Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Who's Running for State Office in Wisconsin 2012: 14th Senate District (General Election Edition)

The 14th Senate District

Public libraries in the 14th.
Kilbourn Public Library, Wisconsin Dells/Lake Delton

Academic library
Lane Library, Ripon College

The Republican Incumbent
Olsen defeated his primary opponent with 77% of the vote.



Biography: Born Berlin, February 26, 1951; married. Graduate Berlin H.S. 1969; B.S. UW-Madison 1973; Wis. Rural Leadership Program Group IV 1990-92.

Partner in farm supply dealerships.

Member: Green Lake Co. Republican Party; Waushara Co. Republican Party; Education Commission of the States (bd. of dir.); Midwest Regional Educational Laboratory (bd. of dir.); Manitowoc Mutual Insurance Co. (bd. of dir.).

Former member: Waushara Co. Fair Bd. (dir.); Family Health/La Clinica director (1995-99); Berlin Area School Board 1976-97 (pres. 1986-95).

Elected to Assembly 1994-2002; elected to Senate 2004; reelected 2008.

Ran unopposed in 2008.

Won 2012 recall election.


The Democratic Challenger:  Margarete Worthington

About:   [bold added]  Margarete Worthington lives in the rural Marquette County with her husband Richard and their 3 dogs. 

Margarete served on her town’s planning commission and is presently is in the Member Advisory Group for her area’s rural electric cooperative. Margarete comes from a military family as her father, uncle, brothers and husband all served in the US military. Margarete’s father was a WWII Veteran and one of her uncles was a WWI veteran. Margarete respects and appreciates those who serve our country and she wants to continue her family’s tradition of public service by representing her district in the Wisconsin State Senate. 

Margarete learned the importance of education from her father who had to quit school in 7th grade to start working. Margarete worked her way through college because her parents couldn’t afford the tuition and she earned a Bachelors degree. 

Margarete has a long work history in business. She has been the Assistant Manager of a family owned art store where she supervised 50 employees and she managed the lab safety program at a large university. Margarete worked in the financial industry and for almost 12 years she worked in the IT Department of a large construction company were she coordinated multi-miillion dollar budgets, negotiated telecom service contracts, leased and purchased all computer equipment.

Wisconsin Eye.  Campaign 2012 State Senate

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