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Scott Walker, GovernorRepublican

Biography: Born Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 2, 1967; married; 2 children. ■ Graduate Delavan-Darien High School, 1986; attended Mar-quette University, 1986–90. ■ Former salesman, IBM Corporation; financial developer, American Red Cross. ■ Elected to Assembly in June 1993 special election. Reelected 1994–2000. Resigned May 9, 2002. Milwaukee County Executive 2002–10.

Current office: Elected governor 2010. Reelected 2014.

Contact: governor@wisconsin.gov; 608-266-1212; PO Box 7863, Madison, WI 53707-7863.

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Brad D. Schimel, Attorney GeneralRepublican

Biography: Born West Allis, Wisconsin, Feb-ruary 18, 1965; married; 2 children. ■ Graduate Mukwonago High School, 1983; B.A. Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Waukesha, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1987; J.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990. ■ Attorney. ■ Former member: Addiction Resource Council (treasurer); Interfaith Senior Programs (president); Potawatomi Boy Scout Council (advisory board); Rotary International; Safe Babies, Healthy Families (president); University of Wisconsin-Waukesha Foundation (vice president); Waukesha Food Pantry (board director). ■ Waukesha County assistant district attorney (1990–2007); Waukesha County district attorney (2007–15).

Current office: Elected attorney general 2014. Member ex officio: Board of Commissioners of Public Lands.

Contact: 608-266-1221; Room 114 East, State Capitol, PO Box 7857, Madison, WI 53707-7857.

Rebecca Kleefisch, Lieutenant GovernorRepublican

Biography: Born Pontiac, Michigan, August 7, 1975; married; 2 children. ■ Graduate Anthony Wayne High School (Whitehouse, Ohio), 1993; B.A. in Journalism, University of Wiscon-sin-Madison, 1997. ■ Former news reporter; media and marketing consultant. ■ Member: National Lieutenant Governors Association; National Rifle Association, Aerospace States Association (manufacturing chair), Executive Committee of Republican Lieutenant Gover-nors Association.

Current office: Elected lieutenant governor 2010. Reelected 2014.

Contact: ltgov@wisconsin.gov; 608-266-3516; PO Box 2043, Madison, WI 53701-2043.

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Matt Adamczyk, State TreasurerRepublican

Biography: Born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 9, 1978; single. ■ Graduate Pius XI High School, 1996; B.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000. ■ Small business manager. Former edu-cator; legislative aide. ■ Member: Republican Party of Milwaukee County; National Rifle Association; Americans for Prosperity.

Current office: Elected state treasurer 2014. Member ex officio: Board of Commissioners of Public Lands; Wisconsin Insurance Security Fund.

Contact: 608-266-1714; Room B38 West, State Capitol, Madison, WI 53701.

Tony Evers, State Superintendent of Public Instructionnonpartisan office

Biography: Born Plymouth, Wisconsin, Novem-ber 5, 1951; married; 3 children, 6 grandchildren. ■ Graduate Plymouth High School, 1969; B.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1973; M.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1976; Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1986. ■ For-mer teacher, technology coordinator, principal, Tomah; superintendent of schools, Oakfield, Verona; CESA 6 administrator, Oshkosh; dep-uty state superintendent of public instruction. ■ Member: Council of Chief State School Officers

(board of directors member in 2017, president in 2016). ■ Former member: Wisconsin Association of CESA Administrators; Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators.

Current office: Elected state superintendent 2009. Reelected since 2013. Mem-ber ex officio: University of Wisconsin Board of Regents; Wisconsin Technical College System Board.

Contact: dpistatesuperintendent@dpi.wisconsin.gov; 608-266-1771; 125 South Webster Street, PO Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841.

