Judy Robson

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Judith Biros Robson (born 1939) is an American politician from Beloit, Wisconsin, currently serving as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. She represents the state's fifteenth senate district and is the State Senate Democratic Leader. She is a member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.She is the first woman Democatic majority leader in Wisconsin history.

Robson was born in Cleveland, Ohio and now lives in Beloit, Wisconsin. She received a BSN degree from St. John's College in Cleveland, and a Master of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1976. ^[1] She is a registered nurse. Before being elected to public office, Robson worked as a nurse and as an instructor, primarily at Blackhawk Technical College.

Robson was elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in June 1987 in a special election. She was reelected to her seat several times and served in that house until 1999. In 1998, she was elected to the State Senate and reelected in 2002. Robson was selected by her peers to be the State Senate Democratic Leader in 2005. She was reelected in 2006 and became the Majority Leader of the Wisconsin State Senate in 2007 following the Democratic takeover of the State Senate in the 2006 elections.^[2]

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Committee for review of Administrative Rules
Joint committee for review of Administrative Rules
Committee on Education, Ethics and Elections
Committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care
Special Committee on Improving Wisconsin's Fiscal Management
Special Committee on The Public Health System's Response to Terrorism and Public Health Emergencies (Chair)
Wisconsin Artistic Endowment Foundation
Women's Council