Tim Carpenter
| Timothy W. Carpenter | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 3rd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Brian Burke |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 20th district |
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In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | John R. Plewa |
| Succeeded by | Christine Sinicki |
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February 24, 1960 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Timothy W. "Tim" Carpenter is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 3rd District since 2003. He earlier served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 20th District from 1985 through 2003.
Carpenter was born on February 24, 1960 in Milwaukee and graduated from Casimir Pulaski High School. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and a master's degree from University of Wisconsin–Madison after studying at its La Follette Institute.
Carpenter was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1984 and served nine terms representing the 9th Assembly District until 2002, holding the post of Speaker Pro Tempore in 1993. He was first elected to represent Wisconsin's 3rd Senate District in 2002. During the 2007–08 biennium, he served as President Pro Tempore of the Wisconsin State Senate.
During the 2007-08 biennium, he was the chair of the Senate Committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long Term Care, and Job Creation. [1]
Carpenter is currently a member of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services; the Senate Committee of Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs; and he serves on the Transportation Projects Commission. [2]
He was also previously the Chair of the Legislative Council Study Committee on addressing recidivism in High-Risk Juvenile Offenders. [3]
During the protests in Wisconsin, Carpenter, along with the 13 other Democratic State Senators, left the state to deny the State Senate a quorum on Governor Scott Walker's controversial "Budget Repair" legislation. Based on the revelations from a prank phone call on Gov. Walker, detailing plans to pass his bill, Carpenter called upon Gov. Walker to resign.
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