Wayne F. Whittow (born August 16, 1933) is a retired American
Democratic
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politician from
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served 36 years as
city treasurer of Milwaukee (1976–2012), and previously served nine years in the
Wisconsin Senate (1967–1976) and six years in the
State Assembly
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(1961–1967).
Background
Whittow was born in Milwaukee. He graduated from
Washington High School in 1951, attended the
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and served in the
U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. He then went to work at the
AC Spark Plug factory in their
engineering administration department.
Public office
In 1960, in his first race for public office at the age of 26 (his brother George was a city
alderman), he received the Democratic nomination for
Wisconsin State Assembly in Milwaukee County's 16th Assembly by a 3-vote margin (1472–1469). He was then elected to the first of three consecutive terms in the Assembly. In 1967, he moved up to the
Wisconsin State Senate, representing the
11th Senate District. He was twice re-elected, and eventually served as Senate Majority Leader until being elected Milwaukee City Treasurer in 1976. (He had previously run, unsuccessfully, for City
Comptroller
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in 1968 and for City Treasurer in 1972).
["Whittow to Run for Treasurer" ''Milwaukee Journal'' Nov. 13, 1975; Part 2, p. 11]
Personal life
Whittow holds both bachelor's and master's degrees in
business administration
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from
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He is a lifelong resident of Milwaukee. He and his wife Paula have three sons and (as of January 2010) six grandchildren.
References
External links
Office of the City Treasurer
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Politicians from Milwaukee
Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators
1933 births
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni
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