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Eugene Hahn

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Eugene Hahn
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 47th district
In office
1991–2009
Preceded byRobert Thompson
Succeeded byKeith Ripp
Personal details
Born (1929-07-21) July 21, 1929 (age 95)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceSpringvale, Columbia County, Wisconsin
ProfessionPolitician, farmer

Eugene H. Hahn (born July 21, 1929) is a Wisconsin politician.[1]

Hahn was born in Milwaukee but was raised in the Town of Springvale, near Cambria, Wisconsin. He graduated from Cambria High School and attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences from 1947 to 1948. He married Lorraine Eleanor Closs (1931–2021) in 1949.[2] He worked as a farmer for most of his life.[3]

Hahn first became involved in politics in 1957, when he was elected assessor for the Town of Springvale. He served as assessor until 1961. In 1972, Hahn was elected to the Board of Supervisors for Columbia County, where he served until 1991. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1990 and served there until his retirement in 2008.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Columbia County GOP chair resigns after OWI with kids in car". Wisc News. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Hahns to Celebrate 50th Anniversary". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. June 13, 1999. p. 60. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b "Members of State Legislature" (PDF). Members of State Legislature. Wisconsin Gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2018.