Christopher H. Danou is a former member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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, who represented the 92nd Assembly District, first elected in 2008. He is a member of the
Democratic Party. He lost his bid for reelection in 2016.
Born in
Bloomington, Illinois
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, Danou graduated from
Columbus High School in
Marshfield, Wisconsin
Marshfield is a city in Wood County, Wisconsin, Wood and Marathon County, Wisconsin, Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 18,929 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census; of this, 18,119 were in Wood County a ...
. He earned a BA in
History
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from
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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, an MA in
International Relations
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, the
American University
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, and an MS in
Wildlife
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Biology
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from
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. He was a Police Officer in
Onalaska, Wisconsin
Onalaska ( ) is a city in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 18,803 at the 2020 census. It borders the larger La Crosse, Wisconsin, and is a part of the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Area.
Onalaska is buil ...
, President of the Onalaska Professional Police Association and a member of the County Emergency Response Team (SWAT Unit) and the Metropolitan Enforcement Group. He lived in
Trempealeau, Wisconsin
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History
An ancient Native ...
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References
External links
Chris Danou
''official campaign website''
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*''Follow the Money'' - Chris Danou
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campaign contributions
Living people
Politicians from Bloomington, Illinois
People from Trempealeau, Wisconsin
American University alumni
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point alumni
American police officers
Law enforcement officials from Wisconsin
People from Onalaska, Wisconsin
Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
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