Michael Dee Endsley (March 4, 1962 – July 13, 2023) was an American Republican politician and legislator in the state of

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Early life and education

Michael Dee Endsley was born in

Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin Sheboygan Falls is a city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 8,210 at the 2020 census. The city's downtown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the first Main Street Community in Wisconsi ...

, on March 4, 1962. He graduated with a BS in

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from the

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in 1984.

Wisconsin State Legislature

Endsley was elected to the

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in 2010 but left after two terms due to early-onset

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. Endsley described himself as a

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Personal life and death

Endsley was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2014. He died on July 13, 2023, at the age of 61.

References

1962 births 2023 deaths University of Wisconsin–Platteville alumni Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Deaths from Alzheimer's disease People from Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin 21st-century American politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1960s-stub