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Candidate for State Representative, Wisconsin , District #64

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Peter has been an active citizen in the greater Kenosha area, serving on a wide number of non-profit Boards and Commissions including the Kenosha Family and Aging, the Girl Scouts, the Foundation Board for U.W. Parkside, KenRail, the United Way, and he Chaired a feasibility committee that led to the creation of the Boys and Girls Club of Kenosha. He is active in his church at St. Peters Parish, and has coached and managed many youth athletic teams for baseball, soccer, and basketball.  He has a son at Bradford High School and a daughter at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

As a state legislator he passed a wide variety of legislation important to Kenosha related to economic development, protection for seniors and the disabled, education, employment and training, criminal justice, and environmental protection. He chaired special legislative committees that led to Wisconsin’s nationally recognized welfare reform, employment and training systems such as the one stop shop that won a national award, and one that developed the roadmap for rail services between Kenosha and Milwaukee. He was an active part of the legislative delegation ( led by Senator Joe Andrea ) that helped pass legislation that led to the creation of the Lakeview Corporate Park that helped create thousands of jobs. He is known for being fiscally responsible, co-Chaired the Legislative Audit Committee, and helped pass provisions to improve Wisconsin's tax rates and hold down spending. A detailed list of this legislation will appear on this website in the coming weeks.

Barca was twice elected by his colleagues to the position of Majority Caucus Chairman, one of the top leadership posts in the State Legislature.  Barca brings not only his state legislative experience to his candidacy but also valuable experience from his service in the Congress, in the federal executive branch of government, and the private sector. He has many creative ideas to add to this experience that appears in other parts of this website with many more to follow in the coming weeks so please keep checking back for updates. 

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