Michael R. Monfils (December 12, 1938 - May 11, 2021) was an American politician and a former mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Biography

Monfils was born on December 12, 1938 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He attended Ss Peter and Paul School (Green Bay), Sacred Heart Seminary (

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), and Loyola University (Chicago). He served as a lieutenant in the

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in Germany from 1961 to 1963 and on active reserve with the

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from 1964 to 1967. Monfils married Mary Peterson in 1967. They had two children. He married Mary Timney in 1986. Monfils worked for Fort Howard Paper Company in Green Bay and was a partner in a direct mail marketing business and a cable television franchise group. After Monfils and his second wife moved to Ohio, he worked for more than 10 years as a labor mediator for the state of Ohio. Monfils died on May 11, 2021, in

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. He was 82.

Political career

Monfils was elected to the Green Bay City Council and the

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Board of Supervisors in 1972 and 1974. He was elected Green Bay mayor in 1975 and served until 1979. During Monfils' term as mayor, Green Bay completed its first comprehensive plan since the 1920s. He did not seek re-election. In 1980, Monfils was the Democratic candidate for the

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from Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, joining the race in May, after the Rev. Robert John Cornell was forced to abandon his candidacy when

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barred priests from participating in politics. Monfils lost to incumbent

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. After the loss to Roth, Monfils became a member of the faculty at the

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, teaching government administration.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Monfils, Michael Mayors of Green Bay, Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members County supervisors in Wisconsin Wisconsin Democrats Military personnel from Wisconsin United States Army officers St. Norbert College alumni Loyola University Chicago alumni University of Wisconsin–Green Bay faculty 1938 births 2021 deaths