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Douglas J. La Follette, Secretary of StateDemocrat

Biography: Single. ■ B.S. in Chemistry, Mari-etta College, 1963; M.S. in Chemistry, Stanford University, 1964; Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Columbia University, 1967. ■ Former director of training and development with an energy mar-keting company; assistant professor, University of Wisconsin-Parkside; public affairs director, Union of Concerned Scientists; owner and operator of a small business; research associ-ate, University of Wisconsin-Madison. ■ Mem-ber: American Solar Energy Society; Audubon

Society; Friends of the Earth; Phi Beta Kappa. ■ Former member: Council of Economic Priorities; American Federation of Teachers; Federation of Amer-ican Scientists; Lake Michigan Federation; Southeastern Wisconsin Coalition for Clean Air; Clean Wisconsin (formerly Wisconsin Environmental Decade, founder). ■ Elected to Senate 1972.

Current office: Elected secretary of state 1974 and 1982. Reelected since 1986. Member ex officio: Board of Commissioners of Public Lands.

Contact: doug.lafollette@wisconsin.gov; 608-266-8888 press 3; PO Box 7848, Madison, WI 53707-7848.

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Shirley S. Abrahamson

Biography: Born New York City, December 17, 1933. ■ Graduate Hunter College High School, 1950; B.A. New York University, 1953; J.D. Indiana University Law School, 1956; S.J.D. University of Wisconsin Law School, 1962; D.L. (honorary): Willamette University, 1978; Ripon College, 1981; Beloit College, 1982; Capi-tal University, 1983; John Marshall Law School, 1984;

Northeastern University, 1985; Indiana University, 1986; Northland College, 1988; Hamline University, 1988; Notre Dame University, 1993; Suffolk Univer-sity, 1994; DePaul University, 1996; Lawrence University, 1998; Marian College, 1998; Roger Williams University School of Law, 2007. ■ Member: American Philosophical Society (elected 1998); American Academy of Arts and Sciences (fellow 1997). ■ Recipient: American Bar Association John Marshall Award 2010; National Center for State Courts Harry L. Carrico Award for Judicial Innovation 2009; Wisconsin Counties Association Friend of County Govern-ment Award 2007; American Judicature Society Dwight D. Opperman Award 2004 and Herbert Harley Award 1999; American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award 1995; University of Wisconsin-Madison Distinguished Alumni Award 1994. Featured in Great American Judges: An Encyclopedia 2003.

Current office: Appointed to Supreme Court August 1976 to fill vacancy created by death of Chief Justice Horace W. Wilkie. Elected to full term 1979. Reelected 1989, 1999, and 2009. Became chief justice August 1, 1996, upon the retirement of Chief Justice Roland B. Day; served as chief justice until 2015.

Ann Walsh Bradley

Biography: Born Richland Center, Wisconsin, July 5, 1950; married; 4 children. ■ Graduate Richland Center High School; B.A. Webster College (St. Louis, Mis-souri); J.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison (Knapp Scholar), 1976. ■ Former high school teacher, prac-ticing attorney, and Marathon County circuit court judge. ■ Member: Board of Managerial Trustees, Inter-national Association of Women Judges; elected member of the American Law

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Institute; state coordinator for iCivics; Wisconsin Bench Bar Committee; University of Wisconsin Law School Board of Visitors; American Bar Asso-ciation; State Bar of Wisconsin; Federal-State Judicial Council; lecturer for the American Bar Association’s Asian Law Initiative, International Judicial Academy, and Institute of International Education. ■ Former member: Board of Directors, National Association of Women Judges; Board of Directors and vice chair, International Judicial Academy; Board of Directors, International Association of Women Judges; American Judicature Society; National Confer-ence on Uniform State Laws; Wisconsin Judicial College (associate dean and faculty); Wisconsin Rhodes Scholarship Committee (chair); Wisconsin Judicial Council; Wisconsin Equal Justice Task Force; Wisconsin Judicial Conference (executive committee, legislative committee, judicial education committee); Civil Law Committee (executive committee); Task Force on Children and Families; Board of Directors, Wisconsin State Public Defender; Committee on the Administration of Courts. ■ Recipient: American Judicature Society’s Herbert Harley Award; Business and Professional Woman of the Year; Business Woman of the Year Athena Award; Women in the Law Award.

