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Leland E. Mulder (1925-1993) was 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. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican ...
.


Biography

Mulder was born on June 9, 1925, in
La Crosse, Wisconsin La Crosse ( ) is a city in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's population was 52,680 as of the 202 ...
. He attended the
University of Wisconsin-Madison A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Uni ...
and
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...
. He died on January 1, 1993.


Career

Mulder was elected to the Assembly in 1958. Previously, he unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Assembly in 1956. In 1986, he ran for the
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from
Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district covers most of the Driftless Area in southwestern and western Wisconsin. The district includes the cities of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Eau Claire, La Crosse, Wisconsin, La Crosse, and Stevens Point, Wisconsin, ...
, losing to incumbent
Steve Gunderson Steven Craig Gunderson (born May 10, 1951) is an American former politician who was a Republican U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district from 1981 to 1997, when he was succeeded by Democrat Ron Kind. After leaving office, ...
. He was a
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.


References

Politicians from La Crosse, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–La Crosse alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni 1925 births 1993 deaths Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub