American politician
Janis Ringhand (born February 13, 1950) is a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from Evansville, Wisconsin. An accountant and former director of a non-profit, she previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Ringhand graduated from Madison Area Technical College in 1985, and served as the mayor of Evansville from 2002 to 2006. A Democrat, Ringhand was elected to the Assembly in 2010, unseating Republican incumbent Amy Loudenbeck, and re-elected in 2012.[1][2]
In 2014, with the announced retirement of state senator Tim Cullen, Ringhand ran for Cullen's seat rather than seek re-election to the Assembly. She won the Democratic primary election in August, with 6,157 votes to 5,883 for former Cullen aide Austin Scieszinski and 3,448 for former Assembly Speaker Michael J. Sheridan.[3][4] On November 4, 2014, Ringhand was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate.[5]
References
- ^ "Senator Janis A. Ringhand". docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ Ringhand for Assembly
- ^ Johnson, Shawn. "3 Democrats Square Off To Succeed Tim Cullen In Senate: Assemblywoman, Former Assembly Speaker, And Former Cullen Aide Will Be On Tuesday's Ballot", Wisconsin Public Radio News August 10, 2014
- ^ "Election Results: State Senate Dist 15 Dem Primary" WTMJ-TV website; August 13, 2014 Archived August 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jim Leute. "Janis Ringhand easily defeats Brian Fitzgerald in 15th senate race". Janesville Gazette, November 4, 2014.
