Daniel O'Connell Theno

Background

Theno, Daniel O'Connell was born on May 8, 1947 in Ashland, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Maurice William and Janet Nora (Humphrey) Theno.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1969. Student, Brazil, 1969.

Career

He spent his senior year teaching at the University of Rio Grade do Sol in Porto Alegre, Brazil, under a university fellowship. Upon graduation, Theno taught at the Oregon (WI) High School for three years before entering politics. He was re-elected in 1974, 1978, and 1982.

In 1986 he was elected to one of two terms as Mayor of his hometown of Ashland, WI. In 1989 he was selected to be the Director of Intergovernmental Relations for the State of Wisconsin. He subsequently served as Administrator of State and Local Finances in the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. For much of the 1990s Theno was Manager of Government Relations for Fort Howard Corporation in Green Bay, WI, and it successor, the Fort James Corporation.

In that capacity he managed company government relations before the national Congress and the state legislatures of IN, IL, MI, OH and WI. In 1999 Theno got back into local government and became an administrator in the Cincinnati, OH, subsurb of Deerfield Township. In 2001 until his retirement in 2007, Theno was the Executive Director of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, headquartered in the Columbus, OH, area. After retirement, Dan Theno moved back to Green Bay, WI.

Achievements

• Daniel O"Connell Theno has been listed as a noteworthy state legislator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

He was a member of the Board of Curators of the Wisconsin Historical Society, the Council on Traffic Law Enforcement, the Wisconsin State Building Commission among many other commissions.

Connections

Married Sue Burnham, June 16, 1973. Children: Scott Patrick, Tad William.

Father:

Maurice William Theno

Mother:

Janet Nora (Humphrey) Theno

Spouse:

Sue Burnham

child:

Scott Patrick Theno

child:

Tad William Theno