Background
Tiffany grew up on a dairy farm near Elmwood, Wisconsin, with five brothers and two sisters.
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Tom Tiffany
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Tiffany graduated from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls in 1980 with a degree in agricultural economics.
Career
He managed the petroleum division of a farm cooperative in Plainview, Minnesota, before coming to Minocqua, Wisconsin, to manage Zenker Oil Company"s petroleum distribution in 1988. In 2004 and 2008,he ran for the 12th State Senate District, first against Senator Roger Breske, and then Jim Holperin losing both times in very close elections. In 2010, he ran for the Wisconsin State Assembly after the position was vacated by retiring incumbent, Representative Donald Friske.
In 2012 Tiffany chose not to seek re-election to the State Assembly and to seek election to the State Senate after Holperin announced he would not run for reelection.
He defeated Democrat Susan Sommer, 56% - 40%, in the general election on November 6, 2012.
Achievements
Membership
Tiffany serves as the Town Supervisor in the town of Little Rice and is an appointed member of the Oneida County Economic Development Corporation.
