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Willis J. Hutnik (born March 23, 1915) was an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1954 to 1970.

Early life and education

Hutnik was born on March 23, 1915, in Elk, Wisconsin. He attended Phillips High School in Phillips, Wisconsin, Price County Normal School, Central State Teachers College in Ohio, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Career

Hutnik owned a school and office supply business in Tony, Wisconsin, where he worked as a teacher, principal, and real estate broker. Hutnik was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1952. He was a Republican. Hutnik left office in 1970.

A bill proposing to name a portion of Wisconsin Highway 27 in Rusk County, Wisconsin, and Sawyer County, Wisconsin, the Willis J. Hutnik Memorial Highway was brought before the Wisconsin Legislature in 2012. After his death, Hutnik's papers were donated to the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.

Personal life

Hutnik has four children. He died in Mesa, Arizona, on December 13, 1996.

References

1. Members of the Assembly. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1954. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
2. "Hutnik, Willis J. 1915". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
3. "Assembly Bill 740". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
4. "Guide to the Willis Hutnik Papers, 1954-1970". University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
5. "Obituary for Willis J. Hutnik (Aged 81)". Arizona Republic. 1996-12-17. p. 58. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
6. 1997 Wisconsin Joint Resolution 2-Willis Hutnik

• People from Price County, Wisconsin
• Businesspeople from Wisconsin
• Educators from Wisconsin
• Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
• 1915 births
• 1996 deaths
• 20th-century American businesspeople
• People from Rusk County, Wisconsin
• 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature