Judith Biros Robson (born November 21, 1939) is a retired
American
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nurse, nursing instructor, and
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Politics
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politician. She served 12 years in the
Wisconsin State Senate and 12 years in the
Wisconsin State Assembly, representing
Rock County. She was the first female Democratic State Senate majority leader in Wisconsin history.
Biography
Robson was born in
Cleveland, Ohio
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, and now lives in
Beloit, Wisconsin. She received a
B.S.N.
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degree from
St. John's College in Cleveland, and a
master's degree from the
University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1976. She is a
registered nurse
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. Before being elected to public office, Robson worked as a nurse and as an instructor, primarily at
Blackhawk Technical College
Blackhawk Technical College (commonly Blackhawk Tech) is a technical school in Rock County, Wisconsin and a component of the Wisconsin Technical College System. The main campus lies between the cities of Beloit and Janesville; there are also se ...
.
Robson was elected to the
Wisconsin Assembly in June 1987 in a special election to replace
Timothy Weeden (who had been elected to the State Senate). She was reelected to her seat several times and served in that house until 1999. In 1998, she was elected to the State Senate and reelected in 2002. Robson was selected by her peers to be the State Senate Democratic Leader in 2005. She was reelected in 2006 and became the Majority Leader of the Wisconsin State Senate in 2007 following the Democratic takeover of the State Senate in the 2006 elections. The day after passage of the 2007-2008 state budget, the Senate Democratic Caucus elected
Russ Decker
Russell S. Decker (born May 25, 1953) is an American home construction contractor and former Democratic politician. He served 20 years in the Wisconsin State Senate (1991–2011) and was majority leader from October 2007 through December 20 ...
to replace Robson as Majority Leader.
Robson did not seek reelection in 2010
and was succeeded by
Timothy Cullen
Timothy Cullen (born February 25, 1944) is an American politician and former Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate. He represented the Janesville-based 15th District between 2011 and 2015, and previously from 1975 through 1987.
Early life, ...
, who had held the senate seat prior to Tim Weeden.
Committee assignments
* Committee for review of Administrative Rules
* Joint committee for review of Administrative Rules
* Committee on Education, Ethics and Elections
* Committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care
* Special Committee on Improving Wisconsin's Fiscal Management
* Special Committee on The Public Health System's Response to Terrorism and Public Health Emergencies (chair)
* Wisconsin Artistic Endowment Foundation
* Women's Council
Further reading
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References
External links
*
Wisconsin State Legislature - Senator Judy Robsonofficial WI Senate website
Project Vote Smart - Senator Judith Biros 'Judy' Robson (WI)profile
*''Follow the Money'' - Judy Robson
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campaign contributions
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign - Judy Robson
campaign contributions
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1939 births
American women nurses
Living people
Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Politicians from Beloit, Wisconsin
Politicians from Cleveland
University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing alumni
Wisconsin state senators
Women state legislators in Wisconsin
21st-century American legislators
21st-century American women politicians