Fred A. Risser | |
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_(1).jpg) Risser in 2009 | |
| President of the Wisconsin Senate | |
| In office July 17, 2012 – January 7, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Michael G. Ellis |
| Succeeded by | Michael G. Ellis |
| In office January 8, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Lasee |
| Succeeded by | Michael G. Ellis |
| In office January 4, 1999 – January 6, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Rude |
| Succeeded by | Alan Lasee |
| In office July 9, 1996 – April 21, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Rude |
| Succeeded by | Brian Rude |
| In office May 1, 1979 – January 9, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Russell Olson |
| Succeeded by | Brian Rude |
| President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate | |
| In office January 6, 1975 – May 1, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Robert P. Knowles |
| Succeeded by | Vacant until 1983 William A. Bablitch (1983) |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 26th district | |
| In office December 1, 1962 – January 4, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Horace W. Wilkie |
| Succeeded by | Kelda Roys |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dane 2nd district | |
| In office January 7, 1957 – December 1, 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Ivan A. Nestingen |
| Succeeded by | Edward Nager |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 5, 1927 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nancy Risser |
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| Relatives | Ernest Warner (grandfather) Clement Warner (great-grandfather) |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin University of Oregon |
| Profession | Legislator |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1945–1946 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Fred A. Risser (born May 5, 1927) is a retired American Democratic politician from Madison, Wisconsin. He holds the record as the longest-serving state legislator in American history, having served 58 years in the Wisconsin State Senate and six years in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Risser represented most of the city of Madison, including the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was president of the Senate for 26 years and never lost an election.[1][2][3] By 2019 Risser was the last World War II veteran serving as a state legislator in the United States.[4] Risser was the fourth generation of his family to serve in the state legislature. His father, Fred E. Risser, had represented the same state senate district from 1937 to 1949.
- ^ "Fred Risser". Wisconsin Senate Democrats.
- ^ Frank Bures, "Backstory: The iron man of state politics", The Christian Science Monitor, March 1, 2007.
- ^ Sen. Risser outraged that Capitol has become an "armed fortress", John Nichols, The Capitol Times, March 3, 2011
- ^ "In Memoriam: New Mexico Senator John Pinto". The NCSL Blog. National Conference of State Legislatures. May 29, 2019. Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2019.