Tim Cullen | |
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| 5th Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services | |
| In office January 5, 1987 – August 1988 | |
| Appointed by | Tommy G. Thompson |
| Preceded by | Linda Reivitz |
| Succeeded by | Patricia A. Goodrich |
| Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate | |
| In office May 26, 1982 – January 5, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | William A. Bablitch |
| Succeeded by | Joseph A. Strohl |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 15th district | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Judy Robson |
| Succeeded by | Janis Ringhand |
| In office January 6, 1975 – January 5, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | James D. Swan |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Weeden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 25, 1944 Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 2 with Sally MacKinnis 1 with Barbara Mork 4 stepchildren |
| Residence(s) | Janesville, Wisconsin |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (B.S.) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army Reserve |
Timothy Francis Cullen (born February 25, 1944) is a retired American Democratic politician from Janesville, Wisconsin. He was the majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate from 1982 to 1987; he served a total of 16 years in the state Senate, representing Wisconsin's 15th Senate district from 1975 to 1987, then again from 2011 to 2015. He also served two years as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services (1987–1988) in the administration of Republican governor Tommy Thompson. After leaving public office, Cullen was chair of Common Cause Wisconsin, a nonpartisan good government advocacy organization, from 2016 to 2022. Earlier in his career, he served on the Janesville City Council and the board of the Janesville Public School District.