MADISON, WI — State Representative Dave Murphy (R-Hortonville) issued the following statement on Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’s retirement announcement:
On Thursday, Speaker Robin Vos announced his retirement after 22 years of service to the Wisconsin Assembly, including 14 years as Speaker. Representative Murphy, who has served alongside Speaker Vos throughout his entire 14-year legislative career, will also retire at the end of this session.
“Speaker Vos has been a credit to the institution of the Assembly and is the most influential Speaker in its history,” Murphy said. “From delivering historic tax relief, empowering the people’s Assembly, passing responsible budgets, and enacting Act 10, Robin Vos has played an enormous role in the success of our state. He will leave state government in far better shape than he found it.”
“It is bittersweet to be retiring together at the end of this session,” Murphy continued. “Speaker Vos has been my Speaker for my entire 14-year career in the Assembly. He has been a strong ally who has helped me achieve nearly all of my legislative successes—from my first major accomplishment changing state library law to help save Outagamie County money, to the recent passage of the Equality Amendment which, if approved by voters next fall, will end discrimination on the basis of sex and race.”
“I want to congratulate Speaker Vos on his retirement and on a truly great career of public service,” Murphy concluded. “He is a credit to the State Assembly and a dear personal friend. Well done, Robin.”
