He owned Richards Insurance Agency and AmericInn Hotel in West Bend. On November 4, 2014, Gannon was elected to the
Wisconsin State Assembly as a
Republican. While discussing a shooting that took place at the
East Towne Mall during a
town hall meeting in 2015, Gannon criticized gun-free zones and called on
concealed carry gun owners to "help clean our society of these scumbags." Representative
Chris Taylor denounced his comments as a call "for a vigilante uprising." In early January 2016, Gannon released a press release tying crime in Milwaukee to the city's economy. After receiving criticism over the press release from
Peter Barca, Gannon gave Barca
the finger on the floor of the Assembly. ==Death==