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Joe Wineke

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Joe Wineke
Wineke in 2006
Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin
In office
June 11, 2005 – June 13, 2009
Preceded byLinda Honold
Succeeded byMike Tate
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 27th district
In office
April 1993 – January 4, 1999
Preceded byRuss Feingold
Succeeded byJon Erpenbach
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 7, 1985 – April 1993
Preceded byDavid Prosser Jr.
Succeeded byRichard A. Skindrud
Constituency79th district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1985
Preceded byLolita Schneiders
Succeeded byLolita Schneiders
Constituency97th district
Personal details
Born (1957-01-05) January 5, 1957 (age 67)
Madison, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDebora
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
ProfessionLegislator, Realtor

Joseph S. Wineke (born January 5, 1957) is an American politician. He was chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin from 2005 through 2009. During his term as chair, he saw the Democrats gain full control of Wisconsin's executive and legislative branches for the first time since 1986. Before becoming party chair, he served ten years in the Wisconsin State Assembly and six years in the Wisconsin State Senate, representing suburban areas of Dane, Green, and Rock counties.

Early life and career

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Wineke graduated from Verona Area High School in 1975.[1] He graduated with a B.A. in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1980. He served on the Verona City Council from 1980 to 1983. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly and served from 1983 to 1993, when he was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in the April 1993 special election. Wineke was reelected in 1994.[2]

Political career

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In 1998, Wineke ran for the open seat being vacated by United States Representative Scott Klug in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was defeated in the Democratic primary, receiving 27 percent of the vote. Tammy Baldwin won both the primary and general election.

Wineke was elected the chairperson of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in 2005. He served the limit of two terms, and was succeeded by Mike Tate, who was elected in June 2009. He went on to serve as the Executive Director of the Construction Labor-Management Council of Greater Wisconsin Inc. The Council was created in 1990 as a joint effort between building trades unions and contractors to promote a better construction industry.[3] Wineke currently serves as the Administrator of the State of Wisconsin Division of Compensation and Labor Relations.[4]

Personal life

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Wineke was born in Madison and raised in Verona, Wisconsin. He and his wife, Debora, have three children, Scott, Brian, and Jessica.

References

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  1. ^ Ferolie, Jim (December 22, 2010). "Wineke joins exec race". Verona Press. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  2. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1985, Biographical Sketch of Joe Wineke
  3. ^ "Construction Labor-Management Council of Greater Wisconsin Inc". Archived from the original on January 23, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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Party political offices
Preceded by
Linda Honold
Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin
June 11, 2005 – June 13, 2009
Succeeded by
Mike Tate
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 97th district
January 4, 1983 – January 7, 1985
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 79th district
January 7, 1985 – April 1993
Succeeded by
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 27th district
April 1993 – January 4, 1999
Succeeded by