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3 unusual facts about Wisconsin State Senate


Clifford Krueger

From 1947 to 1955 and from 1957 to 1983, he served in the Wisconsin State Senate.

Edmund T. Melms

In 1918, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Wisconsin State Senate.

Sexual abuse scandal in Catholic archdiocese of Milwaukee

Following public testimony by victims before a combined session of the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly Judiciary Committee, a report on the sexual abuse of minors by clergy in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee was published in September 2003.


Barbara Notestein

She was first elected to the Assembly in 1984 as a Democrat from the newly-renumbered 12th formerly 4th Assembly district (basically the East Side of Milwaukee) to succeed fellow Democrat Barbara Ulichny, who was successfully pursuing election to the Wisconsin State Senate.

Edmund J. Berner

In 1912 he chose to run for the Wisconsin State Senate's 6th District seat, losing by a 97-vote margin to Democrat George Weissleder.

Edward Nager

Nager was elected to the Assembly in 1962, succeeding fellow Democrat Fred Risser, who was (successfully) seeking a seat in the State Senate.

John H. Rountree

In 1866-1867, Rountree served in the Wisconsin State Senate again, elected on the National Union ticket to represent the Sixteenth Senate District (Grant County), succeeding Milas K. Young (another Whig-turned-Republican elected on the National Union ticket); he still described his profession as "farmer".

Maurice Coakley

Maurice P. Coakley (January 9, 1906 - March 14, 1991) was a lawyer from Beloit, Wisconsin who served seven years as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Senate from the 15th District (Rock County), resigned to serve in World War II, then spent 25 years as a lobbyist for the Wisconsin Manufacturers Association.

Otto Junkermann

In 2011, he ran as a "fake Democrat" candidate in the Democratic primary against former Brown County Executive Nancy Nusbaum in the preamble to the recall election against Senator Robert Cowles.

Scott McCallum

Prior to assuming the role of governor upon the appointment of Tommy Thompson as Secretary of Health and Human Services, McCallum served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.


see also

Baumgart

James Baumgart (born 1938), former American member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate

Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin

Robert Wirch (D) and John Lehman (D) represent Mount Pleasant in the Wisconsin State Senate, and Robin Vos (R), Tom Weatherston (R), and Peter Barca (D) represent Mount Pleasant in the Wisconsin State Assembly.