Vernon W. Holschbach

Vernon W. Holschbach
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 7, 1985 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byGary K. Johnson
Succeeded byBob Ziegelbauer
Constituency25th Assembly district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1985
Preceded byMary Lou Munts
Succeeded byRebecca Young
Constituency76th Assembly district
In office
January 5, 1981 – January 3, 1983
Preceded byFrancis J. Lallensack
Succeeded byJohn Plewa
Constituency2nd Assembly district
Personal details
Born(1926-10-17)October 17, 1926
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedApril 28, 2014(2014-04-28) (aged 87)
Aurora Health Care Center, Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeCalvary Cemetery, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Dorothy Reed
​
(m. 1949⁠–⁠2014)​
Children11
EducationLakeshore Technical College
OccupationBricklayer

Vernon W. "Vern" Holschbach (October 17, 1926 – April 28, 2014) was an American construction worker and Democratic politician from Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He represented Manitowoc County in the Wisconsin State Assembly for 12 years (1981–1993). He was the author of Wisconsin's lemon law. Earlier in his life, he was president of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers local in Manitowoc and served 12 years on the Manitowoc County board of supervisors.

Early life

Vern Holschbach was born, raised, and lived most of his life in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He attended St. Boniface parochial grade school and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1944.[1] He went on to attend college at Manitowoc County's Lakeshore Technical College.[2] He was employed as a bricklayer and mason and became an active member of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, and was elected president of the local.[2]

Political career

Holschbach first entered public office in 1968 when he was elected to the Manitowoc County board of supervisors. He was re-elected in 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, and 1978.[2][3] Through his union and local government activities, Horschbach was increasingly active in the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.[1]

In 1980, four-term Democratic incumbent state representative Francis J. Lallensack announced he would not run for re-election. Holschbach entered the race for Wisconsin State Assembly in the 2nd state Assembly district.[3] The Democratic primary became extremely crowded, with five other candidates seeking election in the generally safe Democratic district. Holschbach benefited from his decade of service on the county board, his union allies, and deep connections in the community. He prevailed in the primary with 28% of the vote, just 258 votes ahead of his closest competitor, Michael P. Dewane. He went on to win the general election with 57% of the vote, defeating fellow county board supervisor Charles W. Kraemer.[4]

After his first election, the Wisconsin legislature was redistricted by court order by a panel of federal judges. The redistricting was intentionally punitive to incumbent representatives, but had little effect on Holschbach's district, his district was changed to the 76th Assembly district, it lost some of the suburban areas around Manitowoc, and expanded into rural areas further south and west, but he improved his margin in the 1982 general election, receiving over 58% of the vote that year.[5][6]

After the 1982 elections, Democrats held full control of state government and passed a new redistricting act to supersede the court-ordered plan. Holschbach's district again was mostly unchanged, but renumbered again. For the remainder of his time in office he resided in the 25th Assembly district.[7] He won his re-elections in 1984, 1986, and 1988, receiving a similar portion of the general election vote.[8][9][10] He faced no opponent in the 1990 election.[11]

In the 1989–1990 and 1991–1992 legislative sessions, Holschbach served as chairman of the Assembly labor committee.[2] In the legislature, he was known as a defender of working people and consumer interests. He was author of Wisconsin's "Lemon Law", still one of the strongest state consumer protection laws in the country.[12][1] He also authored and helped pass legislation which required employers to give additional warning before plant closures, raised Wisconsin's minimum wage, and establishing additional workplace safety protections. He also authored a law ahead of its time, which protected workers from employment discrimination based on genetic tests.[13]

In the summer of 1992, Holschbach announced that he would not run for a seventh term.[14] His son, Todd Holschbach sought to succeed him in the 1992 Democratic primary, but was defeated by Bob Ziegelbauer, who went on to win the general election.[15][16]

Personal life and family

Vern Holschbach was the son of Paul Holschbach and his wife Clara (née Dirkmann).

He married Dorothy Reed on September 3, 1949, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Manitowoc. They were active throughout much of their lives with Saint Boniface Catholic Parish in Manitowoc. They had 11 children and were married for 64 years.[1] Their son Todd Holschbach worked for many years as a legislative aide, and was a lobbyist for environmental causes until 2023.

