James Harsdorf

James Harsdorf
James Harsdorf
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 10th district
	In office; January 5, 1981 – January 2, 1989
Preceded by	Michele Radosevich
Succeeded by	Richard Shoemaker
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the 30th district
	In office; November 7, 1977 – January 5, 1981
Preceded by	Michael P. Early
Succeeded by	Jule Berndt
Personal details
Born	November 7, 1950; Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Relatives	Sheila Harsdorf (sister)

James Harsdorf (born November 7, 1950) is an American dairy farmer and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served eight years in the Wisconsin State Senate and three years in the State Assembly.

Biography

Born in Stillwater, Minnesota, Harsdorf graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in animal science.[1][2] He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in a 1977 special election, defeating future Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture Rod Nilsestuen, and served until 1981. He won election to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1980, defeating first-term incumbent Democrat Michelle Radosevich. He served from 1981 to 1989.

In 1996, he ran for the United States House of Representatives in the open seat for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district. He was defeated by Democrat Ron Kind, receiving 48% of the vote.[3]

Harsdorf's younger sister, Sheila, was elected to his former assembly seat in 1988, and served in that body until 1999. She subsequently ran for and won his old senate seat, serving from 2001 to 2017.

References

"Wisconsin". Time. June 24, 2001. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
"The Religious Affiliation of Radio Broadcaster, Political Candidate - James Harsdorf". Adherents.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1997). "Elections" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S. (ed.). State of Wisconsin 1997-1998 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 881. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

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[1] "Wisconsin". Time. June 24, 2001. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.

[2] "The Religious Affiliation of Radio Broadcaster, Political Candidate - James Harsdorf". Adherents.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[3] Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1997). "Elections" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S. (ed.). State of Wisconsin 1997-1998 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 881. Retrieved August 12, 2021.