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Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch is the founder and president of the 1848 Project, the nonprofit group that recruits, trains, and provides continuing education for local candidates, raising up Wisconsin’s political farm team. As Wisconsin’s 44th Lieutenant Governor, Rebecca championed workforce and economic development for eight years.
During her time in office, Rebecca became known as a conservative fighter and was the first lieutenant governor in American history to survive a recall. Rebecca serves on the Town Bank and Joseph Project boards of directors as well as the Conservative Energy Network Advisory Board.
A cancer survivor, Rebecca is known for her efforts in Medicaid and prison re-entry reform. She created the Interagency Council on Homelessness, as well as the Governor’s Small Business Summit, an event facilitating Wisconsin small business owners’ access to state leaders. Rebecca also created Small Business Academy, a free seminar designed for minority, veteran, and female potential entrepreneurs. She co-chaired the Governor’s Task Force on Opioid Abuse and the Governor’s Task Force on Minority Unemployment. Rebecca is the former Chairman of the Republican Lieutenant Governors’ Association and the Aerospace States Association.
In 2019, Rebecca served as the Executive Director of the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission in Washington, D.C. There, she launched the country’s efforts to commemorate and educate America about the 100th anniversary of women earning the right to vote. Recently, Rebecca served as the Jobs Ambassador for Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin, where she traveled the state to encourage more Wisconsin workers to choose apprenticeships and jobs in the construction trades.
A “recovering journalist,” Rebecca got her start working as a reporter for WIFR-TV in Rockford after graduating from the University of Wisconsin. She became a reporter and later a news anchor for WISN-TV in Milwaukee, where she worked until starting her own media and marketing firm.
