{{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder |honorific_prefix = |name = Michael Huebsch |honorific_suffix = |caption = Huebsch in 2011 |image = March 10 protests (5515792095) (Mike Huebsch).jpg |image_size = |alt = |order = 15th |title = Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration |governor = Scott Walker |term_start = January 3, 2011 |term_end = March 1, 2015 |predecessor = Dan Schooff |successor = Scott Neitzel |order1 = 76th |office1 = Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly |term_start1 = January 1, 2007 |term_end1 = January 5, 2009 |predecessor1 = John Gard |successor1 = Michael J. Sheridan |state2 = Wisconsin |state_assembly2 = Wisconsin |district2 = 94th |term_start2 = January 2, 1995 |term_end2 = January 3, 2011 |predecessor2 = Virgil Roberts |successor2 = Steve Doyle |party = Republican |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|7|19}} |birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |spouse = Valarie |children = 2 |alma_mater = Oral Roberts University |profession = Politician }} '''Michael D. "Mike" Huebsch''' (born July 19, 1964) is an American Republican politician from La Crosse County, Wisconsin. He was the 76th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, serving a total of 16 years in the Assembly (1995–2011). He later served as the 15th secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration in the cabinet of Governor Scott Walker.
==Biography==
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Huebsch graduated from Onalaska High School and attended Oral Roberts University. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1995 through 2011. From 2007 to 2009, he served as Speaker of the Assembly. Huebsch, his wife, and family live in West Salem, Wisconsin.<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1794&search_term=huebsch "Huebsch, Michael D."], ''Dictionary of Wisconsin History'', Wisconsin Historical Society website. Retrieved May 3, 2011.</ref>
While in the State Assembly, he and fellow Republican representative and future governor Scott Walker were involved in the Jamyi Witch hiring controversy in 2001–02, in which they attempted to terminate the employment of state employee Jamyi Witch because of her beliefs as a Wiccan.<ref name="AU2002">[http://www.au.org/media/church-and-state/archives/2002/02/aub.html "Wiccan prison chaplain sparks controversy in Wisconsin," ''Americans United Bulletin'', February 2002] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512184102/http://www.au.org/media/church-and-state/archives/2002/02/aub.html |date=2009-05-12 }}</ref><ref name="SeattleTimes2002">[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Wiccan+Rev.+Witch+raises+some+brows+at+Wisconsin+prison.-a080778195 Toosi, Nahal. "Wiccan Rev. Witch raises some brows at Wisconsin prison." ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', reprinted December 9, 2001 in ''Seattle Times'']</ref> Huebsch said that "Taxpayers shouldn't be forced to accept this hocus-pocus," proposing to delete the state appropriation which funded Witch's position.<ref name="LAtimes">[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jan-07-mn-20925-story.html Simon, Stephanie. The two were called out for their blatant hypocrisy of promoting so-called religious freedom, but seeming to limit such freedoms to religions that their big government could sanction. "Wiccan Chaplain Brews Storm: Religion: Some taxpayers want the Rev. Jamyi Witch removed from her state job counseling prisoners." ''Los Angeles Times'' January 7, 2002]</ref> Huebsch and Walker were ultimately unsuccessful in terminating Witch's employment.<ref name="AU2002" />
Huebsch resigned from the Assembly after Walker, having been elected governor in 2010, appointed Huebsch as Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration on December 30, 2010.<ref>http://www.wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=13762505{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=13782077{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In early 2015, Huebsch was appointed to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/scott-walker-shuffles-cabinet-moves-mike-huebsch-out-at-administration-b99446241z1-292115651.html|title = Walker shuffles cabinet, moves Huebsch out at Administration}}</ref> He served until his resignation in February 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://psc.wi.gov/aboutus/organization/commissioners.htm |title=PSC- About Us - Organization - Commissioners |accessdate=2009-10-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008125659/http://psc.wi.gov/aboutus/organization/commissioners.htm |archivedate=2009-10-08 }}</ref>
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{{s-start}} {{s-par|us-wi-hs}} {{s-bef|before = Virgil Roberts}} {{s-ttl|title = Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 94th district | years = January 2, 1995{{spaced ndash}}January 3, 2011 }} {{s-aft|after = Steve Doyle}} {{s-bef|before = John Gard}} {{s-ttl|title = Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly| years = January 1, 2007{{spaced ndash}}January 5, 2009}} {{s-aft|after = Michael J. Sheridan}} {{s-gov}} {{s-bef|before = Dan Schooff }} {{s-ttl|title = Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration |years= January 3, 2011{{spaced ndash}}March 1, 2015 }} {{s-aft|after = Scott Neitzel }} {{s-end}} {{Speakers of the Wisconsin State Assembly}} {{Authority control}}
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