Richard Shoemaker

Richard Shoemaker is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Shoemaker was born on June 11, 1951 in Beloit, Wisconsin.[1] He graduated from Menomonie High School in Menomonie, Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Shoemaker is married with two children.

Career

Shoemaker was Supervisor of Dunn County, Wisconsin from 1976 to 1977 before serving as a member of the Assembly from 1978 to 1986. He was elected to the Senate in 1988. Shoemaker was a Democrat.

Shoemaker was convicted in 1988 of receiving illegal money from a lobbyist, failing to disclose a loan on financial disclosure statements, using his office for personal gain, defrauding his campaign committee and filing false campaign reports.[2]

References
  1. "Shoemaker, Richard A. 1951". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
  2. http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-lawmakers-convicted-of-crimes-in-past-years/article_1d46665b-fed2-53dc-804c-b9714a4a920f.html
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