Spencer Coggs
| G. Spencer Coggs | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 6th district |
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| In office 2003 – present |
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| Preceded by | Gary George |
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| Born | August 6, 1949 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Alma mater | Milwaukee Area Technical College, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| Profession | health officer |
G. Spencer Coggs (born August 6, 1949) is a Democratic Party of Wisconsin member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the 6th district since 2003.
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[edit] Early life, education and career
Coggs was a City of Milwaukee health officer (and Chief Steward of his AFSCME union local[1]), postal worker and industrial printer.
[edit] Wisconsin legislature
Coggs was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1982 and reelected until 2002. During his time in the assembly he was the Majority Caucus Vice Chairperson in 1985, 1987 and 1989.
He was elected in 2003 to the state senate in a special election and reelected in 2004 and 2008. He currently sits on the Committee on Housing and Financial Institutions, and Joint Committee for Review of Criminal Penalties. His seat is up for reelection in 2012.[2]
Coggs is vice president of the National Labor Caucus of State Legislators.
[edit] 2011 Wisconsin protests
During the protests in Wisconsin, Coggs, along with the 13 other Democratic State Senators, fled the state to deny the State Senate a quorum on Governor Scott Walker's controversial "Budget Repair" legislation.
[edit] Political campaigns
Coggs announced December 22, 2009 that he was running for the position of Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in 2010. (Current Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton was not seeking a third term.[3]) On September 14, he lost the Democratic nomination in a four-way race, with fellow legislator Tom Nelson winning an absolute majority (52%) over Coggs' 21% and two other, more conservative candidates with smaller percentages.[4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ Coggs profile at freedomspeaks.com
- ^ "Wisconsin State Senate". Sen. Spencer Coggs. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/senate/sen06/sen06.html. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
- ^ http://www.lacrossetribune.com/news/local/state-and-regional/article_aec97522-ef11-11de-9ead-001cc4c002e0.html Associated Press "Milwaukee senator enters lieutenant governor's race" La Crosse Tribune December 22, 2009]
- ^ "Fall 2010 primary election results" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel September 14, 2010
- ^ Noth, Dominique Paul. "Plale’s loss to Larson and Walker’s tactics may expose the price of being an attack dog." Milwaukee Labor Press September 15, 2010
[edit] External links
- Senator Spencer Coggs at the Wisconsin State Legislature
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
- Profile at Ballotpedia
- 6th Senate District, Senator Coggs in the Wisconsin Blue Book (2005–2006)
- Campaign 2008 campaign contributions at Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
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