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Henke throws his hat in the ring

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Dan Henke

MONROE — Monroe Common Council President Dan Henke is running as a Republican for the 80th Assembly District in a bid to replace Brett Davis.

Henke made his official announcement Wednesday during the Republican Party of Green County Lincoln Day Reception.

Davis, R-Oregon, is stepping down from the Assembly to run for lieutenant governor.

Henke and Ron Starmer are owners of D-H Builders, Monroe.

“When I ran for council three years ago, Brett (Davis) called me and said, ‘Why don’t you come up to the state and get the housing market started again,’” Henke said.

As a developer and builder for 33 years, Henke said he has put people to work building 800 homes and apartments.

“Each foundation we dig is another 40 people working,” he said.

“I’d like to get on the housing committee, because they keep taking programs away from us,” Henke said.

Henke said he would maintain his seat on the council until January if elected to the Assembly.

“That’s when the Assembly starts, and it’s practically a full-time job,” he said.

Henke was born and raised in Wisconsin Rapids. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1969, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology in 1974 from UW-Stout.

In 1976, he and his wife Judi, moved to Monroe, where he started building homes with Amwood Homes.

They bought the home building operation in 1982.