Doris Jean Hanson (October 24, 1925 – November 8, 2006) was an American realtor, politician, and public administrator. She was the 7th secretary of the
Wisconsin Department of Administration, and the first woman to hold that office. Later she was a member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the east side of the city of
Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
Place names
* Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...
and central
Dane County.
Biography
Born in
Madison, Wisconsin, Hanson went to
University of Wisconsin–Madison. Governor
Tony Earl
Anthony Scully Earl (born April 12, 1936) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic party and served as the 41st governor of Wisconsin from 1983 until 1987. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1958 and earned a J.D. fr ...
appointed Hanson the first woman to be secretary of the
Wisconsin Department of Administration.
[ ] Hanson served as president of the village of
McFarland, Wisconsin, from 1991 to 1995, and she was on the village board.
Hanson served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly from 1992 to 1998.
After her retirement, Hanson served as director of TEACH Wisconsin.
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Politicians from Madison, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
Mayors of places in Wisconsin
Wisconsin city council members
Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Women state legislators in Wisconsin
State cabinet secretaries of Wisconsin
1925 births
2006 deaths
20th-century American legislators
Women city councillors in Wisconsin
20th-century American women politicians
People from McFarland, Wisconsin
21st-century American women
20th-century Wisconsin politicians
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