Career
Born in Wausau, Wisconsin, Gaulke served in the United States Army Air Forces during World World War World War II He received his bachelor"s and master"s degrees from what is now Central Michigan University and did graduate work at University of Minnesota Duluth. He was a school principal and restaurant owner in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. He served as town board chairman and on the school board.
Gaulke served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Democrat in 1971.