David Earl Paulson (September 13, 1931 – January 17, 2015) was an American legislator in 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, ...

. Born in

Nye, Wisconsin Nye is an unincorporated community located in the town of Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. Nye is located 6.5 miles east of Osceola, and less than 1 mile west of Horse Lake. Business The Viking Gas Transmission Viking Gas Transmis ...

, Paulson graduated from Osceola High School and served in the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

during the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

. Paulson was married with two children. A

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, Paulson was first elected to the Assembly in 1978. Additionally, he was Chairman of the town of Black Brook, Wisconsin from 1967 to 1979 and a member of the

Polk County, Wisconsin Polk County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,977. Its county seat is Balsam Lake. The county was created in 1853. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an ar ...

Board of Supervisors from 1968 to 1972. He lived in

Amery, Wisconsin Amery is a city in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Apple River. It is a part of Wisconsin's 7th congressional district. The population was 2,902 at the 2010 census. The city was named in honor of William Amery, a carpenter who h ...

and died at the age of 83.David Earl Paulson-obituary
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1931 births 2015 deaths Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Mayors of places in Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin Military personnel from Wisconsin United States Navy sailors United States Navy personnel of the Korean War People from Osceola, Wisconsin People from Amery, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-politician-stub