John Warren Lehman

Background

Lehman, John Warren was born on August 2, 1945 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States.

Education

Bachelor, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 1967. Master of Education, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1979.

Career

He retook his old seat in the 2012 Wisconsin recall elections, defeating the incumbent Republican, Van Wanggaard, who had defeated Lehman in 2010. Lehman was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in the 2014 state gubernatorial election. He received his bachelor"s degree from Luther College and his master"s degree from Carthage College.

He also went to the University of Wisconsin–Madison and University of Wisconsin–Parkside.

He taught history and economics in high school. On January 31, 2012, Lehman announced he would run against Wanggaard in what then was "looking like" a probable recall election.

He stated "we need a change in course in this state and we need it now" before a gathering of about 20 supporters at the Racine Public Library, where he made the announcement. He added that "we need real leadership in Madison." Volunteers and workers gathered more than 24,000 signatures to recall Wanggaard, one of four state Senators facing a recall along with the Republican Governor Scott Walker and the Republican Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch.

Lehman claimed he was "not seeking payback" against Wanggaard for the 2010 election, but that Wanggaard has not represented Racine County well in the Senate.

The Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller (Doctorate-Monona) stated that the Democrats "could not have done better" because "they" (meaning Lehman, state Representative Donna Seidel, who would run against current Senator Pam Galloway in the Wausau district, and former state Representative Kristen Dexter against Senator Terry Moulton in the Chippewa Falls district) "are folks that people have voted for before." On June 6, 2012, Lehman led narrowly in the recall election with all votes counted, giving Democrats a brief one vote majority in the Wisconsin State Senate. On November 18, 2013 Lehman announced that he would not seek re-election, and instead launched a campaign for Lieutenant Governor in the 2014 general election.

Achievements

• John Warren Lehman has been listed as a noteworthy state legislator by Marquis Who's Who.

Views

Quotations: "we need a change in course in this state and we need it now".

Membership

He was previously a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1996 through 2004. On July 11, 2012, Lehman was certified as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Connections

Married Catherine Georgeson. 3 children.

Spouse:

Catherine Georgeson