Alan S. Robertson (born April 10, 1941) is an American lawyer, and retired Republican politician and judge. He was a member of the

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for three terms, and was an appointed Wisconsin Circuit Court judge in

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Biography

Robertson was born in Beloit, Wisconsin, on April 10, 1941. He graduated from

Beloit Memorial High School Beloit Memorial High School is a public, four-year comprehensive high school in Beloit, Wisconsin. Academics Beloit Memorial has an enrollment of approximately 1,700 students, with 120 full-time certified staff and an average class size of 28 ...

and attended the

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and the University of Wisconsin Law School, earning his

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and

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. Robertson is married with three children and has served as a scoutmaster with the

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Career

After being admitted to the

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, Robertson went to work as an assistant

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in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. In 1969, he was also elected City Attorney for Blair, Wisconsin, and town attorney for the town of

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. In 1971, four-term incumbent state representative

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resigned to accept a role in the new governor's administration. Robertson ran and was elected in the special election to replace him in the 1971-1972 session of the legislature. He served on the committees on taxation and printing, but lost his bid for re-election in 1972. In 1979, another opportunity in the legislature presented itself when incumbent state representative

Steve Gunderson Steven Craig Gunderson (born May 10, 1951) is an American former politician who was a Republican U.S. Representative for representing Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district from 1981 to 1997, when he was succeeded by Democrat Ron Kind. After lea ...

resigned his seat to accept a role on the staff of congressman

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. Robertson ran again and defeated former state representative John Q. Radcliffe in the September special election. He ultimately won one more term in the assembly, narrowly defeating Democrat

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in 1980, before losing re-election in 1982 to Barbara Gronemus after

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. Robertson resumed his law practice, but returned to public service one more time, in 1994, when Governor Tommy Thompson appointed him to the Wisconsin circuit court in Tremplealeau County to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Richard Galstad. He ran for a full term on the court in April 1995, but was defeated.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly Jackson–Trempealeau District (1971)

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Wisconsin Assembly 91st District (1972)

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Wisconsin Assembly 91st District (1979, 1980)

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Wisconsin Assembly 43rd District (1982)

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Wisconsin Circuit Court (1995)

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Alan Politicians from Beloit, Wisconsin People from Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin lawyers University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni University of Wisconsin Law School alumni 1941 births Living people