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PARTY — Republican
AGE — 51
RESIDES — Town of Merton
EDUCATION — Bachelor’s degree, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1977; law, Marquette University, 1981.
CAREER — Appointed Waukesha County district attorney in 1988, re-elected since; Waukesha County assistant district attorney; legislative aide; past president of the Wisconsin District Attorneys Association.
PERSONAL — Married, five children.
J.B. Van Hollen
PARTY — Republican
AGE — 40
RESIDES — Waunakee
EDUCATION — Bachelor’s degree, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., 1988; law, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990.
CAREER — Appointed U.S.
attorney, Western District of Wisconsin 2002, resigned 2005; served on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee subcommittees on Native American Issues, Controlled Substances, and Firearms and Violent Crime; assistant U.S. attorney, 1991-1993; Ashland County district attorney, 1993-1999; Bayfield County district attorney, 1999-2002; volunteer firefighter, Iron River Fire Department; volunteer first responder, Iron River Ambulance Department.
PERSONAL — Married, two children.
Kathleen Falk
PARTY — Democrat
AGE — 55
RESIDES — Madison
EDUCATION — Bachelor’s degree, Stanford, 1973; law, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1976.
CAREER — Elected Dane County executive, 1997, re-elected 2001, 2005; co-director and legal counsel, Wisconsin Environmental Decade, 1977-1983; assistant attorney general, including, serving as public intervenor for 12 years, 1983-1997.
PERSONAL — Married, one son.
Peg Lautenschlager
PARTY — Democrat
AGE — 50
RESIDES — Fond Du Lac.
EDUCATION — Bachelor’s degree, Lake Forest College, 1977; law, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980.
CAREER — Elected attorney general 2002; former U.S. attorney, Western District of Wisconsin, 1993-2001; Winnebago County district attorney, 1985-1988; interim Winnebago County court commissioner; elected to state Assembly 1988, re-elected 1990; member, Legal Association for Women, Law Enforcement Training Officers Association, Wisconsin Association of Women Police.
PERSONAL — Married, three children, two stepchildren.
SECRETARY OF STATE
Doug LaFollette
PARTY — Democrat
AGE — 66
RESIDES — Madison
EDUCATION — Bachelor’s degree, Marietta College, 1963; master’s degree, Stanford, 1964; Ph.D., Columbia, 1967
CAREER — Elected secretary of state, 1974 and 1982, re-elected since 1986; professor, state senator; small business owner; public affairs director for Union of Concerned Scientists; deputy director of Mid-America Solar Energy Complex.
PERSONAL — Single.
Scot Ross
PARTY — Democrat
AGE — 37
RESIDES — Madison
EDUCATION — Bachelor’s degree, University of Pittsburgh, 1993; master’s degree, George Washington, 1997.
CAREER — Reporter; communications director for Kathleen Falk’s 2002 gubernatorial campaign; communications director, Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager’s 2002 campaign; communications director, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis.; communications director, state Department of Justice; Wisconsin legislative staffer; research director, America Coming Together; director of research and message development, Democratic Party of Wisconsin.
PERSONAL — Single.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Jean Hundertmark
PARTY — Republican
AGE — 52
RESIDES — Clintonville
EDUCATION — Diploma, business administration, Bryant and Stratton College, Milwaukee, 1973; graduate, Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development, 2002.
CAREER — Elected to state Assembly 1998, re-elected since 2000; restaurant owner; member, Waupaca County Farm Bureau, Clintonville Area Historical Society.
PERSONAL — Married, two daughters.
Nick Voegeli
PARTY — Republican
AGE — 44
RESIDES — Sun Prairie
EDUCATION — Bachelor’s degree, Marquette University, 1983; Master of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1992; graduate, U.S. Air Force Air Command and Staff College, 1996.
CAREER — Certified public accountant; U.S. Navy intelligence officer; deputy state treasurer; member, Sun Prairie Common Council; chairman, City of Sun Prairie Finance Committee; secretary/treasurer, City of Sun Prairie Water & Light Commission; treasurer, member board of directors, Colonial Club Senior Activity Center, Sun Prairie.
PERSONAL — Married, five children.
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