John Nygren

John Nygren (born February 27, 1964) is an American insurance and financial services agent, politician, and lobbyist. A Republican, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for nearly 14 years, serving from January 2007 to December 2020. He was co-chair of the powerful Joint Finance Committee from 2013 until his sudden resignation on December 1, 2020. He now works as executive director for the Wisconsin Association of Health Plans, a state lobbying organization for health insurance companies. Prior to holding public office, he was President of the United States Junior Chamber youth organization.

Early life and career Nygren is a fourth generation resident of northeast Wisconsin. He graduated from Marinette High School in 1982, studied at the University of Wisconsin-Marinette, and worked in the restaurant industry for over 12 years, eventually becoming co-owner/operator of his own establishment. In 1998 he started work at Great Lakes Financial Management Group selling insurance and other financial services.

Nygren was involved with the Jaycees, serving as Marinette's chapter president, the regional director for Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin state president, and United States national president. Nygren went on to defeat Democrat Randy Koehn in the November general election with 54% of the vote.

In the Assembly, he was assigned to the standing committees on Insurance; on Education, Health and Health care reform; and on Jobs and the Economy.

Resignation Nygren won a substantial victory in 2020 with 68% of the vote. However, only a month after the election, Nygren announced he would immediately resign his seat. Governor Tony Evers announced he would call a special election to fill the vacancy. On December 14, it was announced that Nygren would work as executive director at the Wisconsin Association of Health Plans, a lobbying group for health insurers.

Personal life Nygren is married to Maggie, a family and consumer education teacher at Marinette High School, and they have three children; Cassie, Cali and Colin.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)

Wisconsin Assembly (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)