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Stephen Freese
Stephen Freese (born March 16, 1960) is an American Republican politician from Wisconsin. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, he went to high school in Hazel Green, Wisconsin and graduated from University of Wisconsin–Platteville. He served as a town officer and on the Grant County, Wisconsin. Freese served in the Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ... from 1991 until 2007, when he was defeated in 2006. Notes Politicians from Dubuque, Iowa People from Grant County, Wisconsin Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly County supervisors in Wisconsin 1960 births Living people 21st-century American politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP ("Grand Old Party"), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. Since Ronald Reagan's presidency in the 1980s, conservatism has been the dominant ideology of the GOP. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. The Republican Party's intellectual predecessor is considered to be Northern members of the Whig Party, with Republican presidents Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison all being Whigs before switching to the party, from which they were elected. The collapse of the Whigs, which had previously been one of the two major parties in the country, strengthened the party's electoral success. Upon its founding, it supported c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
