Who's Running for State Office in Wisconsin 2012: 12th Assembly District (General Election Edition)

Public libraries in the 12th Assembly District:

Milwaukee Public Library (service area) 

Wauwatosa Public Library (service area)

Fred Kessler breezed to victory in the Democratic primary on August 14th.  He is running unopposed in the general election.

Biography   Born Milwaukee, January 11, 1940; married; 2 children. 

Graduate Milwaukee Lutheran H.S. and Capitol Page School 1957; B.A. U. of Wisconsin-Madison 1962; L.L.B. U. of Wisconsin-Madison 1966. 

Labor arbitrator. 

Member: Goethe House (vice pres., former pres.); Milwaukee Chap. ACLU (bd. mbr., former pres.); World Affairs Council of Milwaukee (bd. mbr.); Wis. Bar Assn.; Industrial Relations Research Assn. (advisory com. mbr.); Democratic Party; DANK (German-American National Congress), Milwaukee chap. (former vice pres.); Milwaukee Donauschwaben; Amnesty International Group 107 (former chairman); Milwaukee Turners; NAACP.

County court judge (Milw. Co.) 1972-78; Circuit court judge (Milw. Co.) 1978-81, 1986-88. 

On January 11, 1961, his 21st birthday, he became the youngest person, up to that time, ever to serve in the legislature. Elected to Assembly 1960, 1964-70; reelected since 2004.

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