Dick Leinenkugel

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On September 5, 2008, Governor of Wisconsin Jim Doyle appointed Leinenkugel as the Secretary of the Department of Commerce. He resigned from the position effective April 9, 2010, to pursue a new opportunity. [8]

United States Senate race

In April 2010, Leinenkugel declared his short-lived candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held by the incumbent senator, Democrat Russ Feingold, in the 2010 United States Senate Election. [9] Although Leinenkugel had name recognition from his family's beer business, he was quickly criticized for serving 18 months in the administration of Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, a Democrat. [10] After being told by SABMiller that if he were to continue his bid for U.S. Senate he would lose his tenure with the company he withdrew from the race in May 2010, and endorsed the eventual winner of the election, Republican Ron Johnson. [11]

Notes

  1. Milwaukee Business Journal (2008-09-05). "Dick Leinenkugel named to lead Commerce department". The Business Journal of Milwaukee. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  2. "Leinenkugel launches GOP run against Sen. Feingold". The Associated Press. April 27, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-01.[ dead link ]
  3. "Statement by Governor Jim Doyle on Commerce Secretary Dick Leinenkugel". commerce.state.wi.us. September 5, 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  4. "Biography of Dick Leinenkugel". Leinenkugel for Senate 2010. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  5. John Schmid (2008-09-06). "Leinenkugel, Richard". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  6. "WI Senate Race: Leinenkugel's On Tap". FoxNews.com. April 26, 2010. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  7. "Leinenkugel launches campaign, downplays ties to Doyle". jsonline.com. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  8. "Leinenkugel resigns as state commerce secretary". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 2010-04-06.
  9. "Former secretary of commerce announces candidacy for Senate". The Badger Herald. 2010-04-27.
  10. "UPDATE: Leinenkugel Announces Run for Senate". Archived from the original on 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  11. Leinenkugel exits Senate race, backs Johnson Umhoefer, Dave. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel May 23, 2010. Accessed July 3, 2010

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Dick Leinenkugel
Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce
In office
September 29, 2008 April 6, 2010