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Wayne F. Whittow
Wayne F. Whittow (born August 16, 1933) is a retired American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served 36 years as city treasurer of Milwaukee (1976–2012), and previously served nine years in the Wisconsin Senate (1967–1976) and six years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, State Assembly (1961–1967). Background Whittow was born in Milwaukee. He graduated from Washington High School (Milwaukee), Washington High School in 1951, attended the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. He then went to work at the Delco Electronics, AC Spark Plug factory in their engineering administration department. Public office In 1960, in his first race for public office at the age of 26 (his brother George was a city alderman), he received the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin State Assembly in Milwaukee County's 16th Assembly by a 3-vote margin (1472–1469). He was then elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.M. Philip Lucas, "Martin Van Buren as Party Leader and at Andrew Jackson's Right Hand." in ''A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents 1837–1861'' (2014): 107–129."The Democratic Party, founded in 1828, is the world's oldest political party" states Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s. The party is a big tent, and though it is often described as liberal, it is less ideologically uniform than the Republican Party (with major individuals within it frequently holding widely different political views) due to the broader list of unique voting blocs that compose it. The historical predecessor of the Democratic Party is considered to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
