Rodney C. Moen (born July 26, 1937) is an American former member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Rodney C. Moen was born on July 26, 1937, in

Whitehall, Wisconsin Whitehall is a city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Trempealeau River. The population was 1,645 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Trempealeau County. Whitehall is situated on the former Green Bay and Western ...

. He attended the Rochester Institute of Technology,

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and

Ball State University Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public university, public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers, Indiana, Fishers and Indianapolis. On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, indust ...

. Moen was an officer 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 ...

for more than twenty years, including a tour of duty in the

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. He is married and has had five children.

Political career

Moen was a member of the Senate from 1983 to 2003 as a member of the

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

. He served three terms as Assistant Majority Leader, two terms as Minority Caucus Chairperson and a term as Majority Caucus Chairperson.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moen, Rodney 1937 births Living people People from Whitehall, Wisconsin Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators Military personnel from Wisconsin United States Navy officers Rochester Institute of Technology alumni Syracuse University alumni University of Southern California alumni Ball State University alumni