Judy Robson

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Judy Robson
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Robson in 2009
Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
January 1, 2007 October 24, 2007
Profession Registered Nurse

Judith Biros Robson (born November 21, 1939) is a retired American nurse, nursing instructor, and Democratic politician. She served 12 years in the Wisconsin State Senate and 12 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Rock County. She was the first female Democratic State Senate majority leader in Wisconsin history.

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Biography

Robson was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and now lives in Beloit, Wisconsin. She received a B.S.N. degree from St. John's College in Cleveland, and a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1976. [1] She is a registered nurse. Before being elected to public office, Robson worked as a nurse and as an instructor, primarily at Blackhawk Technical College. [2]

Robson was elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in June 1987 in a special election to replace Timothy Weeden (who had been elected to the State Senate). She was reelected to her seat several times and served in that house until 1999. In 1998, she was elected to the State Senate and reelected in 2002. Robson was selected by her peers to be the State Senate Democratic Leader in 2005. She was reelected in 2006 and became the Majority Leader of the Wisconsin State Senate in 2007 following the Democratic takeover of the State Senate in the 2006 elections. [3] The day after passage of the 2007-2008 state budget, the Senate Democratic Caucus elected Russ Decker to replace Robson as Majority Leader. [4]

Robson did not seek reelection in 2010 [5] and was succeeded by Timothy Cullen, who had held the senate seat prior to Tim Weeden.

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References

  1. NAO Archived 2006-08-28 at the Wayback Machine , University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing. Fall 2000, p. 8.
  2. "Robson, Judith Biros". Wisconsin Historical Society . Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  3. Robson's State Senate website Archived 2004-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. JS Online: NewsWatch Archived 2007-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Sen. Robson: Grateful to have served". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 45th district

June 17, 1987–January 4, 1999
Succeeded by
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 15th district

January 4, 1999–January 3, 2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate
January 3, 2005–January 1, 2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate
January 1, 2007–October 24, 2007
Succeeded by