John Nygren (born February 27, 1964) is an American insurance and financial services agent, politician, and lobbyist.
Prior to holding public office, he was President of the United States Junior Chamber youth organization.
He graduated from Marinette High School in 1982, studied at the University of Wisconsin-Marinette,[1] and worked in the restaurant industry for over 12 years, eventually becoming co-owner/operator of his own establishment.
Nygren narrowly won the Republican primary election, defeating former state senator Gary Drzewiecki by just 37 votes.
[9][10] Nygren is married to Maggie, a family and consumer education teacher at Marinette High School,[11] and they have three children; Cassie, Cali and Colin.
[2] In January 2020, Nygren's daughter, Cassie, was found guilty of being a party to a first-degree reckless homicide stemming from the death of a pregnant woman to whom she sold drugs.