David Clarenbach
| David E. Clarenbach | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 78th district |
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In office January 1975 – January 1993 |
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| Succeeded by | Tammy Baldwin |
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September 26, 1953 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
David E. Clarenbach (born September 26, 1953) is a Wisconsin Democratic politician who served nine terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He represented the 78th Assembly District in Madison from 1975 to 1993.
He is the son of National Organization for Women co-founder Kathryn F. Clarenbach and was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was educated in Madison public schools, and studied politics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1971 to 1976.
He was elected to the Dane County Board of Supervisors in 1972, at age 18. In 1974, he was elected a Madison alderman, before being elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly that same year at the age of 21, succeeding fellow Democrat Edward Nager. In 1983 he was elected Speaker pro tempore of the Assembly. His legislative papers are on deposit with the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Clarenbach did not seek re-election in 1992 but ran for Congress in Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district. In the Democratic primary election held on September 8, Clarenbach faced Ada E. Deer and lost with 31,961 votes (40.1%) to Deer's 47,777 (59.9%). Deer went on to lose to incumbent Republican Scott L. Klug in the general election.
He was succeeded in the assembly by Tammy Baldwin, who ran as the first openly gay legislative candidate in Wisconsin history.
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