Alvin James Baldus (April 27, 1926 – February 2, 2017) was an American
Democratic
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politician who served as a member of
Congress for
Wisconsin from 1975 to 1981 as well as two tenures as a member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly (1966–1975 and 1989–1997).
Early and career
Born in
Garner, Iowa, Baldus graduated from high school in
Elkton, Minnesota
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and went to
Riverland Community College (formerly Austin Junior College) in
Austin, Minnesota.
He was in the
United States Merchant Marine from 1944 to 1946 and the
United States Army, serving in the
Korean War from 1951 to 1953.
In 1959, he wed Lorayne Reiten, to whom he would be married until his death in 2017.
He served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly from 1966 to 1975 and again from 1989 to 1997.
Congress
He served three terms in the
United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1981, representing
Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district—the first Democrat to hold this seat in 66 years. He served as part of the
94th,
95th and
96th United States Congresses.
He ran unsuccessfully for
reelection in 1980, losing to Republican
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 ...
.
Death
He died at his home in
Menomonie, Wisconsin.
['Wisconsin Blue Book 1995-1996,' Biographical Sketch of Alvin Baldus, pg. 41] He was buried at St Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery.
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