Fond du Lac County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census,the population was 104,154. Its county seat is Fond du Lac. The county was created in the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and later organized in 1844. Fond du Lac is French for "bottom of the lake",given so because of the county's location at the southern shore of Lake Winnebago. Fond du Lac County comprises the Fond du Lac,Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Holyland region is in northeastern Fond du Lac County.
Waupun is a city in Dodge and Fond du Lac counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 11,344 at the 2020 census. Of this,7,795 were in Dodge County,and 3,549 were in Fond du Lac County. In Fond du Lac County,the Town of Waupun abuts the city of Waupun.
Wisconsin's 6th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in eastern Wisconsin. It is based in the rural,suburban and exurban communities between Madison,Milwaukee,and Green Bay. It also includes the village of River Hills in far northern Milwaukee County. The district is currently represented by Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeaulah) who took office in January 2015.
Michael Kieran Reilly was an Irish American lawyer and Democratic politician from Fond du Lac,Wisconsin. He served six full terms and one partial term in the U.S. House of Representatives,representing Wisconsin's 6th congressional district from 1913 to 1917,and from December 1930 to January 1939. Earlier in his career,he served as district attorney of Fond du Lac County and city attorney of Fond du Lac.
Randal B. Hopper is a former Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate,representing the 18th District from 2009 until losing his seat to Jessica King in a 2011 recall election. The 18th District includes the cities of Fond du Lac,Oshkosh,and Waupun.
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.
Jessica Jeane King is an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin. She is a former Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate,representing the 18th district when elected in 2011. She defeated incumbent Republican Senator Randy Hopper in a special recall election on August 9,2011,and took office August 25,2011;but lost the seat the following year to another Republican,Rick Gudex,in the November 2012 general election,which reverted that chamber back to Republican control.
Philip Greening was an American blacksmith,machinist and farmer from Lamartine,Wisconsin who spent a single one-year term as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Fond du Lac County. He ran as a "Greenback Democrat".
David Whitton was an American produce dealer and lawyer from Brandon,Wisconsin,who spent a single term as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Fond du Lac County. He was elected as a member of the short-lived Wisconsin Reform Party.
Wolcott Turner Brooks was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
The 2024 United States elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday,November 5,2024. During this presidential election year,the president and vice president will be elected. In addition,all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will be contested to determine the membership of the 119th United States Congress. Thirteen state and territorial governorships and numerous other state and local elections will also be contested.
Joshua Lautenschlager Kaul is an American lawyer,politician and member of the Democratic Party who has served as the 45th Attorney General of Wisconsin since January 2019.
The 2020 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Wisconsin voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,incumbent President Donald Trump,and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee,former Vice President Joe Biden,and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Wisconsin has 10 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
The 1869 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2,1869. Incumbent Republican Party governor Lucius Fairchild won re-election with over 53% of the vote,defeating Democratic candidate Charles D. Robinson. Fairchild became the first person to win three terms as governor of Wisconsin.
The 2020 Wisconsin Fall general election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 3,2020. All of Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election,as well as sixteen seats in the Wisconsin State Senate and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Voters also chose ten electors to represent them in the Electoral College,which then participated in selecting the president of the United States. The 2020 Fall partisan primary was held on August 11,2020.
Timothy S. Ramthun is an American consultant and politician from Fond du Lac County,Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2019 through 2022,representing the 59th Assembly district,and was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Wisconsin in the 2022 Republican primary. He has been a vocal supporter of Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 United States presidential election in Wisconsin.
Members of the United States Republican Party have reacted differently to Republican president Donald Trump's claims about the 2020 United States presidential election,with many publicly supporting them,many remaining silent,and a few publicly denouncing them. Trump claimed to have won the election,and made many claims of election fraud. By December 11,2020,126 out of 196 Republican members of the House backed a lawsuit filed in the United States Supreme Court supported by nineteen Republican state attorneys general seeking to subvert the election and overturn the election results. The Trump campaign hired the Berkeley Research Group to investigate whether there had been voter fraud. The researchers found nothing,and the consultancy reported this to Trump and his chief of staff Mark Meadows on a conference call in the final days of the year,before the attack on the Capitol.
After Democrat Joe Biden won the 2020 United States presidential election,Republican nominee and then-incumbent president Donald Trump pursued an unprecedented effort to overturn the election,with support from his campaign,proxies,political allies,and many of his supporters. These efforts culminated in the January 6 Capitol attack by Trump supporters in an attempted self-coup d'état. Trump and his allies used the "big lie" propaganda technique to promote false claims and conspiracy theories asserting the election was stolen by means of rigged voting machines,electoral fraud and an international conspiracy. Trump pressed Department of Justice leaders to challenge the results and publicly state the election was corrupt. However,the attorney general,director of National Intelligence,and director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency –as well as some Trump campaign staff –dismissed these claims. State and federal judges,election officials,and state governors also determined the claims were baseless.
John H. Brinkerhoff was an American newspaper publisher,postmaster,and Republican politician. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing Fond du Lac County,and was the publisher of the Waupun Times newspaper.
Jerry L. O'Connor is an American Republican politician and retired banker from Fond du Lac,Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing Wisconsin's 52nd Assembly district since January 2023. He was the president and C.E.O. of the National Exchange Bank &Trust of Waupun,Wisconsin,from 1998 until his retirement in 2020.
