Walter L. Ward Jr. (born October 28, 1943) was a member of the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican ...

Early life

Ward was born on October 28, 1943, in

Camp Forrest Camp Forrest, located in a wooded area east of the city of Tullahoma, Tennessee, was one of the U.S. Army's largest training bases during World War II. An active army post between 1941 and 1946, it was named after Civil War cavalry Confederate G ...

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. He graduated from the Rufus King International School - High School Campus before attending

Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee Area Technical College (or MATC) is a public two-year vocational-technical and community college based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. MATC offers day, evening, weekend and online classes at campuses in downtown Milwaukee, O ...

, the

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and

Marquette University Marquette University () is a Private university, private Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was established as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, by John Henni, the first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Ar ...

Career

Ward served in the Wisconsin Assembly from 1973 to 1981 and was a

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. He was charged with sexual assault and was defeated in the next election. He was then accused of 85 election law violations for transferring funds from his campaign fund to his personal accounts. He was found guilty and sentenced to 30 days in jail. (1980)

References

People from Tullahoma, Tennessee Politicians from Milwaukee Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Milwaukee Area Technical College alumni University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni Marquette University alumni 1943 births Living people Wisconsin politicians convicted of crimes Rufus King International High School alumni 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub