Peg Lautenschlager
American politician, district attorney and prosecutor (1955-2018)
Peggy Ann "Peg" Lautenschlager (November 22, 1955 – March 31, 2018)[1] was an American attorney and politician. He was the first chair of the Wisconsin Ethics Commission.[2][3]
Peg Lautenschlager | |
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1st Chair of the Wisconsin Ethics Commission | |
In office July 11, 2016 – April 8, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Commission established |
Succeeded by | David R. Halbrooks |
42nd Attorney General of Wisconsin | |
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Jim Doyle |
Succeeded by | J. B. Van Hollen |
United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin | |
In office 1993–2001 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Kevin C. Potter |
Succeeded by | J. B. Van Hollen |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 52nd district | |
In office 1989–1993 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Peggy Ann Lautenschlager November 22, 1955 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | March 31, 2018 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 62)
Cause of death | Osteosarcoma and breast cancer |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Bill Rippl |
Children | 5 |
Residence | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin |
Lautenschlager was Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin from January 3, 2003 to January 3, 2007. She replaced fellow Democrat Jim Doyle when Doyle was elected Governor of Wisconsin in 2002.
Lautenschlager was the first woman in history to have been elected Wisconsin Attorney General.[4]
Lautenschlager died on March 31, 2018 at her home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin of breast and bone cancer, aged 62.[5][6][7]
References
change- ↑ "Former Governor Jim Doyle issues statement on former Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager death". WMTV. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ Mark Sommerhauser. "Ethics Commission chairwoman Peg Lautenschlager resigns". Wisconsin State Journal, April 8, 2017. Accessed November 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Peg Lautenschlater, Brian Bell chosen to lead new ethics commission". Wisconsin State Journal.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Former attorney general Lautenschlager appointed to Wisconsin ethics panel". 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ↑ Opoien, Jessie (March 31, 2018). "Peg Lautenschlager, first woman to serve as Wisconsin attorney general, dies at 62". The Capital Times. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ↑ Former Wisconsin AG and FDL Native Peg Lautenschlager Dies, KFIZ.com; accessed April 1, 2018.
- ↑ Rick Barrett and Annysa Johnson. "Former state Rep. and Wisconsin Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager has died". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, March 31, 2018.