David Ward is an American

United States

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 Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 politician from Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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Born in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

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, Ward graduated from University of Wisconsin–Platteville with a bachelor degree in agricultural economics. He worked in cooperatives and with emphasis on family farms. Ward served in the Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly

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from 1993 until August 2006, when he resigned from the Wisconsin State Assembly. Ward became dairy director for Cooperative Network.