Thomas D. Ourada is a former member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
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Biography
Ourada was born on December 17, 1958, 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, ...
. He graduated from
Marquette University
Marquette University () is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established by the Society of Jesus as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, it was founded by John Henni, John Martin ...
in 1981 and attended the
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentu ...
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Career
Ourada was first elected to the Assembly in 1984. In 1999, Ourada resigned from the Assembly.
A
special election
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was held to fill his vacancy, won by
Sarah Waukau. Ourada is a
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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References
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People from Antigo, Wisconsin
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Marquette University alumni
University of Kentucky alumni
1958 births
Living people