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2011 Wisconsin Protests
The 2011 Wisconsin protests were a series of demonstrations in the state of Wisconsin in the United States beginning in February and involving as many as 100,000 protesters opposing the 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, also called the ''"Wisconsin Budget Repair bill."'' The protests centered on the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, with satellite protests also occurring at other municipalities throughout the state. Demonstrations took place at various college campuses, including the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. After the collective bargaining bill was upheld by the Wisconsin Supreme Court on June 14, the number of protesters declined to about 1,000 within a couple of days. The protests were a major driving force for recall elections of state senators in 2011 and 2012, the failed recall of Governor Scott Walker in 2012 and a contentious Wisconsin Supreme Court election in 2011. Background Wisconsin was the first state in the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 United States Public Employee Protests
In February 2011, a series of public employee protests began in the United States against proposed legislation which would weaken the power of trade union, labor unions. By March, eighteen states had proposed legislation which would remove some collective bargaining powers from unions, along with another five states which proposed legislation which would negatively affect unions. The protests occurred when public employee trade union, unions mounted protests against legislation proposed by Republican Party (United States), Republican governors such as Scott Walker (politician), Scott Walker (Wisconsin), Rick Scott (Florida), Mitch Daniels (Indiana), Sean Parnell (Alaska), Rick Snyder (Michigan), John Kasich (Ohio), Paul LePage (Maine) and Jan Brewer (Arizona) which, among other things, would strip public employees of some collective bargaining rights as well as require higher employee contributions to pension and health care plans. The governors stated they needed these changes in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter W
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), a Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather * ''Peter'' (album), a 1972 album by Peter Yarrow * ''Peter'', a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * "Peter", 2024 song by Taylor Swift from '' The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology'' Animals * Peter (Lord's cat), cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout (born June 16, 1958) is a former Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 31st district since 2007. She was an unsuccessful primary candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in the 2012 recall election against Scott Walker as well as the 2018 election. Early life and education Vinehout was born on June 16, 1958, in Albany, New York, and grew up in Aurora, Illinois. Her father was a laborer and her mother a registered nurse, and both served in the United States Air Force. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Southern Illinois University in 1980, a Master of Public Health from St. Louis University in 1982, and a PhD in Health Services Research from St. Louis University in 1987. She also received an associate degree in agriculture from the Lincoln Land Community College in 1992. Career Academic Vinehout directed both the graduate and undergraduate programs in health administration at the University of Illinois at Springfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena Taylor
Lena C. Taylor (born July 25, 1966) is an American lawyer, judge, and former politician serving as a Wisconsin circuit courts, Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County, since January 2024. She previously served 19 years as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the Wisconsin's 4th Senate district, 4th State Senate district from 2005 to 2024, and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for one term before that. Taylor previously ran unsuccessfully for Milwaukee County executive in 2008 and mayor of Milwaukee in 2020 Milwaukee mayoral election, 2020 and 2022 Milwaukee mayoral special election, 2022. Early life and education Lena Taylor was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She graduated from Milwaukee's Rufus King High School in 1984 and went on to attend the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where she earned her Bachelor of arts, bachelor's degree in English in 1990. As an undergraduate, she became a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Risser
Fred A. Risser (born May 5, 1927) is a retired American politician and attorney who served in the Wisconsin Legislature from 1957 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party from Madison, Wisconsin, Risser holds the record as the longest-serving state legislator in American history, having served 58 years in the Wisconsin State Senate and six years in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Risser was the fourth generation of his family to serve in the state legislature. His father, Fred Risser (Progressive politician), Fred E. Risser, had represented the same state senate district from 1937 to 1949. Risser represented most of the city of Madison, including the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was president of the Senate for 26 years and never lost an election.Frank Bures"Backstory: The iron man of state politics" ''The Christian Science Monitor'', March 1, 2007. By 2019 Risser was the last World War II veteran serving as a state legislat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Miller (Wisconsin Politician)
Mark F. Miller (born February 1, 1943) is a retired American politician. A Democrat, he served 16 years in the Wisconsin Senate (2005–2021) and was majority leader in 2012. He also served 6 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Early life and family Mark Miller was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1943, but moved to Wisconsin as a child and graduated from Middleton High School in Middleton. His father, Ed Miller, worked as a professor at the University of Wisconsin. His mother died in 1961, and, in 1963, Miller's father married Marjorie Leeper, who would later become well known in Wisconsin politics as Midge Miller. Midge became a significant activist in Wisconsin, running the Wisconsin presidential primary campaign of U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy in 1968, and serving 14 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Mark Miller later credited his stepmother's example as important in his decision to go into public service. Miller joined the Wisconsin Air National Guard in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Lassa
