James Behrend, Republican Candidate for Waukesha County Register of Deeds

General Information

Name : Mr. James R Behrend
Also known as : Jim
Age : 56
Place of residence : City of Delafield

Education

College

Attended college : Yes
College : UW Madison
Degree : BBA Accounting
Year of graduation : 1977

Employment Information

Job titles held : Certified Public Accountant
Employers : Various over 30 years

Political Information

Party affiliation : Republican
Running for a: Local office
Running for position: Register of Deeds Waukesha County
Chamber/district: Waukesha County
Incumbent: Yes
First elected: 04 November 2008
Previous elective offices : Waukesha County Board 2000-2008 Mayor of Delafield 1989-1994 Alderman City of Delafield 1987-1989;2012
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : State Senate 2002

Other facts

Served as treasurer for Kasten for Senate Committee, Kohler for Governor, 9th District Republican Caucus. Worked for Governor Thompson 1987 to 1992. Also a licensed Realtor. Over the past three years as Register of Deeds, we have reduced spending in the office, eliminating two positions; installed a new land records system, and implemented electronic recording. Our next efforts will be improving public access to records over the internet. We will attempt to eliminate current high charges required to search records on the internet.