Doug La Follette | |
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| 28th and 30th Secretary of State of Wisconsin | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – March 17, 2023 | |
| Governor | Tony Earl Tommy Thompson Scott McCallum Jim Doyle Scott Walker Tony Evers |
| 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 | June 6, 1940 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Marietta College (BS) Stanford University (MS) Columbia University (PhD) |
| 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 who served as the 30th secretary of state of Wisconsin from 1983 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party. At the time of his retirement, La Follette was the longest-serving statewide elected official (excluding U.S. senators) in the United States; he was narrowly re-elected in 2022 to an unprecedented 12th term in office, but retired shortly after the start of the new term.[1] He previously served as the 28th secretary of state from 1975 to 1979, and in the Wisconsin Senate from 1973 to 1975.
- ^ "La Follette, Douglas J." Wisconsin Historical Society. 8 August 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2018.