Tryggestad chosen as new chair of La Crosse County Board following April elections

An eight-year veteran of the La Crosse County Board has been elected as the group’s new chair.

On Tuesday, county supervisors chose Tina Tryggestad of La Crosse as chair to succeed Monica Kruse, who remains on the board but has stepped down from leadership. Tryggestad was elected chair by a vote of 19-to-11 against the only other nominee, Mike Baroni.

The new chair says she is “honored and humbled” by the position, and wants to encourage “candid” dialogue on the county board. Kim Cable and David Pierce were chosen as vice-chairs of the county board for the new two-year term starting this week. Tryggestad was a restaurant owner for 21 years, and is now employed in community action work.

Judge Scott Horne administered the oath of office to all 30 supervisors who were elected on April 2nd. Seven new supervisors joined the county board as a result of this month’s elections, with only three members of the old board being voted out.