Andrew F. Warga (1919–1998) was an American politician who was a member of 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, ...

Biography

Warga was born on February 12, 1919, in

Thayer, Illinois Thayer is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 693 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Thayer is located at (39.539071, -89.761008). According ...

. During

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, he served in the

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. He was a member of the

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and the

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. He died in Florida on February 26, 1998.

Political career

Warga was elected to the Assembly in 1958. He was a

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References

People from Sangamon County, Illinois Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Military personnel from Wisconsin United States Army soldiers United States Army personnel of World War II 1919 births 1998 deaths 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Wisconsin politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub