About John Lehman
Biography
Born Rhinelander, August 2, 1945; married; 3 daughters. Graduate Washington Park H.S.; B.A. Luther College
1967; M.Ed. Carthage College 1979; attended UW-Parkside and UW-Madison. Full-time legislator. Former high
school history and economics teacher. Member: Racine Co. Democratic Party; Praeder-Willi Syndrome Assn. of Wis.;
Racine Heritage Museum; Friends of the Library, Racine Public Library; Clean Wisconsin; Sierra Club. Former member:
Racine Public Library Bd. (former pres.); Racine Sister City Planning Council; Racine Bd. of Health; Racine
Education Association. Racine City Council 1988-2000 (former pres.).
Served 5 terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly (District 62) 1997-2007.
Elected to first terms in the State Senate (District 21) in 2006.
John currently chairs the Senate Education Committee & the Senate
Democratic Caucus. He serves on the Joint Committee on
Finance and the Economic Development Committee, as well as the Labor,
Elections, and Urban Affairs Committee and the Joint Commitee on
Review of Administrative Rules.
Recent Awards
- League of Conservation Voters Conservation Champion, 2009-2010
- 2009-2010 VFW Legislator of the year
- AFL-CIO 100% pro-worker voting record 2009-2010
Addional Information
If you would like to look at the (not campaign-related) official state
legislature web site to find out more about John, the legislation he is
sponsoring or about the work of the legislature please see the link below.