Maxine Hough[ pronunciation? ] (born January 7, 1942) is an American educator and politician.
Born in East Troy, Wisconsin, Hough received her bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin–Madison and her bachelor's degree in education from University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. Hough was an elementary school teacher and administrator. She was also a Wisconsin Senate legislative assistant. She served on the Walworth County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors from 1988 to 1991. Hough then served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1991 as a Democrat. [1] She served on the state governing board of Common Cause in Wisconsin, the state's largest non-partisan political reform advocacy organization from 1996 to 2013, including as Co-Chair from 2005 to 2013.
Patricia J. Williams is an American legal scholar and a proponent of critical race theory, a school of legal thought that emphasizes race as a fundamental determinant of the American legal system.
Carol A. Cartwright is an American academic administrator who served as president of Kent State University and, later, of Bowling Green State University.
Alberta Darling is an American educator, politician and former member of the Wisconsin State Senate. She represented Wisconsin's 8th State Senate district from 1993 through 2022 as a Republican. Her constituency included many of the municipalities directly north and northwest of Milwaukee and part of the city of Milwaukee. She also served three years in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Before entering public office, she was a teacher and marketing director.
Maxine Burnett Moul is an American politician who served as the 34th lieutenant governor of Nebraska from 1991 to 1993, the first woman to hold that position in the state. Moul is a member of the Democratic Party.
Marjorie Reitz Turnbull is an American politician who served as State Representative from Florida's 9th district from November 8, 1994 until November 7, 2000. She previously served as a Leon County Commissioner from 1988 until 1994.
Wendy Maxine Duncan is an Australian politician who was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2013 to 2017, representing the seat of Kalgoorlie. She was previously a member of the Legislative Council, representing the Agricultural Region from 2008 to 2009 and the Mining and Pastoral Region from 2009 to 2013. She is a patron of the Earbus Foundation of Western Australia.
Laura Cha Shih May-lung, GBM, GBS, JP is a Hong Kong businesswoman and politician. She is the Chairman of Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. She served as a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong from 2004 to 2022.
Joan A. Ballweg is an American business owner and Republican politician from Green Lake County, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 14th Senate district since 2021. She previously served eight terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, from 2005 to 2021, and was mayor of Markesan, Wisconsin, from 1991 to 1997.
Suzanne Jeskewitz is a former Wisconsin legislator and politician.
Paul Farrow is an American businessman and Republican politician from Pewaukee, Wisconsin. He is the county executive of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, since 2015. He previously served two years each in the Wisconsin Senate and State Assembly, and was chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin from August 2021 through December 2022.
Joanne B. Huelsman is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
Katrina Shankland is an American community organizer and Democratic politician from Stevens Point, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 71st Assembly district since 2013.
Cindi Duchow is an American retail manager, buyer and politician, currently serving in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Frances Huntley-Cooper is the former mayor of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, and was the first African American mayor elected to office in the state of Wisconsin. She was elected on April 2, 1991, and served from 1991 to 1993.
Maxine (Atkins) Smith born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, was an academic, civil rights activist, and school board official.
Maxine Fassberg is a South African-Israeli retired educator, engineer, and CEO. She immigrated from South Africa to Israel in 1975 and earned bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. After teaching high school chemistry for a few years, she switched careers and began working for Intel as a lithography engineer in 1983. She spent the next 33 years in key positions in that company, including factory manager, plant manager, and general manager (CEO) of Intel Israel. She retired in December 2016. She was inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame in 2009 and was named one of the "10 most powerful women in tech" by CNN in 2010.
Sarah Van Hoosen Jones (1892–1972) was the first woman in the United States to earn a Doctorate in Animal Genetics. She later managed a Michigan Centennial Farm in Avon Township, Michigan and served on the elected Board of Trustees of Michigan State University. Jones was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 1994 for her accomplishments in the fields of agriculture and education.
Ingrid Eva Margareta Zetterberg is a Swedish Left Party politician and diplomat. She served as a member of parliament from 1991 to 2002. She has later been Swedish ambassador in Nicaragua, Chile, and Peru.
Maxine Aldridge White is an American attorney and judge. She is the chief judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, and has served on the Court of Appeals in the Milwaukee-based District I court since 2020. She is the first African-American woman to serve on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
Karen Ruth Hurd is an American nutritionist, writer, and Republican politician from Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 68th Assembly district since January 2023. She is also currently a member of the village board of Fall Creek, Wisconsin.