Bob Gannon

Robert John Gannon (January 6, 1959 – October 3, 2017) was an American politician and businessman from West Bend, Wisconsin.[1][2]

Bob Gannon
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 58th district
In office
January 2015 – October 3, 2017
Preceded byPatricia Strachota
Succeeded byRick Gundrum
Personal details
BornJanuary 6, 1959
Mequon, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died (aged 58)
West Bend, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children2

Early life and education

Gannon was born in Mequon, Wisconsin on January 6, 1959. He graduated from the West Bend High School in West Bend, Wisconsin and attended various colleges and vocational schools.[1]

Career

He owned Richards Insurance Agency and AmericInn Hotel in West Bend.[3][4] On November 4, 2014, Gannon was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican.[5]

While discussing a shooting that took place at the East Towne Mall during a town hall meeting in 2015, Gannon criticized gun-free zones and called on concealed carry gun owners to "help clean our society of these scumbags." Representative Chris Taylor denounced his comments as a call "for a vigilante uprising."[6]

In early January 2016, Gannon released a press release tying crime in Milwaukee to the city's economy. After receiving criticism over the press release from Peter Barca, Gannon gave Barca the finger on the floor of the Assembly.[7]

Death

Gannon died of natural causes on October 3, 2017, at the age of 58,[8] leaving a wife and two children.[9]

References
  1. "Representative Bob Gannon". docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  2. Home, Myrhum-Patten Funeral. "Obituary for Robert "Bob" J. Gannon". Obituary for Robert "Bob" J. Gannon. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  3. "Robert Gannon for Wisconsin State Assembly". Gannon For Assembly. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  4. Profile Archived November 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, WisconsinVote.org; accessed October 4, 2017.
  5. WI Uncontested Archived November 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  6. Molly Beck - Wisconsin State Journal (December 22, 2015). "GOP lawmaker on concealed carry: 'Law-abiding citizens can help clean our society of these scumbags'". madison.com. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  7. Jessie Opoien - The Capital Times (January 12, 2016). "Rep. Bob Gannon flips off Peter Barca in heated dispute over Milwaukee crime comments". madison.com. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  8. Jason Stein. "Wisconsin outspoken lawmaker Bob Gannon dies, legislative leader says".
  9. WPR Staff; Associated Press. "Wisconsin State Rep. Bob Gannon Dead at 58". www.wpr.org. Wisconsin Public Radio, Associated Press. Retrieved October 4, 2017.


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