Janet Bewley (Wisconsin politician)
Janet Bewley | |
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| Minority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate | |
| Assumed office April 24, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jennifer Shilling |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 25th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Jauch |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 74th district | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Gary Sherman |
| Succeeded by | Beth Meyers |
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| Born | November 10, 1951 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | David Saetre |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Case Western Reserve University (BA) University of Maine (MEd) |
Janet Bewley (born November 10, 1951) is an American politician and the current Democratic Minority Leader in the Wisconsin State Senate. She has been a member of the Wisconsin Senate since 2015, and previously served four years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Iron, Ashland, Bayfield, and Price counties.
Biography[]
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Bewley graduated from Cleveland's James Ford Rhodes High School in 1969, and earned her B.A. from Case Western Reserve University. She was the first member of her family to graduate from college, and went on to earn a Master's in Academic Administration from the University of Maine in 1977. She was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2010, replacing Gary Sherman (who did not seek re-election). Before being elected to the Assembly, she served on the city council of Ashland. She is also a former Community Relations Officer for the (WHEDA).[1][2]
On December 16, 2013 Bewley announced her intention to run for the Wisconsin Senate, District 25, to replace retiring Senator Robert Jauch, also a Democrat.[3] She won the primary election with 72% of the vote, and was opposed by Republican Dane Deutsch (Jauch's 2010 opponent) in the November general election.[4] Her old seat was contested by Democrat Beth Meyers and Republican Jamey Francis in the November 2014 general election.[5] On November 4, 2014, Bewley was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate, and Meyers was elected to Bewley's old Assembly seat.
On April 24, 2020, the Wisconsin Senate Democratic Caucus chose Bewley as their new leader after the resignation of Senator Jennifer Shilling from that role.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Meet Janet".
- ^ "2019 Wisconsin State Representatives". docs.legis.wisconsin.gov.
- ^ "Bewley announces campaign to replace Jauch : Madisondotcom". Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Allen, Brostoff, Wanggaard, Bowen win legislative primaries". www.jsonline.com.
- ^ Wisconsin, APG of. "apg-wi.com". APG of Wisconsin.
- ^ Reilly, Briana (April 24, 2020). "Wisconsin Senate Democrats choose Janet Bewley as new minority leader". The Capital Times. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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- Profile at the Wisconsin Senate
- Senate directory page from 2019
- Janet Bewley at Ballotpedia
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Campaign website
- Bewley Interview, on Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill on YouTube
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