Tom Barrett (politician)
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| 44th Mayor of Milwaukee | |
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Assumed office April 15, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Marvin Pratt (Acting) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Moody |
| Succeeded by | Jim Sensenbrenner |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 5th district |
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In office December 13, 1989 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Mordecai Lee |
| Succeeded by | Peggy Rosenzweig |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 14th district |
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In office March 5, 1984 – December 13, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Crawford |
| Succeeded by | David Cullen |
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Thomas Mark Barrett December 8, 1953 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kris Barrett |
| Children | Tommy Annie Erin Kate |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| Website |
Campaign website City website |
Thomas Mark "Tom" Barrett (born December 8, 1953) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who has served as the 44th and current Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin since 2004. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003, and the Wisconsin State Senate from 1989 to 1993. He previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1984 until 1989.
Barrett ran for Governor of Wisconsin in 2010, losing in the general election to Republican Scott Walker. After a recall election, Barrett again ran for Governor in 2012 and was defeated by Walker.
Barrett is the oldest son of Gertrude Virginia and Thomas J. Barrett, both of Irish descent. His father was a World War II veteran who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1944 for 30 missions over Germany as a navigator. His mother was a war widow when she met his father at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They married and moved to Milwaukee, where Barrett was born. He grew up on the city's west side.
Barrett graduated from Marquette University High School, and went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1976; and his Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1980. He helped put himself through college and law school by working on the Harley-Davidson assembly line. After law school, Barrett served as a law clerk for Judge Robert W. Warren on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 1980 to 1982. He later entered into private practice and served as a bank examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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