Jill Billings

Personal: Born Rochester, Minnesota; 2 children. Education: Stewartville High School 1980; BA, Augsburg College (Minneapolis, MN) 1989; Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development (BILLD) Fellow 2012, Toll Fellow 2014; National Conference of State Legislatures Early Learning Fellow. Occupation: Full-time legislator. Former teacher of English and Citizenship to Hmong adults. Member: National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, Mississippi River Caucus; Wisconsin Legislative Children’s Caucus (cochair); Wisconsin Family Impact Seminar Advisors Committee; Viterbo University Board of Advisors; University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Chancellor’s Community Council; American Association of University Women La Crosse Branch; Preservation Alliance of La Crosse; La Crosse Alliance to HEAL (Halting the Effects of Addiction Locally); Taiwan Friendship Caucus (cochair). Previous office: Elected to La Crosse County Board 2004–12. Elected to Assembly in November 2011 special election. Reelected since 2012. Member of Building Commission, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board, Council on Tourism and Historical Society of Wisconsin Board of Curators