Jeffrey A. Neubauer (born December 8, 1955) is an American businessman and politician who served as a 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. Representatives are elected for two-year terms ...

, and was Chairman of the

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from 1989 to 1993.

Early life and education

Neubauer was born on December 8, 1955, in

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. He graduated from

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, and Stanford University, where he earned a B.A. and did graduate work.

Career

Neubauer started his political career as an aide to

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Les Aspin Leslie Aspin Jr. (July 21, 1938 – May 21, 1995) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district from 1971 to 1993 and as the 18th United States Secretary of Defe ...

(

WI-01 Wisconsin's 1st congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in southeastern Wisconsin, covering Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Racine County, Wisconsin, Racine County, and most of ...

). He was elected to the Assembly in 1980, where he served for four terms, leaving in 1989. After leaving office he was elected chairman of the

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for four years. Neubauer also served as

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's campaign manager for Wisconsin in both

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and

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; Clinton carried the state both times. In 1993, when Aspin was named Clinton's

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, Neubauer ran for congress in the special election, but lost the primary to

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Personal life

Neubauer is married to

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, Chief Judge of the

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and 2019 candidate for

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. Together they have three children, including

Greta Neubauer Greta Neubauer ( ; born September 13, 1991) is an Americans, American politician. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, she is the minority leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly; she has been a member of the Assembly since January 2018, ...

, a current member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Neubauer resides in Racine, Wisconsin.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly 62nd District (1980)

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Wisconsin Assembly 19th District (1982)

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Wisconsin Assembly 62nd District (1984, 1986)

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U.S. House of Representatives (1993)

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Neubauer, Jeffrey Politicians from Racine, Wisconsin Democratic Party of Wisconsin chairs Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Stanford University alumni 1955 births Living people