Barbara Lorman (born 31 July 1932) is a former member of the

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Biography

Lorman was born on July 31, 1932, in

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. She graduated from

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before attending the

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and the

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. Lorman is married with three children and has been an active participant with

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and the

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Career

Lorman was self-described as a "former homemaker" and president of a metals

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company when she was elected to the Senate in a

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in 1980, with 7,453 votes, to 5,562 for

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Janice Redford. She was assigned to the

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, and to the Migrant Labor Council. She was the first female senator to win re-election. She continued to be a member until 1994, when she was defeated in a three-way Republican

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, with 6,098 votes for Fitzgerald, 5,613 for Herbert Feil and 5,494 votes for Lorman.Barish, Lawrence S., ed. ''State of Wisconsin Blue Book [1995-1996]'' Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales, 1995-1996; p. 900
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References

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