Thomas Seery (born February 19, 1945) is a lawyer and former member of the

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Background

Seery was born on February 19, 1945, in

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. He graduated from

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, and in 1971 earned a

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degree from St. Francis Seminary. He worked as field director for the Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin and as a Senior Citizen Advocate for the Family Service Association.Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. ''The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book''; Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales, 1983-1984; p. 31
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Career

Seery was first elected to the Assembly in 1982 from the 7th Assembly district, which included the northwest corner of

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, which is also the northwest corner of

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. He won a

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in a four-way Democratic

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(the incumbent, fellow Democrat Michael G. Kirby, was nsuccessfullyseeking nomination to the

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), and won the general election with 9,518 votes to 3,860 for Republican William R. Kerner.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seery, Thomas Politicians from Milwaukee Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly St. Francis Seminary (Wisconsin) alumni 1945 births Living people 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature