Dorman, Henr" | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Dorman, Henr"

Dorman, Henr" | Wisconsin Historical Society

(Dem.), 21st Senate District. Born Racine; married. Grad. Horlick High Sch.: Ph.D. UW-Madison 1940: J.D. 1947. Attorney. WW II vet.; Army Air Corps 1942-45. Mbr. bar assns., Natl. Soc. of State Legislators (bd. of dir.). Mbr. county board 1956-58. Elected to Senate in March 1965 special election; reelected since 1966. Biennial committee assignments: 1977 - Jt. Com. on Finance (co-chp., mbr. since 1967); Jt. Com. on Employment Relations (also 1975); Legis. Council (chp., mbr. since 1969). 1975 - Spec. Select Com. on Mining Dev.; Legis. Council's Native Amer. Study Com.; Claims Bd.; Bd. of Govt. Oper.; Interstate Cooperation Comn. 1973 - Legis. Coun.'s Special Com. on Collective Bargaining Impasses in Public Employment, Special Com. on Town Govt. Incorporation, and Special Com. on Rights of Natural Fathers. 1971 - Legis. Programs Study Com.; Legis. Coun.'s Special Com. on County Home Rule (secy.) and Special Com. on Private Retirement Plans. 1967 - Jt. Com. on Revisions, Repeals and Uniform Laws (also 1965); Task Force on Local Govt. Finance and Org.; Gov.'s Comn. on Law Enf. and Crime; Legis. Coun.'s Mental Health Adv. Comn and Adv. Com. on Garnishment; Wis. representative at 1st Natl. Conf. on Law Enf. and Crime Control. Telephone: Capitol: (608) 266-2500; District: (414) 633-8702. Mailing address: 220 Ninth St., Racine 53403. (Blue Book 1977)

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[Source: Blue book]