Barbara Lawton
| Barbara Lawton | |
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| 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin | |
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In office January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Governor | Jim Doyle |
| Preceded by | Margaret Farrow |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Kleefisch |
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| Born |
July 5, 1951 Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Cal Lawton |
| Profession | Business Consultant |
Barbara Lawton (born July 5, 1951) is an American politician from Green Bay, Wisconsin who is the President and CEO of Americans for Campaign Reform. Lawton was the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. She became the first woman elected to the position in 2002, as the running mate of former Democratic Governor Jim Doyle. Lawton was re-elected on November 7, 2006. She was co-founder and Director of External Affairs for Issue One, a nonprofit whose goal is to reduce the influence of money in politics.
Barbara Smith grew up in southeastern Wisconsin, first in Hales Corners and then on a farm near Waterford. She worked her way through college, ultimately earning a degree in Spanish from Lawrence University in Appleton and a master's degree in Spanish from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Lawton has an Honorary Doctorate of Law from Lawrence University and an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. She met and married Charles "Cal" Lawton in 1973 when she was a student at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay.
During thirty-five years living in the Green Bay area, Barbara Lawton was active in the community, helping to co-found the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation and was a leader in the Educational Resource Foundation. She was also a founding member of the Latinos Unidos and the Green Bay Area Multicultural Center. She served on the Entrepreneurs of Color Advisory Board, winning their first Founders' Award. She also served on the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Foundation Board.
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