Fred Risser

Fred Alan Risser (born May 5, 1927) is a retired American politician and attorney from Madison, Wisconsin. A member of the Democratic Party, Risser represented Madison in the Wisconsin Senate from 1957 to 2021. He holds the record as the longest-serving state legislator in American history, having served a total of 64 years (six years in the Wisconsin State Assembly and 58 years in the state Senate). Over his many years in the Senate, he also served more than 24 years as president of the Wisconsin Senate.

Risser is the fourth generation of his family to serve in the Wisconsin Legislature. His father, Fred E. Risser, served 12 years in the Wisconsin Senate as a member of the short-lived Wisconsin Progressive Party.