thomas J. Howatt
'''
(
Chairman of the Board of Directors and former
President
and
CEO, Wausau Paper Corporation; former Chairman, Wisconsin Paper Council; Dean’s Advisory Council, Purdue University Krannert School of Management; Board of Governors, [[National Council for Air and Stream Improvement]]; Chicago Advisory Board, FM Global; Board of Directors, [[M&I Bank|M&I First American Bank]])
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*
[[
Ave Bie
]]
(Partner, Quarles & Brady
lawfirm
; former Chairwoman, Public Service Commission (PSC) of Wisconsin; former Deputy Secretary, Department of Corrections, Deputy Secretary, Department of Regulation and Licensing and Director of Appointments for the Office of the Governor; President of the Board of Trustees, Edgewood Campus School; Board of Directors,
[[
Green Bay Packers
]]
)
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*
'''
David J. Lubar
'''
(President, Lubar & Co.; Boards of Directors, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, [[Marshall and
Ilsley
Bank|Marshall & Ilsley
Corp.
]]
,
and the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team; Board member, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Foundation, University School of Milwaukee, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Froedtert & Community Health System, Milwaukee Jewish Federation, [[Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce]], and United Way of Greater Milwaukee)
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*
[[
Jon Hammes
]]
(Managing Partner,
[[
Hammes Company
]]
; Director, Medical College of Wisconsin, the
[[
University of Wisconsin Foundation
]]
, the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Junior Achievement; Board member,
[[
Greater Milwaukee Committee
]]
and WiCab
, Inc.)
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*
'''
Maureen Oster
'''
(President, MBO Advisors, LLC (merged with Cleary Gull Inc. in 2003); Board of Directors, Cleary Gull Holdings; Officer, Lipper Advisory Services; Advisor, L&S Partners I, LLC; former President and Director, Heritage Investment Advisors, Inc. and the Newton Funds (acquired by [[Marshall and Ilsley Bank|Marshall & Ilsley Corp.]] in 1985); Director and member of the Executive Committee, No Load Mutual Fund Association; Trustee, State of Wisconsin Investment Board (one of America’s largest public pension funds); Director, Milwaukee Insurance (now part of Unitrin); Trustee, Cardinal Stritch University; former President and Director, Milwaukee Investment Analysts Society)
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* [[George Lightbourn]], President (former Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration; Chairman, Monona Community Development Authority; Board member, [[WCA Services]]
, Inc.)
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*
'''
Timothy Sheehy
''
(President, [[Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce]]; former Legislative Assistant to U.S. Congressman [[Jim Sensenbrenner|F. James Sensenbrenner Jr.]]; Chairman of the Board, Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation; Board member, [[School Choice Wisconsin]])
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*
'''
Gerald Whitburn
'''
(Chairman, President and CEO, Church Mutual Insurance Company; Board member and former Chairman, Property Casualty Insurers Association of American (PCI); Board member and Trustee, American Institute for Charter Property Casualty Underwriters (AICPCU); Director, Natural Resources Foundation; former Secretary, Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services; former Secretary of Health and Human Services, Wisconsin (1991-1995) and Labor Secretary (1989-1991))
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*
'''
Edward Zore
'''
(President and CEO, Northwestern Mutual; Board member, Manpower Inc.; Board member, American Council of Life Insurers; Member, [[Financial Services Roundtable]]; Advisory Board, The American College Center for Ethics in Financial Services; Conference Board and Advisory Board, Yale Center for Corporate Governance and Performance)
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*
'''
Ave Bie
'''
(Partner, Quarles & Brady; former Chairwoman, Public Service Commission (PSC) of Wisconsin; former Deputy Secretary, Department of Corrections, Deputy Secretary, Department of Regulation and Licensing and Director of Appointments for the Office of the Governor; President of the Board of Trustees, Edgewood Campus School
; Board member and executive committee, United Way of Dane County; Board member, St. Mary’s Foundation
; Board of Directors, Green Bay Packers)
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*
'''
Jon Hammes
'''
(Managing Partner, Hammes Company; Director, Medical College of Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin Foundation, the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Junior Achievement; Board member, Greater Milwaukee Committee and WiCab, Inc.)
===Fellows===
===Fellows===
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As of December 2011:
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* Christian Schneider
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* Sammis White, Ph.D.
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*
[[
Christian Schneider
]]
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* David Dodenhoff, Ph.D. (former staffer, Arizona Governor Jane Dee Hull)
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*
[[
Sammis White
]]
, Ph.D.
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* Ben Artz
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*
[[
David Dodenhoff
]]
, Ph.D. (former staffer, Arizona Governor
[[
Jane Dee Hull
]]
)
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*
[[
Ben Artz
]]
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==Contact==
==Contact==
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P.O. Box 382
P.O. Box 382
Hartland, WI 53029
Hartland, WI 53029