Tammy Baldwin
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives
2nd district of Wisconsin
- Running for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives for the second district of Wisconsin
- Primary date: Sept. 9
- General election date: Nov. 4
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In November 1998, Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District elected Tammy Baldwin, making her the first openly gay person to be elected to Congress as a non-incumbent as well as first woman from Wisconsin to serve in the House.
Throughout her career in public service, Baldwin has earned a reputation as a thoughtful, studious legislator who seeks out opportunities to work constructively with her colleagues in the pursuit of the common good. She is a forceful supporter of civil rights and an advocate for those in our society whose voices, too often, are not heard.
Baldwin began her career in elective office as a member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors in 1986. In the same year, she served briefly on the Madison, Wisconsin City Council, filling an aldermanic vacancy. She served four terms as a Dane County Supervisor (1986-1994), while also running for, and winning, a seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly in November 1992. She served as a State Representative for the 78th Assembly District comprising central and south Madison from January 1993 to January 1999. In the state legislature, Baldwin wrote laws to reform the campaign finance system, make drinking water safe, and clean up Wisconsin’s lakes.
Tammy Baldwin was born in the district she now represents in Congress. Raised there jointly by her mother and her maternal grandparents, Congresswoman Baldwin graduated first in her class of 510 students at Madison West High School in 1980. She received an A.B. degree from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1984 with majors in government and mathematics. In 1989, while an active member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors, she earned her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School and practiced law from 1989-1992.
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