(Dem.), 23rd Senate District Born Chippewa Falls, Oct. 27, 1932; married. Graduate Cadott High School; Coyne Electrical College, Chicago. Legislator and corporate president of electrical contracting firm; registered professional designer of electrical systems. Korean Conflict veteran; served in Air Force 1950-54. Member: Lions; Masons; Shriners; Amer. Legion; VFW; AFL-CIO; Indianhead Towns Assn. (past vice pres.); Chippewa Falls Ind. Develop. Corp.; Natl. Electrical Contractors Assn. (past vice pres.); Chippewa Area Fire Protection Dist., Inc. (past secy.-treas.); Chippewa Falls Fiscal Bd. (past chp.); Jt. Apprenticeship Training Com. (past bd. mbr.); Lafayette Minor League Baseball Org. (past bd. mbr.); Wis. Lions Fdn. (past vice pres., treas.). Supervisor Lafayette Town Bd. 1969-79 (chp. 1975-79). Elected to Senate since 1978. Majority Caucus Chairperson since 1985; Majority Caucus Secretary 1983. Biennial committee assignments: 1991 - Transportation and Utilities (vice chp.); Tourism, Commerce, Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs; Jt. Com. on Audit; Jt. Cont. on Finance (vice chp. since 1985, mbr. since 1981); Legis. Adv. Cam. to the Minn,-Wis. Boundary Area Comm (chp., also 1981, 1979, mbr. 1989); Transportation Projects Comm (since 1987). 1989 - Labor, Business, Insurance, Veterans and Military Affairs (vice chp., also 1987); Transportation, Conservation and Mining; Jt. Survey Com. on Debt Management (also 1987). 1987 - Tourism and Conservation; Transportation (also 1985); Select Com. on the Regulation of Gambling (co-chp.). 1985 - Labor, Business, Veterans Affairs and Insurance (vice chp., mbr. 1983). 1983 - Jt. Survey Com. on Tax Exemptions (co-chp.). 1981 - Aging, Business and Financial Institutions and Transportation (also 1979). 1979 - Agriculture, Labor and Local Affairs (vice chp.); Governmental and Veterans Affairs (vice chp.); Legis. Coun. Corns. on Watershed Management (chp.), on Highways. Telephone: Office: (608) 266-7511; District: (715) 723-2081. Voting address: (Town of Lafayette) 5722 Stewart Lane, Chippewa Falls 54729. Mailing address: Office: Room 134 South, State Capitol, P.O. Box 7882, Madison 53707-7882. (Blue Book 1991-92)Learn More
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