(Dem.), 17th Senate District. Born Madison, May 22, 1942. Grad. Madison East High Sch.; B.B.A. UW-Madison 1964; M. B.A. 1965; graduate work Univ. of Minn. 1969-70. Legislator; former assistant professor UW-Platteville School of Business & Economics; formerly research and personnel work. Member Common Cause, Democratic Party (County Exec. Board), Wis. Women's Political Caucus (former State Coordinator, Natl. Policy Council), Natl. Conf. of State Legislatures Legislative Improvement and Modernization Com.; recipient Woman of the Year in State Politics. Wis. State Journal, 1976; Woman of the Year, Wis. Church Women United, 1976. Member of Platteville Sewer and Water Commission 1973-75. Elected to Senate 1974. Biennial committee assignments: 1977 - Jt. Com. on Finance, Agriculture, Aging and Labor; (also 1975). 1975 - Agriculture, Human Services, Labor and Taxation and its Subcom. on Juvenile Alcoholism and Drug Abuse and Subcom. on Preferential Tax Treatment of Lands; Education; Jt. Com. for Review of Admin. Rules; Legis. Adv. Com. to the Minn.-Wis. Boundary Area Commission; Legis. Council's Malpractice Com.; Spec. Study Com. on Mineral Taxation; Council on Criminal Justice; Commission on State-Local Relations and Financing Policies. Telephone: Capitol: (608) 266- 1832; District: Mailing address: 110 E. Division Street, Dodgeville 53533 (home office). (Blue Book 1977)

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[Source: Blue book]