Gerald Lorge

Gerald Lorge (July 9, 1922–February 14, 2001) was a Wisconsin politician.

Born in Bear Creek, Wisconsin, Lorge graduated from Black Creek High School and then served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II,[1] and graduated from Marquette University with a law degree. Lorge practiced law. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1951 and then was elected in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1954 retiring in 1985.[2][3] He married Christina "Tina" Ziegler in 1958. He is the father of William,a member of the Assembly, three daughters, and Robert Gerald Lorge, a perennial candidate for the U.S. Senate for Wisconsin.[4][5]

Political career

Lorge was a member of the Assembly from 1951 to 1954 and of the Senate from 1955 to 1985. In 1957, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Republican primary for the nomination for the United States Senate, losing to Walter J. Kohler, Jr.. Kohler lost to William Proxmire in the general election. Lorge was the Republican Nominee for Attorney General in 1974 losing to Bronson La Follette.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Gerald D. Lorge". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  2. ↑ "Candidate - Gerald D. Lorge". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  3. ↑ http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2001/data/SJR-28.pdf
  4. ↑ "Wisconsin Public Television". Wpt.org. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  5. ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1983-1984,' Biographical Sketch of Gerald Lorge, pg. 49