Jonathan B. Barry is an American

United States

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 Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

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 politician, businessman, and farmer from Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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, Barry graduated from Shorewood High School. In 1967, he graduated from University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly

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 1977-1981 and was on the Dane County, Wisconsin

Dane County, Wisconsin

As of the census of 2000, there were 426,526 people, 173,484 households, and 100,794 families residing in the county. The population density was 355 people per square mile . There were 180,398 housing units at an average density of 150 per square mile...

 Board of Supervisors. From 1981-1987, he was County Executive

County executive

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of Dane County. He owns a farm in Dane County and is a businessman.