8th Congressional District candidates

Reid Ribble (Republican)

Ribble on the issues (click each link for more):

• Agriculture
• Budget
• Congressional reform
• Defense
• Education
• Energy
• Health care
• Immigration
• Jobs and the economy
• Medicare
• National security
• Regulatory reform
• Social Security
• Taxes
• Transportation
• Veterans

Biography:

Reid Ribble has spent his entire life in northeastern Wisconsin. Born in Neenah, Wisconsin, Reid was the youngest of six children. He graduated from Appleton East High School, where he also spent his mornings and weekends working on a local dairy farm. Upon graduation, he enrolled in the Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music before returning to the Fox Valley to take over the family roofing business.

For the past three decades, Reid owned and operated one of the most successful roof construction companies in the United States. In 2009, Reid sold his small business to the next generation in his family.

During his career, Reid was also an active member in his local community, serving as Varsity Volleyball Coach at Appleton East High School for 20 years. In 2007, Appleton East High School honored him as the outstanding alumni of the year. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Fox Valley YMCA and as the Director of WEMI Radio in Appleton.

Volunteering his time for over two decades, Reid was a member of the Wisconsin Roofing Contractors Association and the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA). He was a member of the Fox Valley Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Brown and Outagamie County Home Builders Associations as well as the National Association of Home Builders.

Reid was elected to Congress in 2010, his first job serving as a public official. Reid is happily married to his wife DeaNa for over 35 years. They have two children and two grandchildren.

Source: Ribble campaign

Jamie Wall (Democrat)

Wall on the issues (click each link for more):

• Jobs
• Medicare
• National security
• Environment
• Energy
• Education
• Health care
• Farming and the rural economy

Biography:

Raised on his family’s dairy farm in the rural crossroads of Askeaton in Brown County, Jamie Wall grew up hunting and fishing with family and neighbors. The first in his family to go to college, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and was the first UW student in a generation to win a Rhodes Scholarship.

A Green Bay businessman, Wall helped establish the Northeast Wisconsin economic development organization now known as the New North and he brings real-world experience helping Wisconsin businesses solve problems and create jobs.

Source: Wall campaign