Republican member of the State Assembly, 1960-1966, and representative in Congress, 1967-1978; sponsored legislation reducing capital gains tax, establishing OSHA, and securing environmental protection for the Great Lakes.

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[Source: William A. Steiger Papers, ARCAT (Archives Catalog), Wisconsin Historical Society, Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774-1997 (CQ Staff directories, Inc., 1997)William A. Steiger Papers, ARCAT (Archives Catalog), Wisconsin Historical Society, Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774-1997, CQ Staff directories, Inc., 1997.]