Meet Jerry
Jerry was elected as the Assembly's 52nd District in November of 2022 and was sworn into office on January 3rd, 2023. Following the drawing for new District maps Jerry, if re-elected, will be representing the new 60th District beginning in January of 2025.
BACKGROUND: Representative Jerry O'Connor was born into a family of seven brothers in Southwest Wisconsin. His family moved to Lomira during his high school years. He has since had a long history as a resident in Fond du Lac County.
Jerry has two daughters and two grandkids from his first marriage to Amy, who passed away in 2015 after a short battle with cancer. He has since been re-married to Luanne (Bohlman-Romuald) who had also suffered the loss of a spouse in late 2014. Luanne is a Fond du Lac native and has been active in many ways throughout the community. Luanne brings her three children and four grandkids to blessed blended family.
After graduation from High School, Jerry attended Minnesota Bible College and later graduated from the University of Wisconsin Graduate School of Banking. Jerry spent his career working in the financial and business sectors. The past 22 years at a community bank in Waupun. In his various capacities, he worked with families to save and build for their futures; finance cars, boats and campers; homes and education; businesses and farming.
Following his retirement, Jerry was elected to represent the 52nd Assembly District in 2022. O’Connor noted, “I signed up for this job because I sincerely care about the people in my communities, together with the broader concerns we see nationally and the challenges that are tearing at the social fabric of our nation. I will continue to approach these issues with the common-sense conservative, time tested principles that built this great nation.”
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: Jerry is currently serving as the Board Treasurer of the “e-Center for Hope and Vision” (national organization); and is a member of the Fond du Lac Rotary Club.
Other organizations and positions held include: Past Chair for the “Charis Pregnancy and Family Help Center” in FDL; Past Co-Chair of Wisconsin Bankers Assn Board; Past-Chair of Community Bankers of Wisconsin Board; numerous industry committees, Past- Board Member of Fond du Lac County Capital Markets Board; Member of Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corp. Board; Past Treasurer of Waupun Economic Development Board; Past Chair of Waupun Christmas Club; Past-Chair of Waupun Rotary Club; Past FDL County 4-H Horse Project Advisor; Past-Church Leadership roles
Jerry brought his knowledge of banking and leadership skills to the legislature in an effort to improve the outcome of all Wisconsin residents.
Your vote matters because today you are electing belief systems possibly more than the individual. Based on the last election results, Jerry represents an overwhelming majority of Fond du Lac resident's core values by a margin of nearly two-to-one. I humbly ask you to help return me to the Assembly in 2025-2026 as your representative for the new 60th District.