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Vote 2006
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IN THE NEWSLOCAL PARTNERS
Race: Wisconsin Governor
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATEWisconsin Public Television
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Jim Doyle Mark Green
Jim Doyle Mark Green
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
Governor U.S. representative
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
Won 45 percent of the voteWon 70 percent of the vote against Dottie LeClair in 2004
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Governor since 2002 U.S. representative, 1998- present; Wisconsin Assembly, 1992-98
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
N/AInternational Relations; Judiciary
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
Peace Corps volunteer in Tunisia, district attorney, Wisconsin attorney general Attorney, teacher
BORNBORN
Nov. 23, 1945 in Washington, D.C.June 1, 1960 in Boston
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1967; LLB Harvard University, 1972B.A. from University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, 1983; J.D. from University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1987
FAMILYFAMILY
Married to Jessica Laird Doyle; has two adopted children Married to Sue; has three children
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.doylelawton.comwww.votemarkgreen.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.wisgov.state.wi.usN/A

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