J.P. Wieske joined Horizon Government Affairs as Vice President of State Affairs in January 2019. He was previously the Deputy Insurance Commissioner for the State of Wisconsin where he supervised the regulatory, public information and administrative functions of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance. Wieske also served on Governor Scott Walker’s Opioid Task Force and served as an active member of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, where he chaired various subgroups including the Regulatory Framework Task Force and the Health Care Reform Alternatives Working Group. As Vice President of State Affairs, Wieske leads HGA’s continued expansion into state policy, enhancing clients’ access to state regulators, legislators, and executives while leveraging his more than 25 years of industry experience to drive smarter state policy reforms.