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Rank. Captain. Tommy George Thompson (born November 19, 1941) is an American politician from Juneau County, Wisconsin. He served as the 19th United States secretary of Health and Human Services from 2001 to 2005 in the cabinet of President George W. Bush. Before that, he was the 42nd governor of Wisconsin (1987–2001) and Republican floor ...
Richland Center, Wisconsin. Died. April 2, 1988. (1988-04-02) (aged 82) Washington, D.C. Political party. Republican. Vernon Wallace Thomson (November 5, 1905 – April 2, 1988) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 34th Governor of Wisconsin from 1957 to 1959.
The governor of Wisconsin is the head of government of Wisconsin [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's army and air forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [3] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Wisconsin Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature, [3] and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.
The 1998 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Governor Tommy Thompson won re-election for the third time with nearly 60% of the vote. As of 2022, this is most recent gubernatorial election in which Milwaukee, Rock, Portage, and Iowa counties voted for the Republican candidate, and the most recent where the winner garnered a double digit margin of victory.
Businessman. James Scott McCallum (born May 2, 1950) is an American businessman and former politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 43rd governor of Wisconsin, ascending from the Lieutenant Governorship when Tommy Thompson resigned in 2001 to accept appointment as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Hon.Thomas P. Corbett (1933) - Wisconsin State Assemblyman and Racine County Judge, 1962 to 1980; Hon. Howard DuRocher (1931) - WI State Judge, 1956 to 1962, Racine County Judge, 1962 to 1978 [31] Marcel Dandeneau (1950) - Wisconsin State Assemblyman; Margaret Danhauser (1939) - AAGPBL professional women's baseball player
Wisconsin voters rejected a pair of ballot measures that would have limited the governor’s power to spend money, Decision Desk HQ has projected. The Republican-led state Legislature had proposed ...
Alfred Lunt, Tony Award and Emmy Award -winning Broadway actor; appeared in over 24 plays with his wife Lynn Fontanne. Rube Lutzke, MLB player [100] Mel Maceau, professional football player [101] Sandy MacKay, Michigan state representative. Steve Mackay, drummer of Oil Tasters, BoDeans, Violent Femmes, Radio Romeo.