Biography

Mulder was born on June 9, 1925 in La Crosse, Wisconsin

La Crosse, Wisconsin

La Crosse is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The city lies alongside the Mississippi River.The 2011 Census Bureau estimates the city had a population of 52,485...

. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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. He died on January 1, 1993.

Career

Mulder was elected to the Assembly in 1958. Previously, he unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Assembly in 1956. In 1986, he ran for the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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 from Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district

Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district

Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district covering much of southwestern and western Wisconsin; it is the second-largest congressional district by area in Wisconsin...

, losing to incumbent Steve Gunderson

Steve Gunderson

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. He was a Democrat

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