J. B. Van Hollen
| J. B. Van Hollen | |
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| 43rd Wisconsin Attorney General | |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 5, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Peg Lautenschlager |
| Succeeded by | Brad Schimel |
| United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin | |
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In office 2002–2005 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Peg Lautenschlager |
| Succeeded by | Erik C. Peterson |
| Personal details | |
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John Byron Van Hollen February 19, 1966 Chetek, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lynne Van Hollen; 2 children |
| Residence | Waunakee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Alma mater | St. Olaf College |
| Profession | Attorney |
John Byron "J.B." Van Hollen (born February 19, 1966) is an American attorney and politician who served as Wisconsin Attorney General from 2007 until 2015. A Republican, he was elected to the office in November 2006 and took office on January 3, 2007, succeeding Democrat Peg Lautenschlager. Van Hollen did not seek reelection in 2014 and left office on January 5, 2015.
Van Hollen's father is John C. Van Hollen, a realtor and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. The Van Hollen family lived near Chetek, Wisconsin and later moved to Delta, Wisconsin. He graduated from St. Olaf College in 1988 with an undergraduate degree in political science and economics. He earned his law degree two years later from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
In 1993, Governor Tommy Thompson appointed Van Hollen District Attorney in Ashland County, where he served for six years. He was subsequently called to service again when Governor Thompson appointed him to serve as Bayfield County District Attorney. He was appointed as the U.S. Attorney for Wisconsin's Western District where he served in that role from 2002 to 2005.
Van Hollen won the Republican nomination for Attorney General in 2006 over then-Waukesha County District Attorney Paul Bucher. In the general election, he narrowly defeated Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, who had previously bested Lautenschlager in the Democratic primary. Van Hollen was the only Republican in Wisconsin to win a statewide race in 2006. In 2010, he defeated his Democratic opponent by a comfortable margin.
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