Secretary of State of Wisconsin

Secretary of State of Wisconsin
Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin
since March 17, 2023
Style
Member ofBoard of Commissioners of Public Lands
SeatWisconsin State Capitol
Madison, Wisconsin
AppointerGeneral election
Term lengthFour years, no term limits
Constituting instrumentWisconsin Constitution of 1848, Article VI
Inaugural holderThomas McHugh
FormationJune 7, 1848
(176 years ago)
 (June 7, 1848)
SuccessionSecond
Salary$72,551[1]
WebsiteOfficial page

The secretary of state of Wisconsin is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and is second (behind the lieutenant governor) in the line of succession to the office of governor of Wisconsin.[2] Twenty-nine individuals have held the office of secretary of state, two of whom have held non-consecutive terms.[3] The incumbent is Sarah Godlewski, who was appointed by Governor Tony Evers on March 17, 2023, to replace long-time Secretary of State Doug La Follette.[4][5]

  1. ^ Salaries of Wisconsin State Elected Officials (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 2019. p. 2. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Constitution" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, ed. (2007). "Chapter 8: Statistical Information on Wisconsin" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2007–2008 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization. pp. 721–722. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "Home Page - Office of the Secretary of State, Wisconsin". Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
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