Current office: Elected to Supreme Court 1995. Reelected 2005 and 2015.

Patience Drake Roggensack, Chief Justice

Biography: Born Joliet, Illinois, July 7; married; 3 chil-dren. ■ Graduate Lockport Township High School; B.A. Drake University; J.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School (cum laude). ■ Former practicing attorney. ■ Participation: Commissioner, Uniform Laws Com-mission; Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Wiscon-sin Judicial Council; Supreme Court Rules Procedure

Committee; Supreme Court Finance Committee; Committee for Public Trust and Confidence in the Courts; American Bar Association; State Bar Association of Wisconsin; Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association (past president); Dane County Bar Association, served on Personnel Review Board (supreme court delegate); 2005 Judicial Conference (cochair); 2005 Statewide Bench Bar Conference (cochair). ■ Board service on: YMCA; YWCA; Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth; Olbrich Botanical Society; International Women’s Forum (past president); A Fund For Women; Friends of the Arboretum. ■ Court of Appeals judge, District IV (1996–2003). Served on Judicial Conference (legislative liaison); Publication Committee for the Court of Appeals; State Court/Tribal Court Planning Committee (cochair); Personnel Review Board (appeals court delegate).

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Current office: Elected to Supreme Court 2003. Reelected 2013. Elected chief justice May 1, 2015. Reelected 2017.

Annette K. Ziegler

Biography: Born Grand Rapids, Michigan, March 6, 1964; married with children. ■ Graduate Forest Hills Central High School; B.A. in Business Administration and Psychology, Hope College (Holland, Michigan), 1986; J.D. Marquette University Law School, 1989. ■ Former practicing attorney (civil litigation), 1989–95. Pro bono special assistant district attorney, Milwau-kee County, 1992, 1996. Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1995–97. Washington County Circuit Court judge, 1997–2007. Court of Appeals District II (Judicial Exchange Program 1999). Deputy chief judge, Third Judi-cial District. Judicial faculty at various seminars. ■ Chair, Judicial Education Commission. Court liaison, Board of Bar Examiners. Commissioner, Uni-form State Laws Commission. ■ Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association; American Law Institute (elected member); American Bar Foundation (fellow); International Women’s Forum; Washington County Bar Association; Milwaukee County Bar Association; Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association; Wisconsin Judicial Council, State Bar of Wisconsin Bench & Bar Committee; Boys & Girls Club of Washington County (trustee board president); Marquette University Law School Advisory Board; Rotary Club West Bend-Noon. ■ Former member: Governor’s Juvenile Justice Commission; Criminal Benchbook Committee; Criminal Jury Instruction Committee; Legal Association for Women; James E. Doyle American Inn of Court.

Current office: Elected to Supreme Court 2007. Reelected 2017.

Michael J. Gableman

Biography: Born West Allis, Wisconsin, September 18, 1966. Raised in Waukesha County. ■ Graduate New Berlin West High School, 1984; B.A. in History and Education, Ripon College, 1988; J.D. Hamline Univer-sity Law School, 1993. ■ Former teacher of American History, Milwaukee Public School System, George Washington High School, 1988–89. Former law clerk,

Minnesota District Court and Wisconsin Circuit Court. Former practicing

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attorney. Deputy corporation counsel, Forest County, 1997–99. Assistant district attorney, Langlade County, 1996–99. Assistant district attorney, Mar-athon County, 1998–99. District attorney, Ashland County, appointed 1999, elected 2002. Administrative law judge, Department of Workforce Devel-opment, 2002. Burnett County Circuit Court judge, appointed 2002, elected 2003. Established inmate community service program, juvenile community service program, drug and alcohol court, restorative justice program (six-year chair) in Burnett County. Former professor of law at Hamline University Law School (criminal procedure and professional responsibility). ■ Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; Grantsburg Rotary International; Siren Fraternal Order of Moose. ■ Former member: Ashland County Republican Party (chair); Ashland Knights of Columbus (Grand Knight); Ashland Masons; Milwaukee Teachers Association; Burnett County Drug and Alcohol Court (founding and first presiding judge); Siren Rotary International; Siren Fraternal Order of Moose.

