Sarah Waukau is a former member of the

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Biography

Waukau was born on April 3, 1947, in

Antigo, Wisconsin Antigo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,100 at the 2020 census. Antigo is the center of a farming and lumbering district, and its manufactures consist principally of lumber, ...

. She would graduate from the

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. Waukau is a widow with two children.

Career

Waukau was elected to the Assembly in 1999 in a

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following the resignation of

Thomas D. Ourada Thomas D. Ourada is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Ourada was born on December 17, 1958, in Antigo, Wisconsin. He graduated from Marquette University in 1981 and attended the University of Kentucky. Career Ourada was ...

. She was a member of the Antigo City Council from 1990 to 1992 and again from 1995 to 1999. Waukau is a

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