(Dem.), 22nd Senate District Born Kenosha, July 11, 1922; married; 2 children. Graduate Kenosha High School; attended Marquette University 1945-49, Legislator, retired commercial airline pilot. Veteran World War II; served in Army Air Corps 1942-45. Member V.F.W.; Air Line Pilots Assn., Internatl, (past clip.); Air Force Assn.; Kenosha Co. Assn. for Retarded Citizens; Kenosha Co. Dem. Party (bd. mbr.). Former mbr. Wis. Coun, of Aeronautics. Pleasant Prairie town supervisor 1961-63; town chp. 1969-75. Elected to Senate in April 1975 special election; reelected since 1976, Majority Caucus Chairperson 1983 (also 1981). Biennial committee assignments: 1983 - Transportation; Jt. Com. on Finance (since 1977, vice chp. 1979); Jt. Survey Corn, on Retirement Systems; Interstate Cooperation Comn.; State Building Comn. 1981 - Aging, Business and Financial Institutions and Transportation (also 1979), 1979 - State Capitol and Executive Residence Bd. (also 1977). 1977 - Urban Affairs (vice chp., mbr. 1975); Legis. Coun. Com, on School Bus Laws; Gov.'s Com. on Problems of Deaf People. 1975 Commerce; Natural Resources; Legis. Coun. Highway Com. and State Trans. Plan Adv. Com.; Energy Conservation Adv. Coun. Telephone: Capitol: (608) 266-6920; District: (414) 694- 8793. Voting address: 7900 Cooper Rd., Kenosha 53142. Mailing address: (office) Room 134 South, State Capitol, P.O. Box 7882, Madison 53707-7882. (Blue Book 1983-84)

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