Current office: Elected to Supreme Court 2008.

Rebecca Grassl Bradley

Biography: Born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 2, 1971. ■ Graduate Divine Savior Holy Angels High School; B.S. with honors in Business Administra-tion and Business Economics, Marquette University, 1993; J.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996. ■ Former practicing attorney, 1996–2012; Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge, appointed 2012, elected

2013; District I Court of Appeals judge, appointed 2015. ■ Member: Supreme Court Finance Committee; Supreme Court Legislative Committee; Board of Advisors, Federalist Society, Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter; Board of Governors, St. Thomas More Lawyers Society; Wisconsin State Advisory Committee, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Wisconsin Trial Judges Association. ■ Former member: Wisconsin Juvenile Jury Instructions Committee; Wisconsin Juve-nile Benchbook Committee; Milwaukee Trial Judges Association. ■ In private practice: American Arbitration Association arbitrator; chair, Business Law Section, State Bar of Wisconsin.

Current office: Appointed to Supreme Court October 2015 to fill vacancy created by death of Justice N. Patrick Crooks. Elected to full term 2016.

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Daniel Kelly

Biography: Born Santa Barbara, California, 1964; mar-ried; 5 children. ■ Graduate B.S. Political Science and Spanish, Carroll College, 1986; J.D. Regent University Law School (Virginia Beach, Virginia), 1991, where he was editor-in-chief of the Law Review. ■ Former shareholder in one of Wisconsin’s oldest and largest law firms; law clerk for Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Judge Ralph Adam Fine (1991–92); law clerk and staff attorney, Office of Special Masters, U.S. Court of Federal Claims (1992–96). ■ Member: Board of Advisors, Federalist Society, Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter; Wisconsin State Advisory Committee, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; President’s Advisory Council, Carroll University. ■ Former member: Old World Wisconsin Foun-dation (board member); Milwaukee Forum.

Current office: Appointed to Supreme Court July 2016 to fill vacancy created by resignation of Justice David T. Prosser.

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Tammy Baldwin, U.S. SenatorDemocrat

Biography: Born Madison, Wisconsin, February 11, 1962. Voting address: Mad-ison, Wisconsin. ■ Graduate Madison West High School; A.B. in Mathematics and Government, Smith College (Massa-chusetts), 1984; J.D. University of Wiscon-sin-Madison, 1989. ■ Former practicing attorney, 1989–92. ■ Madison City Coun-cil, 1986; Dane County Board, 1986–94. ■ State legislative service: Elected to Assem-

bly, 78th District, 1992–96 (served until January 4, 1999).

Congress: Elected to U.S. House of Representatives 1998. Reelected 2000–10. Elected to U.S. Senate 2012. Committee assignments, 115th Congress: Appro-priations and its subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Department of Defense; Department of Homeland Security; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies; and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies. Commerce, Science and Transportation and its subcommittees on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security; Com-munications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet; Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard; Space, Science and Competitiveness; and Sur-face Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security. Health, Education, Labor and Pension and its subcommittees on Employment and Workplace Safety; and Primary Health and Retirement Security.

Contact: Washington—202-224-5653; 709 Hart Senate Office Building, Wash-ington, D.C. 20510. Eau Claire—715-832-8424; 402 Graham Street, Suite 206, Eau Claire, WI 54701. Green Bay—920-498-2668; 1039 West Mason Street, Suite 119, Green Bay, WI 54303. La Crosse—608-796-0045; 205 5th Avenue South, Room 216, La Crosse, WI 54601. Madison—608-264-5338; 30 West Mifflin Street, Suite 700, Madison, WI 53703. Milwaukee—414-297-4451; 633 West Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1920, Milwaukee, WI 53203. Wausau—715-261-2611; 2100 Stewart Avenue, Suite 250B, Wausau, WI 54401.

