Doug La Follette

Doug La Follette
Doug La Follette
28th and 30th Secretary of State of Wisconsin
	In office; January 3, 1983 – March 17, 2023
Governor	Tony Earl; Tommy Thompson; Scott McCallum; Jim Doyle; Scott Walker; Tony Evers;
Preceded by	Vel Phillips
Succeeded by	Sarah Godlewski
	In office; January 6, 1975 – January 3, 1979
Governor	Patrick Lucey; Martin J. Schreiber
Preceded by	Robert C. Zimmerman
Succeeded by	Vel Phillips
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 22nd district
	In office; January 1, 1973 – January 6, 1975
Preceded by	Joseph Lourigan
Succeeded by	John J. Maurer
Personal details
Born	June 6, 1940 (age 83); Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Marietta College (BS); Stanford University (MS); Columbia University (PhD)
Website	Government website
	Scientific career
Fields	Organic chemistry
Institutions	University of Wisconsin–Parkside
Thesis	Intramolecular solvation (1967)
Doctoral advisor	Ronald Breslow

Douglas J. La Follette (born June 6, 1940) is an American academic, environmental scientist, and politician. He was the 30th Secretary of State of Wisconsin from 1983 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was re-elected in 2022 to a 12th term in office, but retired shortly after the start of the new term.^[1]

References[change | change source]

↑ "La Follette, Douglas J." Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

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