Steve Hilgenberg (November 26, 1944 – March 27, 2011) was an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican ...

, representing the 51st Assembly District 2007–2011. He was a member of the Committees on Insurance, Rural Economic Development, and Small Business.'Wisconsin Blue Book 2009-2010,' Biographical Sketch of Steve Hilgenberg, pg. 53 Hilgenberg attended the

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and

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. He served in the

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from 1966 to 1969 during the

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. He was the former owner and operator of a commercial printing business and a former member of the Dodgeville School Board. In 2010, Hilgenberg announced he would not seek re-election due to health concerns. He died of

prostate cancer Prostate cancer is the neoplasm, uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system below the bladder. Abnormal growth of the prostate tissue is usually detected through Screening (medicine), screening tests, ...

on March 27, 2011.

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* ''Follow the Money'' - Steve Hilgenberg
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campaign contributions at ''Wisconsin Democracy Campaign'' Politicians from Appleton, Wisconsin People from Dodgeville, Wisconsin Madison Area Technical College alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Businesspeople from Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1944 births 2011 deaths Deaths from prostate cancer in the United States Deaths from cancer in Wisconsin 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub