905:
40:
471:
1268:
267:
area, Barbara Lawton was active in the community, helping to co-found the
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation and was a leader in the Educational Resource Foundation. She was also a founding member of the Latinos Unidos and the Green Bay Area Multicultural Center. She served on the Entrepreneurs
325:
on a Clean
Elections Option" that was formed due to the "growing perception of corruption" within the political system. The panel outlined a public policy plan for full-public financing of political campaigns that would "pass constitutional muster." The panel was also known as the "Heffernan
397:
announced
Governor Doyle will not be seeking a third term according to sources familiar with his campaign. Soon after this announcement, Lawton's entry into the race was confirmed. Two months later, on October 26, 2009, Lawton announced she would be withdrawing from the race, citing "personal
354:
and affordable higher education. In 2007, Lawton authored and passed the Energy
Independence and Climate Protection Resolution at the National Lieutenant Governors Association. Lawton also chaired the Wisconsin Arts Board.
376:
In
September 2008, as Chairwoman of the NLGA, Lawton had traveled on a mission to China along with Lt. Governors from Alabama, Connecticut, Kansas and Nevada. There, she signed a student exchange agreement between the
1317:
372:
Barbara Lawton was unanimously elected
Chairwoman of the National Lieutenant Governor's Association (NLGA) at their 2008 annual meeting in Buffalo, NY. Lawton served as the vice-chair of the NLGA in 2007.
297:
Prior to being elected lieutenant governor in 2002, Lawton won the
Democratic primary for lieutenant governor in 1998 and ran alongside the party's nominee for governor, attorney
275:
Barbara and Cal Lawton have two children, Joseph and Amanda, and four grandchildren: Bella, Molly, James, and Max. Although her favorite is Bella. The
Lawtons presently reside in
426:
In
October 2014, Americans for Campaign Reform announced its merger with another campaign finance reform group, Fund for the Republic. The merged organizations adopted the name
406:
On
January 6, 2014, Lawton was named the President and CEO of Americans for Campaign Reform, an advocacy organization based in Washington D.C. chaired by former Senators
1012:
878:
506:
630:
1312:
322:
528:
657:
346:, and campaign reform. In 2003 she launched an economic development initiative called "Wisconsin Women = Prosperity". Lawton has also worked on clean
603:
385:
in Beijing. Lawton also reached an agreement for the two Universities to form an exploratory commission to create a Global Manufacturing Institute.
1337:
1005:
1302:
886:
571:
1347:
451:
447:
1332:
1297:
998:
758:
1352:
1021:
207:
827:
1342:
867:
797:
943:
939:
935:
732:
269:
257:
253:
861:
1327:
1137:
1107:
1042:
1307:
1132:
554:
378:
249:
1117:
282:
Professionally, Lawton worked as an international business consultant, helping businesses export their products to the
950:
634:
972:
930:
926:
252:. Lawton has an Honorary Doctorate of Law from Lawrence University and an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the
203:
143:
52:
170:
873:
211:
661:
532:
1322:
855:
607:
210:. She became the first woman elected to the position in 2002, as the running mate of former Democratic
481:
217:. Lawton was re-elected on November 7, 2006. She was co-founder and Director of External Affairs for
1227:
1102:
578:
233:
1292:
1172:
310:
1157:
1052:
879:
Wispolitics 2007 Straw Poll Results for Governor at the Wisconsin Democratic Party Convention
1287:
394:
339:
264:
237:
199:
132:
8:
1217:
1057:
382:
245:
241:
161:
904:
286:
of South America and providing cultural training. The Lawton family lived for a time in
711:
684:
351:
174:
736:
1247:
1197:
1187:
1127:
1122:
1087:
1077:
1032:
982:
752:
360:
276:
268:
of Color Advisory Board, winning their first Founders' Award. She also served on the
97:
990:
1092:
327:
165:
805:
364:
called Lawton "the boldest and most active lieutenant governor in state history".
240:. She worked her way through college, ultimately earning a degree in Spanish from
1237:
1182:
1177:
1162:
965:
881:
443:
415:
291:
256:. She met and married Charles "Cal" Lawton in 1973 when she was a student at the
85:
19:
This article is about the American politician. For the English high jumper, see
1257:
1252:
1232:
1147:
1142:
1067:
1047:
455:
343:
306:
302:
202:
who is the President and CEO of Americans for Campaign Reform. A member of the
20:
1281:
1222:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1082:
1072:
431:
418:(R-WY). The organization advocates for public funding of federal elections.
347:
283:
326:
Commission" referring to the retired Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice,
1192:
1167:
1112:
1062:
1037:
407:
221:, a nonprofit whose goal is to reduce the influence of money in politics.
39:
1152:
1097:
896:
470:
411:
434:. Lawton formerly led the organization's external affairs department.
1318:
University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni
427:
298:
218:
214:
198:(born July 5, 1951) is an American businesswoman and politician from
73:
338:
As lieutenant governor, Lawton took on many issues, most related to
689:
828:"With fresh cash, Team Sanders plans big push in remaining states"
772:
900:
287:
367:
316:
798:"Wisconsin Lt. Governor Lawton Joins Hillary Clinton Team"
773:"Issue One - Together, We Can Fix Our Democracy"
572:"Final Report: Citizens Panel on a Clean Elections Option"
704:
555:
Lawton seeks public funding for Supreme Court candidates
507:
List of female lieutenant governors in the United States
430:. Issue One is based in Washington D.C., and is run by
891:
674:
Office of the Lt. Governor Blog on China Trade Mission
1020:
868:
Project Vote Smart – Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton (WI)
658:"Wisconsin Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton's Travels"
358:A 2006 editorial in the Madison, Wisconsin daily
1279:
401:
523:
521:
604:"Barbara Lawton for Governor Official Website"
1006:
301:. The Garvey/Lawton ticket lost to incumbent
529:"Barbara Lawton Named ACR President and CEO"
518:
232:grew up in southeastern Wisconsin, first in
1013:
999:
903:
368:National Lieutenant Governor's Association
317:Citizens Panel on a Clean Elections Option
248:and a master's degree in Spanish from the
65:January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2011
38:
712:"Lawton enters race; Kind considering it"
388:
309:. Lawton also ran unsuccessfully for the
1313:University of Wisconsin–Green Bay alumni
1338:21st-century American women politicians
321:Lawton was a commissioner on the 1997 "
263:During thirty-five years living in the
1280:
757:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
685:"Gov. Jim Doyle won't seek reelection"
333:
224:
1303:Politicians from Green Bay, Wisconsin
994:
270:Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
254:Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
208:43rd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
1348:People from Hales Corners, Wisconsin
465:
461:
452:2016 Democratic presidential primary
448:2008 Democratic presidential primary
13:
1333:21st-century Wisconsin politicians
14:
1364:
1298:Lieutenant governors of Wisconsin
1022:Lieutenant governors of Wisconsin
862:Follow the Money – Barbara lawton
849:
446:'s Wisconsin campaign during the
258:University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
1353:People from Waterford, Wisconsin
1266:
973:Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
931:Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
469:
171:University of Wisconsin, Madison
53:Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
820:
790:
765:
437:
379:University of Wisconsin–Madison
250:University of Wisconsin–Madison
725:
677:
650:
623:
596:
564:
547:
1:
1343:People from Algoma, Wisconsin
512:
402:Americans for Campaign Reform
631:"Message from NLGA Chair Lt"
421:
7:
1328:Women in Wisconsin politics
887:WW=P 5-year Progress Report
864:2006 campaign contributions
500:
10:
1369:
1308:Lawrence University alumni
892:Issue One official website
18:
1264:
1028:
979:
970:
962:
957:
947:
924:
918:
913:
330:, who chaired the panel.