Julie M. Lassa (born October 21, 1970) is a former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party member of the Wisconsin State Senate, who represented the Wisconsin Senate, District 24, 24th District from April 2003 to January 2017. She was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly for the Wisconsin Assembly, District 71, 71st District from 1998 through 2003. Early life, education and career Born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Lassa graduated from Stevens Point Area Senior High School and graduated with a B.S. in political science and public administration from UW-Stevens Point in 1993. She served as the executive director of the Plover, Wisconsin, Plover Area Business Association and as the chair of the Portage County, Wisconsin, Portage County Democratic Party. Lassa is a member of the Heart of Wisconsin Business and Economic Alliance, Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Business and Professional Women, and the Portage County, Wisconsin Business Council. Lassa was elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Larson
Christopher J. Larson (born November 12, 1980) is an American Democratic politician and a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing southeast Milwaukee County since 2011. He was Senate minority leader from 2013 through 2014, and currently serves as Senate Democratic caucus chair. Early life and career Larson was born and raised in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. He graduated from Thomas More High School in 1999 and earned a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee with a minor in political science. Before entering politics, Larson was a business manager. Brushes with the law When Larson was a 19-year-old freshman at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, he was arrested for shoplifting from a supermarket and received a $331 municipal citation, which was later dropped after Larson took a court-ordered class. Four years later, he was illegally parked in a tow-away zone on Milwaukee's east side. When a tow truck arrived and the driver a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Jauch
Robert Jauch (born November 22, 1945) is a retired American Democratic politician. He served 28 years in the Wisconsin State Senate (1987–2015) and four years in the State Assembly (1983–1987). He retired in 2015, citing the increased partisanship in the Legislature. Background Born in Wheaton, Illinois, Jauch graduated from Wheaton Central High School and then served in the United States Army 1964–1968. He went to University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and University of Wisconsin–Superior. He served as field representative for United States Representative David Obey. Wisconsin legislature During the protests in Wisconsin, Jauch, along with the 13 other Democratic State Senators, left the state to deny the State Senate a quorum on Governor Scott Walker's controversial "Budget Repair" legislation. References External linksSenator Robert Jauchat the Wisconsin State Legislature constituency site* 25th Senate District, Senator Jauchin the Wisconsin B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Holperin
James C. Holperin (born December 18, 1950) is a retired American politician from Vilas County, Wisconsin. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate (2009–2012) and Wisconsin State Assembly, State Assembly (1983–1994), representing northern Wisconsin. He also served as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism from during the first term of Governor Jim Doyle. He is the only state legislator in history to face recall twice, surviving both. Early life and education Holperin was born in Eagle River, Wisconsin, on December 18, 1950. In 1969, he graduated from Eagle River High School. In 1973, he earned a Bachelor of Science, B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Career He served for nine years (1994-2003) as the director of Trees For Tomorrow, a natural resources specialty school focused primarily on conservation education for young people. Assembly In 1982, he successfully ran for the 46th District seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly representing O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Hansen (politician)
Dave Hansen (born December 18, 1947) is an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician and former state legislator. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 2001 through 2021, representing the Wisconsin Senate, District 30, 30th senatorial district. Early life and education Hansen was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in 1971, marrying Jane Dessart the same year; the couple has three children.Julie Pohlman (ed.) State of Wisconsin 2015–2016 Blue Book'. Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 2015, p. 78. Early career Before being elected to public office, Hansen was a school teacher, a Teamster's Union steward, and also a truck driver for the City of Green Bay. He served on the Board of Supervisors for Brown County, Wisconsin, Brown County from 1996 to 2002. Wisconsin State Senate Hansen was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in November 2000. He defeated incumbent Republican Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Erpenbach
Jon B. Erpenbach (born January 28, 1961) is an American politician currently serving as chairman of the Wisconsin Parole Commission in the administration of Governor Tony Evers. He previously served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the Wisconsin Senate, District 27, 27th District from 1999 to 2023. Early life, education and career Erpenbach was born in Middleton, Wisconsin, Middleton, Wisconsin and graduated from Middleton High School (Wisconsin), Middleton High School. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh from 1979 to 1981. He worked as a radio personality on two Madison, Wisconsin, Madison area radio stations and also worked for a Milwaukee station. He subsequently worked in both the State Assembly and Senate in media relations and as communications director. Wisconsin Senate Erpenbach was elected to represent the 27th Senate District in November 1998 and was re-elected in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
