Background
Leopold was born on June 19, 1944, in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Leopold was born on June 19, 1944, in Jefferson City, Missouri.
He graduated from Shorewood High School in Shorewood, Wisconsin, before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 1966 and attending graduate school at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
Leopold is married with two children. Leopold was first elected to the Assembly in 1976. He is a Democrat.
Special Forces]
During the Vietnam War, Leopold was a member of the United States Army Special Forces.