) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Ste vens ▁Point ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁restaurant ▁owner . ▁V rak as ▁lives ▁in ▁W au kes ha ▁County ' s ▁Lake ▁Country ▁area . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁V rak as ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁State ▁Assembly , ▁representing ▁the ▁ 3 3 rd ▁Assembly ▁District . ▁In ▁the ▁Assembly , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Republican ▁C au cus ▁Chair man . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁Assembly ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁County ▁Executive ▁of ▁W au kes ha ▁County . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁County ▁Executive ▁in ▁a ▁special ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁serve ▁a ▁four - year ▁term ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁V rak as ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁ret ire ▁as ▁W au kes ha ▁County ▁Executive . ▁He ▁confirmed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁treated ▁for ▁pro state ▁cancer . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁W au kes ha , ▁Wisconsin ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Ste vens ▁Point ▁al umn i ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁from ▁Wisconsin ▁Category : Count y ▁execut ives ▁in ▁Wisconsin ▁Category :