Jim Holperin
| Jim Holperin | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 12th district |
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In office January 3, 2009 – January 7, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Roger Breske |
| Succeeded by | Tim Tiffany |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 34th district | |
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In office 1982–1994 |
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| Preceded by | Lloyd Kincaid/Sheehan Donoghue |
| Succeeded by | Joe Handrick |
| Personal details | |
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December 18, 1950 Eagle River, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kathy |
| Residence | Conover, Wisconsin |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
| Occupation | legislator |
Jim Holperin is an American Democratic politician and administrator.
Holperin served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the 12th District in northern Wisconsin from 2009 to 2013. Previously, he was Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism from 2003 to 2007 and a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, serving the 34th District from 1982 through 1994. He is the only state legislator in history to face a recall twice — in April 1990 for supporting Native American treaty rights, and in August 2011 as a backlash against Democratic efforts to thwart Governor Scott Walker's attempt to strip public employees of collective bargaining rights. Holperin retained his seat both times.
Holperin was born in Eagle River, Wisconsin, on December 18, 1950, and grew up there. In 1969, he graduated from Eagle River High School. In 1973, he earned a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He also served for nine years as the director of Trees For Tomorrow, a natural resources specialty school focused primarily on conservation education for young people.
In 1982, he successfully ran for the 46th District seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly representing Oneida and Vilas Counties. He served on the budget committee and the Joint Committee on Finance. After redistricting based on the 1980 Census, Holperin's district was re-designated as the 34th. In 1990, Holperin faced a recall effort due to his support for Native American treaty rights. At the center of the dispute was the controversy over the treaties between the federal government and the Chippewa tribe, in which the tribe ceded vast lands in northern Wisconsin in exchange for spearfishing, hunting, and timber harvesting rights. Holperin won the recall election handily, winning 61% of the vote. He retired in 1994. He was succeeded by Republican Joe Handrick.
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