Judy Robson

Infobox State Senator


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name =Judy Robson
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state =Wisconsin
state_senate =Wisconsin
district =15th
term_start =1998
term_end =present
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succeeded =Incumbent
party =Democratic
date of birth =birth year and age|1930
place of birth =Cleveland, Ohio
residence =Beloit, Wisconsin
profession =registered nurse
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Judith Biros 'Judy' Robson (born 1939) is an American politician from Beloit, Wisconsin, currently serving as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. She represents the state's fifteenth senate district. She is a member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. She was the first woman Democratic State Senate majority leader in Wisconsin history.

Robson was born in Cleveland, Ohio and now lives in Beloit, Wisconsin. She received a BSN degree from St. John's College in Cleveland, and a Master of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1976. [ [http://www.son.wisc.edu/alumni/nao/newsletters/NAO0800.pdf "NAO"] , University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing. Fall 2000, p. 8.] She is a registered nurse. Before being elected to public office, Robson worked as a nurse and as an instructor, primarily at Blackhawk Technical College.

Robson was elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in June 1987 in a special election. 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. [ [http://www.legis.state.wi.us/senate/sen15/sen15.html Robson's State Senate website] ] The day after passage of the 2007-2008 state budget, the Senate Democratic Caucus elected Russ Decker to replace Robson as Majority Leader. [ [http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date=10/24/2007&id=30933 JS Online: NewsWatch ] ]

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

References

External links

* [http://www.legis.state.wi.us/senate/sen15/ Wisconsin State Legislature - Senator Judy Robson] official WI Senate website
* [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=3537 Project Vote Smart - Senator Judith Biros 'Judy' Robson (WI)] profile
*"Follow the Money" - Judy Robson
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200648&c=427654 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200448&c=411285 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200248&c=32097 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200048&c=386823 2000] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199848&c=384880 1998] campaign contributions
* [http://www.wisdc.org/sen15.php Wisconsin Democracy Campaign - Judy Robson] campaign contributions