John Lehman (Wisconsin politician)

John W. Lehman
Lehman in 2009
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 21st district
In office July 16, 2012 – January 5, 2015
Preceded by	Van Wanggaard
Succeeded by	Van Wanggaard
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Cathy Stepp
Succeeded by	Van Wanggaard
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 62nd district
In office January 6, 1997 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Kimberly Plache
Succeeded by	Cory Mason
Member of the Racine City Council
In office 1988–2000
Personal details
Born	(1945-08-02) August 2, 1945 (age 79) Rhinelander, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Catherine A. Lehman
Residence(s)	Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma mater	Luther College Carthage College

John W. Lehman (born August 2, 1945) is an American educator and politician from Racine, Wisconsin. Lehman represented the 21st District in the Wisconsin Senate from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2012 to 2015, and was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in 2014. Previously, Lehman was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1997 through 2007.^[1] Elected as a state senator in 2006 but unseated in 2010, Lehman retook his old seat in the 2012 Wisconsin recall elections, defeating the incumbent, Van Wanggaard, who won the seat back in the 2014 general election.