James Edward Doyle Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th governor of Wisconsin from 2003 to 2011. In his first election to the governorship,he narrowly defeated incumbent Republican governor Scott McCallum. Although in 2002 Democrats increased their number of governorships,Doyle was the only one of them to unseat a Republican.
John Coit Spooner was a politician and lawyer from Wisconsin. He served in the United States Senate from 1885 to 1891 and from 1897 to 1907. A Republican,by the 1890s,he was one of the "Big Four" key Republicans who largely controlled the major decisions of the Senate,along with Orville H. Platt of Connecticut,William B. Allison of Iowa,and Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island.
Vernon Wallace Thomson was an American attorney and politician who served as the 34th Governor of Wisconsin from 1957 to 1959.
Henry A. Gunderson was a Wisconsin attorney who served as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.
Herman Louis Ekern was an American attorney and progressive Republican politician who served as the 28th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin,the 25th attorney general of Wisconsin,and the 42nd speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was also one of the founders of Lutheran Brotherhood.
Mark F. Miller is a retired American politician. A Democrat,he served 16 years in the Wisconsin Senate (2005–2021) and was majority leader in 2012. He also served 6 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Spencer Black is an American educator and retired politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented Madison in the Wisconsin State Assembly for 26 years,and was Minority Leader for most of the 2001-2002 session.
Louis John Molepske,Jr.,is an American attorney,judge,and Democratic politician. He is a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Portage County,Wisconsin,since 2022. He previously served nine years as district attorney,and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for ten years before that.
Marlin D. Schneider is a retired American educator and Democratic politician. He served 40 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1971–2011),representing Wisconsin Rapids and neighboring parts of central Wisconsin. He is also known by his nickname:"Snarlin' Marlin."
Gary E. Sherman is an American judge and former legislator from Wisconsin. Sherman served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1998–2010. He served as a Judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals from 2010–2019.
David A. Cullen is an American lawyer who is serving as the current Treasurer of Milwaukee County,Wisconsin. Prior to his election,Cullen served as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly after winning a special election in May 1990. Cullen was elected in April 2012 to a seat on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors,which he held until taking office as County Treasurer.
Gary Tauchen is an American dairy farmer and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the 6th Assembly district from 2007 through 2022. The 6th district comprised most of Shawano County along with northwestern Outagamie County and neighboring towns in eastern Waupaca County.
Tyler August is an American politician and legislator. He is the majority leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2023 and previously served as the chamber's speaker pro tempore. A Republican,he was first elected to the Assembly in 2010,representing eastern Walworth County.
Tom Hebl is an American Democratic politician from Wisconsin.
Donald Joseph Hying is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church,serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Madison in Wisconsin since 2019. Hying previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Gary from 2015 to 2019 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in Wisconsin from 2011 to 2015.
Rudy Silbaugh is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Jorge W. Carow was an American politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and was elected Speaker in 1934.
The 46th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in south-central Wisconsin,the district comprises part of central-eastern Dane County,including the city of Sun Prairie,the village of Cottage Grove,and parts of the east side of the city of Madison. The district is represented by Democrat Melissa Ratcliff,since January 2023.
Melissa Amy Ratcliff is an American paralegal and Democratic politician from Cottage Grove,Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing Wisconsin's 46th Assembly district since January 2023. She is also currently a member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors. She served on the Cottage Grove Village Board of Trustees from April 2018 to December 16,2022.
Michael Andrew "Mike" Bare is an American policy analyst and Democratic politician from Verona,Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing Wisconsin's 80th Assembly district since January 2023. He is also currently a member of the Dane County board of supervisors and previously served as a legislative aide to United States senator Russ Feingold.
