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Twenty-eight individuals have held the office of secretary of state since Wisconsin's admission to the Union in 1848, two of whom—Fred Zimmerman and Douglas La Follette—served for non-consecutive terms. The first secretary of state was Thomas McHugh, who took office on June 7, 1848.
Thomas Morris McHugh (November 22, 1822 – March 19, 1856) was an Irish American immigrant and lawyer who served as the first Secretary of State of Wisconsin. He had previously served as Secretary of the Territorial Council and the second Wisconsin Constitutional Convention.
The secretary of state is elected on Election Day in November, and takes office on the first Monday of the next January. [6] Originally, the secretary of state's term lasted for two years; since a 1967 amendment, however, the term has lasted four years. [7] There is no limit to the number of terms a secretary of state may hold.
The 1978 Wisconsin Secretary of State election took place on November 7, 1978, to elect the Secretary of State of Wisconsin.Incumbent Democrat Doug La Follette declined to seek re-election, instead running in the primary for Lieutenant Governor.
On September 15, 1789, before Jefferson could return to take the post, Washington signed into law another act which changed the name of the office from Secretary of Foreign Affairs to Secretary of State, changed the name of the department to the Department of State, and added several domestic powers and responsibilities to both the office of secretary and the department.
Then she became the first woman and Black person elected to statewide office in Wisconsin, serving as secretary of state from 1979 to 1983. She died in 2018 at age 95.
La Follette first ran for office in the 1970 U.S. House of Representatives election, losing to Les Aspin in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district. La Follette served in the Wisconsin State Senate for Kenosha in 1973 and 1974. [12] La Follette was elected Secretary of State of Wisconsin in 1974.
October 10, 1836: George Wallace Jones elected delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district. December 1836: Henry S. Baird appointed the first Attorney General for the Wisconsin Territory. January 26, 1837: Michigan was admitted to the United States as the 26th state.