Anthony P. Gawronski (March 24, 1900 – January 1972) was an American

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and Democratic politician from

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. Gawronski was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate from the 7th District in 1938 and was re-elected in 1942.

Political record

Gawronski was the Democratic nominee for the 19th

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seat in 1930. He came in a weak third in a four-way race, trailing Republican Allen Busby and

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Robert Buech. In 1932, he was elected as a delegate to the

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from Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, pledged to nominate

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for

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; and served as a Roosevelt

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that fall. He was first elected to the Senate in 1938, polling 12,032 votes to 10,348 for Socialist Frank Metcalfe (running on the

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ticket as part of an

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arrangement) and 9,175 for a Republican named O'Brien. He was a delegate to the

in 1940 and an alternate in 1948.

References

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