Doug La Follette
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Doug La Follette | |
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28th and 30th Secretary of State of Wisconsin | |
In office January 3, 1983 – March 17, 2023 | |
Governor | |
Preceded by | Vel Phillips |
Succeeded by | Sarah Godlewski |
In office January 6, 1975 – January 3, 1979 | |
Governor | Patrick Lucey Martin J. Schreiber |
Preceded by | Robert C. Zimmerman |
Succeeded by | Vel Phillips |
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 22nd district | |
In office January 1, 1973 – January 6, 1975 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Lourigan |
Succeeded by | John J. Maurer |
Personal details | |
Born | Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | June 6, 1940
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Marietta College (BS) Stanford University (MS) Columbia University (PhD) |
Website | Government website |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Organic chemistry |
Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Parkside |
Thesis | Intramolecular solvation (1967) |
Doctoral advisor | Ronald Breslow |
Douglas J. La Follette (born June 6, 1940) is an American academic, environmental scientist, and politician. He was the 30th Secretary of State of Wisconsin from 1983 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was re-elected in 2022 to a 12th term in office, but retired shortly after the start of the new term.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "La Follette, Douglas J." Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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