Background
Padrutt was born on September 26, 1917 in Huron, South Dakota.
Padrutt was born on September 26, 1917 in Huron, South Dakota.
He later moved to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1948 and was re-elected in 1952. In 1953, he was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin"s 9th congressional district in a special election following the death of Merlin Hull.
He lost to Lester Johnson.
Additionally, Padrutt was a public service commissioner. He was a Republican. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Padrutt was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1943 to 1944.