Facts: - profession: politician - residence: janesville , wisconsin - party: republican - district: 44th - state assembly: wisconsin - term end: january 7 , 2013 - term start: january 3 , 2011 - state: wisconsin - name: joe knilans - succeeded: debra kolste - birth date: 20 march 1964 - birth place: janesville , wisconsin - alma mater: uw-whitewater Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joe knilans .
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joe knilans -lrb- born march 20 , 1964 -rrb- is a wisconsin , usa , politician and legislator .born in janesville , wisconsin , he graduated from the university of wisconsin -- whitewater .he was elected to the wisconsin state assembly in 2010 .in november 2012 , the democratic candidate debra kolste defeated knilans .