Website: www.baldwin.senate.gov

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION

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Ron Johnson, U.S. SenatorRepublican

Biography: Born Mankato, Minnesota, April 8, 1955; 3 children. Voting address: Oshkosh, Wisconsin. ■ Graduate Edina High School, 1973; B.S.B. University of Minnesota, 1977. ■ Former CEO, plastics manufacturing company. ■ Former mem-ber: Partners in Education Council, Osh-kosh Chamber of Commerce (business cochair); Oshkosh Opera House Foun-dation (treasurer); Lourdes Foundation

(board president); Diocese of Green Bay Finance Council; Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (chair-elect); Oshkosh Area Community Foundation Investment Council.

Congress: Elected to U.S. Senate 2010. Reelected 2016. Committee assignments, 115th Congress: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (chair), its Per-manent Subcommittee on Investigations, and its subcommittees on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management; and Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management. Budget. Commerce, Science and Transportation and its subcommittees on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet; Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard; and Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security. Foreign Relations and its subcommittees on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation (chair); Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism; and Western Hemi-sphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women’s Issues.

Contact: Washington—202-224-5323; 328 Hart Senate Office Building, Wash-ington, D.C. 20510. Milwaukee—414-276-7282; 517 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 408, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Oshkosh—920-230-7250; 219 Washington Avenue, Suite 100, Oshkosh, WI 54901.

Website: www.ronjohnson.senate.gov

Paul Ryan, U.S. RepresentativeRepublican, 1st Congressional District

Biography: Born Janesville, Wisconsin, 1970; mar-ried; 3 children. Voting address: Janesville, Wiscon-sin. ■ Graduate Janesville Craig High School; B.A. in Economics and Political Science, Miami University of Ohio, 1992. ■ Former aide to U.S. Senator Robert Kasten and employed at family construction busi-ness. ■ Member: Janesville Bowmen, Inc.; St. John Vianney’s Parish.

Congress: Elected to U.S. House of Representatives 1998. Reelected since 2000. Speaker of the House of Representatives since October 29, 2015.

Contact: Washington—202-225-3031; 888-909-7926 (toll free); 1233 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515. Janesville—608-752-4050; 20 South Main Street, Suite 10, Janesville, WI 53545. Kenosha—262-654-1901; 5031 7th Avenue, Kenosha, WI 53140. Racine—262-637-0510; 216 6th Street, Racine, WI 53403.

Website: http://paulryan.house.gov

Mark Pocan, U.S. RepresentativeDemocrat, 2nd Congressional District

Biography: Born Kenosha, Wisconsin, August 14, 1964; married. Voting address: Town of Ver-mont, Wisconsin. ■ Graduate Mary D. Bradford High School (Kenosha); B.A. University of Wis-consin-Madison, 1986. ■ Small businessperson. ■ State legislative service: Elected to Assembly, 78th District, 1998–2010 (served until January 3, 2013).

Congress: Elected to U.S. House of Representatives 2012. Reelected since 2014. Committee assignments, 115th Congress: Appropriations and its subcommit-tees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; and on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies.

Contact: Washington—202-225-2906; 1421 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515. Beloit—608-365-8001; 100 State Street, 3rd floor, Beloit, WI 53511. Madison—608-258-9800; 10 East Doty Street, Suite 405, Madison, WI 53703.

