Barbara Lorman

Barbara Lorman is a former member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Lorman was born on July 31, 1932 in Madison, Wisconsin.[1] She graduated from Madison West High School before attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Lorman is married with three children and has been an active participant with Rotary International and the Boy Scouts of America.

Career

Lorman was elected to the Senate in a special election in 1980 and continued to be a member until 1994. She was the first female member of the Republican Party to be elected to the Wisconsin State Senate and the first female senator to win re-election.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Lorman, Barbara K. 1932". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  2. ↑ "Former GOP State Senator Barbara Lorman endorses Barack Obama". WKOW. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
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