William Lorge was a Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

 politician. He is currently broker owner of Badgerland MLS, Wisconsin's first State-wide Flat Fee Limited Service Discount Real Estate Company.

Born in Bear Creek, Wisconsin

Bear Creek, Wisconsin

Bear Creek is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Wisconsin:*Bear Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, a village*Bear Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin, a town*Bear Creek, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, a town...

, Lorge graduated from University of Wisconsin–Madison. Lorge served in the Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly

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 from 1989 until 1999. His father, Gerald

Gerald D. Lorge

Gerald D. Lorge was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Wisconsin State Senate.-Biography:Lorge was born on July 9, 1922 in Bear Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. During World War II, he served in the United States Marine Corps. Lorge passed away on Valentine's Day of 2001. His son,...

, was a member of the Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate

Wisconsin State Senate

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, and his brother, Robert

Robert Gerald Lorge

Robert Gerald Lorge is an American lawyer and politician. He is Managing Partner of Lorge & Lorge Law Firm. Lorge was the 2006 Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, running against the incumbent Democrat Herb Kohl. Kohl won the election with almost 70% of the vote...

, was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate

United States Senate

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 against incumbent Herb Kohl

Herb Kohl

Herbert H. "Herb" Kohl is the senior U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and a member of the Democratic Party. He is also a philanthropist and the owner of the Milwaukee Bucks National Basketball Association team...

in 2006.