Mark Gottlieb (politician)

Mark Gottlieb (born December 11, 1956) is an American civil engineer who served as a Republican Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 60th Assembly District[1] and was Secretary of the Department of Transportation from 2011-2017.

Mark Gottlieb
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 60th district
In office
2003–2011
Preceded byTimothy Hoven
Succeeded byDuey Stroebel
Personal details
Born (1956-12-11) December 11, 1956
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLinda Gottlieb
Children4 (Sarah, Kimberly, Elizabeth, and Christopher)
ResidencePort Washington, Wisconsin
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
ProfessionCivil engineer

Background

Born in Milwaukee on December 11, 1956, Gottlieb graduated from James Madison High School (Milwaukee) in 1974, then served in the United States Navy from 1974-78. He earned B.S. (1981) and Master of Engineering (1984) degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and became a civil engineer.

Public office

Gottlieb served on the Port Washington Common Council 1991-1997 and then as mayor of Port Washington, Wisconsin from 1997-2003, and was first elected to the Assembly in 2002. He was elected Speaker Pro Tempore for the 2007-2008 legislative session.

When the Democratic Party took control of the Assembly after the 2008 elections, Gottlieb was elected Assistant Republican Leader for the 2009-2010 session.

In the 2009-2010 session, Gottlieb was the ranking member of the Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems and a member of the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization. He also served on the following Assembly committees: Rules, Urban and Local Affairs, and Colleges and Universities.

On December 30, 2010, Governor-elect Scott Walker announced that Gottlieb would serve in his cabinet as Secretary of the Department of Transportation.[2] Gottlieb resigned from the Assembly on January 3, 2011 to assume that position.[3] On December 27, 2016, it was announced that Gottlieb was resigning, which took effect on January 6, 2017.[4] He was replaced by Dave Ross.[5]

References
  1. 'The Wisconsin Blue Book 2009-2010,' Biographical Sketch of Mark Gottlieb, pg. 59
  2. "Gov.-elect Walker: Announces cabinet". WisPolitics.com (Press release). December 30, 2010. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  3. "Story of 'Duck Dynasty' family made in to Las Vegas musical". WBAY.
  4. Johnson, Shawn (December 27, 2016). "Mark Gottlieb Out AS Wisconsin Transportation Secretary". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  5. "Dave Ross named new WisDOT secretary". Sun Prairie Star. December 27, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
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