Dave Schulz (politician)
| David F. Schulz | |
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| Milwaukee County Executive | |
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In office 1988–1992 |
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| Preceded by | William O'Donnell |
| Succeeded by | Tom Ament |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
David Schulz September 24, 1949 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Died | October 7, 2007 (aged 58) Winthrop Harbor, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | JoAnn Schulz |
| Residence | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Alma mater | Purdue University, Northwestern University |
David F. Schulz (September 24, 1949 – October 7, 2007) was a Wisconsin politician and the third Milwaukee County Executive, serving from 1988 to 1992.
Schulz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where his father was a tax enforcement supervisor and his mother a secretary at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He graduated from Riverside High School, and received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Purdue University. He later received his master's degree in public management from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Throughout the 1970s, Schulz held a variety of positions in both Chicago and Milwaukee city government. In 1977, he joined the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. However, just 2 years later, he was named an Assistant Budget Director for the City of Chicago, and later, in May 1983, Schulz became the Budget Director for Chicago's newly elected mayor, Harold Washington. Less than one year later, in February 1984, he accepted the same position in the government of Milwaukee County Executive William O'Donnell, bringing him back to his hometown.
Schulz's arrival on the Milwaukee political scene came in December 1985 when O'Donnell named Schulz his new parks director. In that capacity, Schulz oversaw the budget of the county park system and implemented a widespread promotional campaign. That campaign was notable for a series of promotional stunts that involved Schulz, at nearly 470 lbs., sliding down water slides in a wet t-shirt.
Amidst criticism that Schulz was politicizing the parks director position, he made a political endorsement of then-State Senator John Norquist for mayor of Milwaukee in 1988. O'Donnell immediately fired him for making the endorsement without approval, and Schulz shortly thereafter announced he would run against his former boss O'Donnell for County Executive in 1988. Schulz defeated O'Donnell in the election by a 2-1 margin.
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