• In 2001, John Gard was the author of Wisconsin’s Senior Care program to provide senior citizens relief from the rising cost of prescription drugs. Since the program’s creation, John Gard has fought efforts to cut Senior Care and hurt senior citizens.
• Wisconsin families work hard for a living. They deserve to have more money in their checkbook, and nothing should keep them feeling secure – they pay their dues daily. Government needs to learn to do more with less. John has cut income, sales and property taxes. In fact, the overall tax burden in Wisconsin is lower because of John’s efforts in the Assembly.
• John successfully led the fight in the Wisconsin Legislature to end the tax on Social Security benefits. Wisconsin was one of only a few states that taxed Social Security. Because of John Gard, Wisconsin does not tax Social Security benefits anymore, saving taxpayer over $80 million a year.
• John Gard voted to cut income taxes by $1.1 billion dollars. He voted to cut property taxes by $1.6 billion. He voted for the Property Tax Freeze. He voted to eliminate the Marriage Penalty.
The John Gard Record: Leadership with results for Northeast Wisconsin.
John Gard served as a speaker of the State Assembly for five years starting in 2003 and speaking all the way until 2007. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse situated in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He has two children with his wife Cathy Zeuske- Elizabeth Gard and John Vincent Gard. He is part of the republican political party in office from 2003 to 2007 as the speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was then succeeded by Mr. Michael Huebsch. He was also a member of the Wisconsin state assembly fro 1987- 2007, succeeded by John Nygren.
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