Peg Lautenschlager

Peg Lautenschlager
1st Chair of the Wisconsin Ethics Commission
In office July 11, 2016 – April 8, 2017
Preceded by	Commission established
Succeeded by	David R. Halbrooks
42nd Attorney General of Wisconsin
In office January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Governor	Jim Doyle
Preceded by	Jim Doyle
Succeeded by	J. B. Van Hollen
United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin
In office October 18, 1993 – April 27, 2001
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Kevin C. Potter
Succeeded by	J. B. Van Hollen
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 52nd district
In office January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993
Preceded by	Earl F. McEssy
Succeeded by	John P. Dobyns
District Attorney of Winnebago County
In office July 1985 – December 1988
Appointed by	Tony Earl
Preceded by	Dee Dyer
Succeeded by	Joseph Paulus
Personal details
Born	Peggy Ann Lautenschlager (1955-11-22)November 22, 1955 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	March 31, 2018(2018-03-31) (aged 62) Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of death	Osteosarcoma and breast cancer
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Bill Rippl
Children	5 (including Josh Kaul)
Residence(s)	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Education	Lake Forest College (BA) University of Wisconsin (JD)

Peggy Ann Lautenschlager (November 22, 1955 – March 31, 2018)^[1] was an American attorney and Democratic politician who was the first chair of the Wisconsin Ethics Commission from 2016 to 2017, the 42nd Attorney General of Wisconsin from 2003 to 2007, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin from 1993 to 2001, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 52nd district from 1989 to 1993, and the Winnebago County District Attorney from 1985 to 1989. Lautenschlager was the first woman to serve as Attorney General of Wisconsin.^[2][3][4]

Lautenschlager's son, Josh Kaul, is the current Wisconsin Attorney General. He was elected in the 2018 general election and re-elected in 2022.