Over the weekend, State Senator André Jacque of De Pere received the Legislator of the Year Award for the 2019-’20 legislative session from the Wisconsin Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The award was presented to Jacque after he worked closely with the VFW to introduce numerous pieces of legislation directly impacting Wisconsin’s heroes, playing a critical role this session in extending the veteran’s outreach and recovery program bill, passing military veteran and spouse licensure reform.
Senator Jacque said in a news release that he was honored to receive the award, commenting “I am grateful for the sacrifice our veterans have made for our great country and their countless contributions to our communities, and I am proud to have an opportunity in the legislature to help ensure Wisconsin remembers that sacrifice.”
Senator Jacque is the lead author of the VFW’s top legislative priority (2019 Senate Bill 116) to re-invigorate the disabled veteran and surviving spouse property tax credit, and previously authored laws to create tax exempt status parity between veterans service organizations and other charitable organizations, and expand sporting heritage opportunities for disabled veterans.
