Maxine Hough (born January 7, 1942) is an American educator and politician. Born in

East Troy, Wisconsin East Troy is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,687 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The village is located southwest of the East Troy (town), Wisconsin, Town of ...

, Hough received her bachelor's degree from

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and her bachelor's degree in education from

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. Hough was an elementary school teacher and administrator. She was also a Wisconsin Senate legislative assistant. She served on the

Walworth County, Wisconsin Walworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 106,478. Its county seat is Elkhorn. The county was created in 1836 from Wisconsin Territory and organized in 1839. It is named for Re ...

Board of Supervisors from 1988 to 1991. Hough then served in the

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in 1991 as a

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.'Wisconsin Blue Book 1991,' Biographical Sketch of Maxine Hough, pg. 77She served on the state governing board of Common Cause in Wisconsin, the state's largest non-partisan political reform advocacy organization from 1996 to 2013, including as Co-Chair from 2005 to 2013.

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1942 births Living people People from East Troy, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni University of Wisconsin–Whitewater alumni Educators from Wisconsin American women educators County supervisors in Wisconsin Employees of the Wisconsin Legislature Women state legislators in Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub