Doug la follette biography

Douglas J. La Follette born June 6, is an American academic , environmental scientist , and politician who served as the 30th secretary of state of Wisconsin from to 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. He began a teaching career as an assistant professor at University of Wisconsin—Parkside in Kenosha.

La Follette also served as a research associate at University of Wisconsin—Madison.

Doug la follette biography: Douglas J. La Follette

He also owned a small business. Known as an environmentalist before running for public office, he was a Wisconsin organizer of the first Earth Day for Gaylord Nelson in and co-founded Wisconsin's Environmental Decade now known as Clean Wisconsin with Peter Anderson. La Follette first ran for office in the U. House of Representatives election , losing to Les Aspin in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district.

La Follette was elected Secretary of State of Wisconsin in