Richard Shoemaker is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly

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 and the Wisconsin State Senate

Wisconsin State Senate

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Biography

Shoemaker was born on June 11, 1951 in Beloit, Wisconsin

Beloit, Wisconsin

Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, Beloit had a population of 36,966. The greater Beloit area is home to more than 91,000 residents.-Claim to fame:...

. He graduated from Menomonie High School

Menomonie High School

Menomonie High School is located at 1715 5th St W in Menomonie, Wisconsin. Menomonie High School has a student body of approximately 1,200 students with a staff of over 105. The school serves as the Menomonie School District's only high school, and serves students in grades 9-12. MHS's mascot...

 in Menomonie, Wisconsin

Menomonie, Wisconsin

Two other spellings of the name appear elsewhere, see Menomonee and Menominee. For the town, see Menomonie .Menomonie is a city in and the county seat of Dunn County in the western part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city's population was 16,264 as of the 2010 census...

 and the University of Wisconsin-Stout

University of Wisconsin-Stout

The University of Wisconsin–Stout is a member campus of the University of Wisconsin System. The school was founded in 1891 in Menomonie, Wisconsin and enrolls more than 9,300 students...

. Shoemaker is married with two children.

Career

Shoemaker was Supervisor of Dunn County, Wisconsin from 1976 to 1977 before serving as a member of the Assembly from 1978 to 1986. He was elected to the Senate in 1988. Shoemaker was a Democrat

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