After leaving the Legislature, Holschbach largely retired from politics. He died at age 87, at Aurora Health Care Center, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He was survived by all 11 of his children, 19 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren.[1]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly, 2nd district (1980)

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
1980 Primary[17] Sep. 9 Vernon W. Holschbach Democratic 1,781 28.61% Michael P. Dewane Dem. 1,523 24.46% 6,226 258
Robert F. Ziegelbauer Dem. 1,191 19.13%
Paul A. Mullins Dem. 1,056 16.96%
Richard J. Rabideau Dem. 427 6.86%
Peter C. Jones Dem. 248 3.98%
General[18] Nov. 4 Vernon W. Holschbach Democratic 10,980 57.13% Charles W. Kraemer Rep. 8,239 42.87% 19,219 2,741

Wisconsin Assembly, 76th district (1982)

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
1982[6] Primary[19] Sep. 14 Vernon W. Holschbach Democratic 4,032 59.43% Robert F. Ziegelbauer Dem. 2,753 40.57% 6,785 1,279
General[20] Nov. 2 Vernon W. Holschbach Democratic 9,499 58.52% Richard H. Stolz Rep. 6,588 40.58% 16,233 2,911
Donald E. Stenz Con. 146 0.90%

Wisconsin Assembly, 25th district (1984–1990)

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
1984 General[8] Nov. 6 Vernon W. Holschbach Democratic 12,087 57.25% Michael P. Dewane Rep. 9,027 42.75% 21,114 3,060
1986 General[9] Nov. 4 Vernon W. Holschbach (inc) Democratic 8,783 56.29% Courtney A. Leonard Rep. 6,820 43.71% 15,603 1,963
1988 General[10] Nov. 8 Vernon W. Holschbach (inc) Democratic 12,088 59.60% Courtney A. Leonard Rep. 8,194 40.40% 20,282 3,894
1990 General[11] Nov. 6 Vernon W. Holschbach (inc) Democratic 10,139 100.0% 10,139 10,139

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Holschbach, Vernon "Vern" W." Manitowoc Herald-Times. April 30, 2014. p. A3. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c d "Holschbach, Vernon W. 1926". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Holschbach seeks seat in Assembly". Manitowoc Herald-Times. May 16, 1980. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1981). "Elections in Wisconsin". The State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1981–1982 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 893, 915. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Wisconsin State AFL-CIO v. Elections Board, 543 F. Supp. 630 (E.D.Wis. June 9, 1982).
  6. ^ a b Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1983). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1983–1984 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 891, 912. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  7. ^ An Act ... relating to redistricting the senate and assembly based on the 1980 federal census of population and making miscellaneous changes in the statutes pertaining to decennial legislative redistricting (PDF) (Act 29). Wisconsin Legislature. 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1985). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1985–1986 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 907, 925. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Theobald, H. Rupert; Barish, Lawrence S., eds. (1987). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1987–1988 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 888, 907. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  10. ^ a b Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1989). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1989–1990 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 910, 926. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  11. ^ a b Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1991). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1991–1992 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 899, 915. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  12. ^ "Wisconsin Lemon Law" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  13. ^ "Vern Holschbach furthered cause of workers, consumers". Manitowoc Herald-Times. May 1, 2014. p. A4. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Legislative scorecard". Wisconsin State Journal. June 10, 1992. p. 12. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Todd Holschbach runs for Legislature". The Sheboygan Press. June 27, 1992. p. 5. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1993). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1993–1994 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 903, 921. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  17. ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1981). "Elections in Wisconsin". The State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1981–1982 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 893. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  18. ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1981). "Elections in Wisconsin". The State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1981–1982 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 915. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  19. ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1983). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1983–1984 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 891. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  20. ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1983). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1983–1984 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 912. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 2nd district
January 5, 1981 – January 3, 1983 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 76th district
January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1985 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 25th district
January 7, 1985 – January 3, 1993 		Succeeded by

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