JEFF MURSAU

MADISON, Wis. –The Wisconsin Paper Council has announced a new legislative leadership team for the bipartisan Wisconsin Paper Caucus.

The new state legislative leaders of the Wisconsin Paper Caucus are:

State Assembly leaders

— State Rep. Jeff Mursau, R-Crivitz, Assembly chair;

— State Rep. Lee Snodgrass, D-Appleton, Assembly vice-chair.

State Senate leaders

— Sen. Romaine Quinn, R-Cameron, Senate chair;

— Sen. Brad Pfaff, D-Onalaska, Senate vice-chair.

The overarching goal of the bipartisan, bicameral Wisconsin Paper Caucus is to work together in a bipartisan fashion to develop policies that will help sustain and promote the papermaking manufacturing sectors throughout the state.

“The Wisconsin Paper Caucus is a shining example of bipartisan cooperation amongst thought leaders in our state on matters important to the forest products industry,” said Scott Suder, president of the Wisconsin Paper Council. “Members of the Wisconsin Paper Council applaud this new leadership team’s commitment to discuss challenges and find commonsense solutions to issues affecting papermakers and our entire supply chain.”

The mission of the Wisconsin Paper Caucus is to inform and educate policymakers and the public about the economic and social importance of papermaking, forestry and printing in the state. Additionally, the caucus works together to highlight the history, diversity and positive environmental contributions of these industries.

“It is an honor to serve as chair of the Wisconsin Paper Caucus,” Mursau said. “My district has a long history of papermaking, and families in these communities know of the importance of these industries to the local economy. I am looking forward to working across the aisle with my colleagues to educate legislators on the paper industry and find solutions to grow the sector in a sustainable way.”

The Wisconsin Paper Council is a trade association that advocates for Wisconsin’s paper, pulp and forestry industries. The Wisconsin papermaking industry employees more than 30,000 people whose efforts continue to make Wisconsin the No. 1 paper manufacturer in the United States.