Assembly’s Knudson Won’t Seek Another Term

Republican state Rep.Dean Knudson of Hudson announced Tuesday he will not be seeking re-election this fall.

Knudson won the 30th Assembly District seat in the Republican wave of 2010 and rose through the ranks to eventually earn a spot on the powerful Joint Finance Committee. Among his high profile bills was the measure passed in November to split the Government Accountability Board into two separate commissions with partisan appointees. Knudson said he’s leaving the legislature to focus on his veterinary practice in Hudson.

“I’ve enjoyed my time and it’s been an honor and a privilege to serve the people of the 30th Assembly District but I’ve decided it’s time for me to return to private live,” he said. “What you miss the most is the people and I love to work on policy and trying to craft better public policy. You get a chance to work with some of the brightest, most committed political minds in the state and that can be very enjoyable.”

Knudson said one thing he won’t miss will be the winter drives to and from Madison. He said he’ll stay involved in politics but from the sidelines.