Background
Shoemaker was born on June 11, 1951 in Beloit, Wisconsin.
Shoemaker was born on June 11, 1951 in Beloit, Wisconsin.
He graduated from Menomonie High School in Menomonie, Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Shoemaker is married with two children. He was elected to the Senate in 1988.
Shoemaker was a Democrat.
Shoemaker was Supervisor of Dunn County, Wisconsin from 1976 to 1977 before serving as a member of the Assembly from 1978 to 1986.