Website: http://pocan.house.gov

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Ron Kind, U.S. RepresentativeDemocrat, 3rd Congressional District

Biography: Born La Crosse, Wisconsin, March 16, 1963; married; 2 children. Voting address: La Crosse, Wisconsin. ■ Graduate Logan High School; B.A. Harvard University, 1985; M.A. London School of Economics (England); J.D. University of Minnesota Law School, 1990. ■ Attorney. Former La Crosse County assistant district attorney and State of Wis-consin special prosecutor. ■ Member: U.S. Supreme Court Bar; State Bar of Wisconsin and La Crosse County Bar Association; Association of State Prose-cutors; Democratic Party; Wisconsin Harvard Club (board of directors); Boys and Girls Club of La Crosse (board of directors); Coulee Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (board of directors); Moose Club; Optimist Club.

Congress: Elected to U.S. House of Representatives 1996. Reelected since 1998. Committee assignments, 115th Congress: Ways and Means and its subcommit-tees on Health; and Trade.

Contact: Washington—202-225-5506; 1502 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515-4906. Eau Claire—715-831-9214; 131 S. Barstow Street, Suite 301, Eau Claire, WI 54701. La Crosse—608-782-2558; 205 5th Avenue South, Suite 400, La Crosse, WI 54601.

Website: https://kind.house.gov

Gwendolynne S. Moore, U.S. RepresentativeDemocrat, 4th Congressional District

Biography: Born Racine, Wisconsin, April 18, 1951; 3 children. Voting address: Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ■ Graduate North Division High School (Milwau-kee); B.A. in Political Science, Marquette University, 1978; certification in Credit Union Management, Milwaukee Area Technical College, 1983. ■ Former housing officer with Wisconsin Housing and Eco-nomic Development Authority; development spe-cialist with Milwaukee City Development; program and planning analyst with Wisconsin Departments

of Employment Relations and Health and Social Services. ■ Member: National

Black Caucus of State Legislators; National Conference of State Legislatures—Host Committee, Milwaukee 1995; National Black Caucus of State Legisla-tors—Host Committee (chair) 1997; Wisconsin Legislative Black and Hispanic Caucus (chair since 1997). ■ State legislative service: Elected to Assembly 1988 and 1990; elected to Senate 1992, 1996, and 2000. Senate President Pro Tempore 1997, 1995 (effective 7/15/96).

Congress: Elected to U.S. House of Representatives 2004. Reelected since 2006. Committee assignments, 115th Congress: Financial Services and its subcom-mittees on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit; on Monetary Policy and Trade (ranking minority member); and on Oversight and Investigations.

Contact: Washington—202-225-4572; 2252 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515. Milwaukee—414-297-1140; 316 North Milwaukee Street, Suite 406, Milwaukee, WI 53202-5818.

Website: https://gwenmoore.house.gov

F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., U.S. RepresentativeRepublican, 5th Congressional District

Biography: Born Chicago, Illinois, June 14, 1943; married; 2 children, 1 grandchild. Voting address: Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. ■ Graduate Milwau-kee Country Day School, 1961; A.B. Stanford Uni-versity, 1965; J.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, 1968. ■ Attorney. Former assistant to State Senate Majority Leader Jerris Leonard and to U.S. Congressman Arthur Younger. ■ Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; Riveredge Nature Center; Amer-ican Philatelic Society; Waukesha County Republi-

can Party. ■ Former member: Whitefish Bay Jaycees; Shorewood Men’s Club. ■ Recipient: Government of Japan Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star; European Parliament Schuman Medal. ■ State legislative service: Elected to Assembly 1968–74. Elected to Senate in April 1975 special election. Reelected in 1976. Assistant minority leader 1977.

Congress: Elected to U.S. House of Representatives 1978. Reelected since 1980. Committee assignments, 115th Congress: Foreign Affairs and its subcommit-tees on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Orga-nizations; and on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats. Judiciary and its

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subcommittees on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations; and on Immigration and Border Security (chair).

Contact: Washington—202-225-5101; 2449 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515-4905. District—262-784-1111; 800-242-1119 (toll free) 120 Bishops Way, Room 154, Brookfield, WI 53005-6294.

