Terry Van Akkeren (born March 10, 1954) is an American engineering technician, die and tool maker, and
Democratic politician from
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Sheboygan () is a city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 49,929 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Sheboygan Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area, which has a pop ...
. He represented Sheboygan for eight years in the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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(2003–2011) and served one year as mayor of Sheboygan after a successful recall of the previous mayor,
Bob Ryan
Robert P. Ryan (born February 21, 1946) is an American sportswriter, formerly with ''The Boston Globe'', and author. He has been described as "the quintessential American sportswriter" and a basketball guru, and is well known for his coverage o ...
.
Career
Van Akkeren graduated from
Sheboygan North High School and went to
Lakeshore Technical College
Lakeshore College is a Public college, public community college in Cleveland, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, Cleveland, Wisconsin. It is part of the Wisconsin Technical College System. The college offers associate degree and technical diploma progr ...
. He worked as an engineering technician and tool and die maker. He also served on the Sheboygan County Board of Supervisors.
Elections
From 2002 until 2010, Van Akkeren served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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, as a
Democrat
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, representing the 26th Assembly District.
['Wisconsin Blue Book 2009-2010,' Biographical Sketch of Terry Van Akkeren, p. 36] On November 2, 2010, Van Akkeren was defeated for election by Mike Endsley.
Van Akkeren unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Sheboygan in 2009. He lost to Alderman
Bob Ryan
Robert P. Ryan (born February 21, 1946) is an American sportswriter, formerly with ''The Boston Globe'', and author. He has been described as "the quintessential American sportswriter" and a basketball guru, and is well known for his coverage o ...
3,968 votes to 5,891. He ran again in 2012 when a special recall election was called.
On February 21, 2012, Van Akkeren defeated Mayor Bob Ryan in the mayoral recall election. On March 5, 2012, Van Akkeren was sworn in as Mayor of Sheboygan. After serving the remaining months of former Mayor Ryan's four-year term, Van Akkeren lost his reelection bid to Sheboygan County Supervisor Mike Vandersteen by a vote of 4,059 to 3,862. On November 4, 2014,
Terry Katsma defeated Van Akkeren for the Wisconsin State Assembly seat.
See also
*
List of mayors of Sheboygan, Wisconsin
This is a list of mayors of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA. Sheboygan was originally incorporated as a village in 1846 before Wisconsin statehood. Sheboygan was re-incorporated as a city in 1853. Since then, it has always utilized a Mayor–council ...
References
External links
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Ballotpedia
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County supervisors in Wisconsin
Mayors of Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
1954 births
Living people
21st-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature