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Republican: Re-elected in 1856 as a Republican. Lost re-election to Larrabee. George W. Blanchard: March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 Republican: 1st: Elected in 1932. Renominated but withdrew prior to election. Gerald J. Boileau: March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 Republican: 8th: Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 7th district. March 4, 1933 ...
Republican R+3 January 3, 2019 – present 2nd: Mark Pocan : Democratic D+19 January 3, 2013 – present 3rd: Derrick Van Orden (Prairie du Chien) Republican R+4 January 3, 2023 – present 4th: Gwen Moore : Democratic D+25 January 3, 2005 – present 5th: Scott Fitzgerald : Republican R+14 January 3, 2021 – present 6th: Glenn Grothman
Kasten was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1972. In 1974, he was elected to the House of Representatives after defeating incumbent Glenn R. Davis in a Republican primary election. He was reelected in 1976. He ran for Governor of Wisconsin in 1978, but lost the Republican nomination to Lee S. Dreyfus, who went on to win the general ...
The governor of Wisconsin is the head of government of Wisconsin [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's army and air forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [3] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Wisconsin Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature, [3] and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.
Since 1945, the state has maintained a close balance between Republicans and Democrats. Recent leading Republicans include former Governor Tommy Thompson and Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner; prominent Democrats include Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold, the only Senator to vote against the Patriot Act in 2001, and Congressman David Obey. [3]
He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1993 to 1999, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007, representing Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, ran unsuccessfully for governor of Wisconsin in 2006, and held the post of United States Ambassador to Tanzania from August 2007 until January ...
Wisconsin: Republican: 1850–1906 John Adams: 1815 New York Democratic-Republican 1778–1854 1833–1835 Democratic John J. Adams: 1883–1887: New York: Democratic: 1848–1919 John Quincy Adams: 1831–1834 Massachusetts National Republican: 1767–1848 1834–1848 Whig Parmenio Adams: 1824–1825 New York Democratic-Republican 1776–1832 ...
Before that, he was the 42nd governor of Wisconsin (1987–2001) and Republican floor leader in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1981–1987). Thompson is the longest-serving governor in Wisconsin history, holding office from January 1987 until February 2001, and is the only person to be elected to the office four times.