Alberta Darling
| Alberta Darling | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 8th district |
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Assumed office January 4, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Czarnezki |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 10th district |
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In office 1990–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Betty Jo Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Annette Polly Williams |
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April 28, 1944 Hammond, Indiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | River Hills, Wisconsin |
| Profession | Marketing |
| Website | albertadarling.com |
Alberta Darling (born April 28, 1944) is a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 8th District since 1993. She previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly, representing the 10th district from 1990 through 1993. In August 2011, opponents forced a recall election against Darling, but Darling defeated the Democratic challenger, Sandy Pasch, fifty-four percent to forty-six percent.
Darling was born in Hammond, Indiana. She graduated from Richwood High School in Illinois, and received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1966. She did graduate work at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee from 1972 to 1974. Darling is married to Dr. William Darling and has two children and two grandchildren.
Before she was elected to political office, Darling was a teacher and marketing director.
Darling first joined the Wisconsin State Legislature by winning a special election in 1990 for the 10th district (defeating Rick Graber in the primary). She served the remainder of the term and a full two-year term in the State Assembly before being elected in 1992 to the state Senate. Since 2000, she has served on the Joint Finance Committee.
Darling was subject to a recall election effort in 2011. On March 2, 2011 the "Committee to Recall Darling" officially registered with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. 20,343 valid signatures of electors residing within the 8th District had to be collected by May 2, 2011 to generate a recall election.
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