Rick Gudex
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Preceded byJessica King
Succeeded byDan Feyen
BornJuly 23, 1968
Eden, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedOctober 12, 2016 (aged 48)
Eden, Wisconsin, U.S.
Richard Gudex | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 18th district | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – October 12, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Jessica King |
| Succeeded by | Dan Feyen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 23, 1968 Eden, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | October 12, 2016 (aged 48) Eden, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Kimberly Gudex |
Richard Gudex (July 23, 1968 – October 12, 2016) was an American manufacturing production manager and Republican politician from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He was the former Fond du Lac City Council president, and on November 6, 2012, he defeated incumbent Democrat Jessica King from her seat in the Wisconsin State Senate's 18th District by 590 votes.[1][2]
According to his campaign biography,[3] Gudex was born in Eden, Wisconsin, in 1968, graduated from St. Mary's Springs High School, and worked full-time for the family business before becoming a shop worker at the Gehl Company,[4] soon becoming a supervisor. As of 2012, he was a production manager at Brenner Tank.[3]