Donald Friske
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Donald Friske | |
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Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 35th district | |
In office January 3, 2001 – January 2, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Sarah Waukau |
Succeeded by | Tom Tiffany |
Personal details | |
Born | Tomahawk, Wisconsin, U.S. | November 9, 1961
Political party | Republican |
Children | 3 |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1979–1985 |
Donald Friske (born November 9, 1961) is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2001 to 2011.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Friske graduated from the Tomahawk High School and served in the United States Army from 1979 to 1985.[1]
Career
[edit]Friske served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from January 3, 2001, through January 2, 2011.[2] In March 2010, Friske announced his retirement from the State Assembly, and was succeeded by Tom Tiffany.[3][4] Friske now operates Carquest AutoParts franchises in Merrill and Tomahawk, Wisconsin. He had previously worked as a deputy sheriff.
Friske also served as Assistant Deputy Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
Personal life
[edit]He lives in Merrill, Wisconsin. Friske is married and has three children.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ^ Wisconsin Historical Society-Donald Friske
- ^ "PolitiFact | Tom Tiffany". www.politifact.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ Krall, Ken (14 April 2016). "Tiffany Running For Second Senate Term". www.wxpr.org. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Friske, Donald 1961". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- People from Tomahawk, Wisconsin
- Military personnel from Wisconsin
- Businesspeople from Wisconsin
- 1961 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American legislators
- People from Merrill, Wisconsin
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- 21st-century Wisconsin politicians
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly stubs