Fred Risser
| Fred A. Risser | |
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| President of the Wisconsin Senate | |
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In office July 17, 2012 – January 7, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Ellis |
| Succeeded by | Michael Ellis |
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In office January 8, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Lasee |
| Succeeded by | Michael Ellis |
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In office January 4, 1999 – January 6, 2003 |
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| Succeeded by | Alan Lasee |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 26th district |
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Assumed office December 1, 1962 |
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| Preceded by | Horace W. Wilkie |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 26th district |
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In office 1957–1962 |
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| Personal details | |
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May 5, 1927 Madison, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Risser |
| Profession | Legislator |
Fred A. Risser (born May 5, 1927) is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 26th District since 1962. His district includes most of the west side and central neighborhoods of Madison, including the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly from 1957 to 1962. Risser has never lost an election and is the longest-serving state legislator in American political history, but he is not yet the longest-serving state senator in American history.
Risser was born in Madison on May 5, 1927, into one of the most prolific families in Wisconsin political history. Risser's father (Fred E. Risser), grandfather (Ernest Warner), and great-grandfather (Clement Warner) served at various times as Wisconsin legislators representing part or all of Dane County, although none as Democrats. He was educated in the Madison public schools, attended Carleton College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (where he earned a B.A.), and the law school of the University of Oregon, becoming a practicing attorney in Madison and is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and Oregon State Bar. He served in the United States Navy during World War II (1945–46).
Risser was first elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in 1956, succeeding fellow Democrat Ivan A. Nestingen (who had resigned in April of that year). He was elected to the state Senate in a 1962 special election triggered by the appointment of Horace W. Wilkie to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He was elected to a full term in 1964 and has been reelected every four years since.
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