Biography

Lundsten was born on August 11, 1955 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 is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin Law School

University of Wisconsin Law School

The University of Wisconsin Law School is the professional school for the study of law at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison, Wisconsin. The law school was founded in 1868.-Facilities:...

. Lundsten is married with three children.

Career

Lundsten was Assistant Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1983 until 2000, when he joined the Court of Appeals. During his time as Assistant Attorney General, he served with Attorneys General Bronson La Follette

Bronson La Follette

Bronson Cutting La Follette was Attorney General of the state of Wisconsin. La Follette was a candidate for governor of Wisconsin in 1968 as a Democrat....

, Don Hanaway

Don Hanaway

Donald J. Hanaway was the Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin from 1987 – 1991. He defeated incumbent Democrat Bronson La Follette in 1986, but was himself defeated for re-election by Democrat Jim Doyle in 1990....

 and Jim Doyle

Jim Doyle

James Edward "Jim" Doyle is a Wisconsin politician and member of the Democratic Party. He was the 44th Governor of Wisconsin, serving from January 6, 2003 to January 3, 2011. He defeated incumbent Governor Scott McCallum by a margin of 45 percent to 41 percent; the Libertarian Party candidate Ed...

, who would later become Governor of Wisconsin

Governor of Wisconsin

The Governor of Wisconsin is the highest executive authority in the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The position was first filled by Nelson Dewey on June 7, 1848, the year Wisconsin became a state...

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