Website: http://sensenbrenner.house.gov

Glenn Grothman, U.S. RepresentativeRepublican, 6th Congressional District

Biography: Born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 3, 1955. Voting address: Glenbeulah, Wisconsin. ■ Grad-uate Homestead High School (Mequon); B.B.A.; J.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison. ■ Former practicing attorney. ■ Member: Kiwanis-West Bend Early Risers; Loyal Order of the Moose-West Bend; Kettle Moraine Symphony (board member); ABATE

of Wisconsin; Rotary Club of Fond du Lac. ■ Recipient: The Association of Mature American Citizens Friend of AMAC; International Food Distributors Association Thomas Jefferson Award 2016; American Conservative Union Award for Conservative Achievement 2015; FreedomWorks Freedom Fighter Award 2016; Asian American Hotel Owners Association 2015; U.S. Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Enterprise Award 2014; National Retail Federation Hero on Main Street 2016, 2015; WMC Exemplar Award for work on manufactur-ing tax credit 2012; Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Friend of Farm Bureau Award 2016; NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award 2016. ■ State legislative service: Elected to Assembly in December 1993 special election. Reelected 1994–2002. Elected to Senate 2004. Reelected 2008–12. Assistant Majority Leader 2013, 2011; Assistant Minority Leader 2009; Minority Caucus Chair 2007; Majority Caucus Vice Chair 2003, 2001, 1999.

Congress: Elected to U.S. House of Representatives since 2014. Committee assignments, 115th Congress: Education and the Workforce and its subcom-mittees on Higher Education and Workforce Development; and on Workforce Protections. Oversight and Government Reform and its subcommittees on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules; and on Intergovernmental Affairs. Budget.

Contact: Washington—202-225-2476; 1217 Longworth House Office Building,

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Washington, D.C. 20515. District—920-907-0624; 24 West Pioneer Road, Fond du Lac, WI 54935.

Website: https://grothman.house.gov

Sean P. Duffy, U.S. RepresentativeRepublican, 7th Congressional District

Biography: Born October 3, 1971; married; 7 chil-dren. Voting address: Weston, Wisconsin. ■ Grad-uate Hayward High School; B.A. in Business Mar-keting, St. Mary’s (Winona, Minnesota), 1994; J.D. William Mitchell College of Law, 1999. ■ Attorney. Former special prosecutor and district attorney, Ashland County.

Congress: Elected to U.S. House of Representatives 2010. Reelected since 2012. Committee assignments, 115th Congress: Financial Services and its subcom-mittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Investments.

Contact: Washington—202-225-3365; 2330 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515. Hayward—715-392-3984; 15954 Rivers Edge Drive, Suite 206, Hayward, WI 54843. Hudson—715-808-8160; 502 2nd Street, Suite 202, Hud-son, WI 54016. Wausau—715-298-9344; 208 Grand Avenue, Wausau, WI 54403.

Website: https://duffy.house.gov

Mike Gallagher, U.S. RepresentativeRepublican, 8th Congressional District

Biography: Born Green Bay, Wisconsin, March 3, 1984. Voting address: Green Bay, Wisconsin. ■ A.B. Princeton University; Master’s in Security Stud-ies, Georgetown University; Ph.D. in International Relations, Georgetown University. Iraq War Veteran, intelligence officer, served in U.S. Marine Corps 2006–13. ■ Former staffer, U.S. Senate Foreign Rela-tions Committee; senior global market strategist at a fuel management services company.

Congress: Elected to U.S. House of Representatives 2016. Committee assign-ments, 115th Congress: Armed Forces. Homeland Security and its subcommittees

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on Counterterrorism and Intelligence; and on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.

Contact: Washington—202-225-5665; 1007 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515. Appleton—920-380-0061; 333 West College Avenue, Appleton, WI 54911.

Website: https://gallagher.house.gov

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