Carol A. Roessler (born January 16, 1948) is an

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politician and public administrator. She served as a

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in the

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(1987–2008) and State Assembly (1983–1987). She left the State Senate in 2008 to join the administration of Democratic Governor

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as Administrator of State and Local Finance in the

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. Until 1997, she was known as Carol A. Buettner.

Biography

Born in

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, she graduated from

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and went on to earn her

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from

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. She was elected as a

to the

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in 1982, and was subsequently elected to the

in an April 1987

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. Roessler later joined the faculty of

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Personal life and family

Rossler married Douglas W. Buettner, an Oshkosh, Wisconsin rental property owner, and took his last name. They divorced in 1993 and, in 1997, she married Paul Roessler and took his name.

References

External links

Governor Doyle Announces Appointment of Senator Carol Roessler as Administrator of State, Local Finance
''Eye On Oshkosh'', June 18, 2008, press release of new job * 1948 births Living people Wisconsin state senators Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Women state legislators in Wisconsin 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Madison West High School alumni University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh alumni {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-stub