189:
181:
157:
149:
139:
112:
107:
103:
91:
79:
69:
58:
50:
46:
37:
30:
914:Party political offices
236:and then on a farm near
874:Capital Times Editorial
620:Capital Times Editorial
858:official campaign site
478:This section is empty.
456:Senator Bernie Sanders
389:2010 gubernatorial run
311:Wisconsin State Senate
637:on September 22, 2008
393:On August 15, 2009,
340:economic development
200:Green Bay, Wisconsin
1323:Wisconsin Democrats
561:, October 28, 2009.
383:Tsinghua University
334:Lieutenant governor
242:Lawrence University
225:Personal background
185:Business consultant
162:Lawrence University
16:American politician
958:Political offices
647:NLGA Chair Remarks
535:on January 7, 2014
454:, Lawton endorsed
442:Lawton co-chaired
352:stem cell research
272:Foundation Board.
1275:
1274:
989:
988:
983:Rebecca Kleefisch
980:Succeeded by
948:Succeeded by
559:La Crosse Tribune
498:
497:
462:Electoral history
361:The Capital Times
277:Algoma, Wisconsin
206:, Lawton was the
193:
192:
135:, Wisconsin, U.S.
98:Rebecca Kleefisch
1360:
1270:
1269:
1015:
1008:
1001:
992:
991:
963:Preceded by
919:Preceded by
911:
910:
907:
844:
843:
841:
839:
834:. March 29, 2016
824:
818:
817:
815:
813:
808:on June 24, 2016
804:. Archived from
794:
788:
787:
785:
783:
769:
763:
762:
756:
748:
746:
744:
735:. Archived from
729:
723:
722:
720:
718:
708:
702:
701:
699:
697:
681:
675:
673:
671:
669:
660:. Archived from
654:
648:
646:
644:
642:
633:. Archived from
627:
621:
619:
617:
615:
606:. Archived from
600:
594:
593:
591:
589:
583:
577:. Archived from
576:
568:
562:
551:
545:
544:
542:
540:
531:. Archived from
525:
493:
490:
480:You can help by
473:
466:
328:Nathan Heffernan
204:Democratic Party
130:
126:
124:
108:Personal details
94:
82:
63:
42:
28:
27:
1368:
1367:
1363:
1362:
1361:
1359:
1358:
1357:
1278:
1277:
1276:
1271:
1267:
1262:
1024:
1019:
985:
976:
968:
966:Margaret Farrow
953:
934:
922:
882:Wispolitics.com
852:
847:
837:
835:
826:
825:
821:
811:
809:
796:
795:
791:
781:
779:
771:
770:
766:
750:
749:
742:
740:
733:"Archived copy"
731:
730:
726:
716:
714:
710:
709:
705:
695:
693:
683:
682:
678:
667:
665:
664:on May 10, 2009
656:
655:
651:
640:
638:
629:
628:
624:
613:
611:
610:on July 7, 2011
602:
601:
597:
587:
585:
584:on May 10, 2013
581:
574:
570:
569:
565:
552:
548:
538:
536:
527:
526:
519:
515:
503:
494:
488:
485:
464:
444:Hillary Clinton
440:
424:
404:
391:
370:
336:
319:
227:
169:
140:Political party
131:
128:
122:
120:
119:
118:
92:
86:Margaret Farrow
80:
64:
59:
33:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1366:
1356:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1273:
1272:
1265:
1263:
1261:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1235:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1029:
1026:
1025:
1018:
1017:
1010:
1003:
995:
987:
986:
981:
978:
969:
964:
960:
959:
955:
954:
949:
946:
923:
920:
916:
915:
909:
908:
894:
889:
884:
876:
871:
865:
859:
856:Barbara Lawton
851:
850:External links
848:
846:
845:
819:
789:
764:
739:on May 6, 2010
724:
703:
676:
649:
622:
595:
563:
553:Richard Mial "
546:
516:
514:
511:
510:
509:
502:
499:
496:
495:
476:
474:
463:
460:
439:
436:
423:
420:
403:
400:
390:
387:
369:
366:
344:climate change
335:
332:
323:Citizens Panel
318:
315:
307:Scott McCallum
303:Tommy Thompson
226:
223:
196:Barbara Lawton
191:
190:
187:
186:
183:
179:
178:
159:
155:
154:
151:
147:
146:
141:
137:
136:
116:
114:
110:
109:
105:
104:
101:
100:
95:
89:
88:
83:
77:
76:
71:
67:
66:
56:
55:
48:
47:
44:
43:
35:
34:
32:Barbara Lawton
31:
21:Barbara Inkpen
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1365:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1293:Living people
1291:
1289:
1286:
1285:
1283:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1030:
1027:
1023:
1016:
1011:
1009:
1004:
1002:
997:
996:
993:
984:
975:
974:
967:
961:
956:
952:
945:
941:
937:
933:
932:
928:
917:
912:
906:
902:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
877:
875:
872:
869:
866:
863:
860:
857:
854:
853:
833:
829:
823:
807:
803:
799:
793:
778:
774:
768:
760:
754:
738:
734:
728:
713:
707:
692:
691:
686:
680:
663:
659:
653:
636:
632:
626:
609:
605:
599:
580:
573:
567:
560:
556:
550:
534:
530:
524:
522:
517:
508:
505:
504:
492:
483:
479:
475:
472:
468:
467:
459:
457:
453:
450:. During the
449:
445:
435:
433:
432:Nick Penniman
429:
419:
417:
413:
409:
399:
396:
386:
384:
380:
374:
365:
363:
362:
356:
353:
349:
348:energy policy
345:
341:
331:
329:
324:
314:
312:
308:
304:
300:
295:
293:
290:, Mexico and
289:
285:
284:Southern Cone
280:
278:
273:
271:
266:
261:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
234:Hales Corners
231:
230:Barbara Smith
222:
220:
216:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
167:
163:
160:
156:
152:
148:
145:
142:
138:
134:
129:(age 73)
117:Barbara Smith
115:
111:
106:
102:
99:
96:
90:
87:
84:
78:
75:
72:
68:
62:
57:
54:
49:
45:
41:
36:
29:
26:
22:
1242:
971:
929:nominee for
925:
921:Dorothy Dean
836:. Retrieved
831:
822:
810:. Retrieved
806:the original
801:
792:
780:. Retrieved
776:
767:
741:. Retrieved
737:the original
727:
715:. Retrieved
706:
694:. Retrieved
688:
679:
666:. Retrieved
662:the original
652:
639:. Retrieved
635:the original
625:
612:. Retrieved
608:the original
598:
588:November 22,
586:. Retrieved
579:the original
566:
558:
549:
537:. Retrieved
533:the original
486:
482:adding to it
477:
441:
438:Endorsements
425:
416:Alan Simpson
414:(D-NE), and
408:Bill Bradley
405:
392:
375:
371:
359:
357:
337:
320:
296:
281:
274:
262:
229:
228:
195:
194:
127:July 5, 1951
93:Succeeded by
60:
25:
1288:1951 births
897:Appearances
743:October 26,
489:August 2024
81:Preceded by
1282:Categories
977:2003–2011
951:Tom Nelson
927:Democratic
668:January 4,
641:January 4,
614:January 4,
539:January 6,
513:References
412:Bob Kerrey
398:reasons."
182:Profession
153:Cal Lawton
144:Democratic
123:1951-07-05
1258:Rodriguez
1248:Kleefisch
1218:Schreiber
1178:Rennebohm
1163:Gunderson
1053:MacArthur
777:Issue One
428:Issue One
422:Issue One
313:in 1992.
299:Ed Garvey
294:, Chile.
265:Green Bay
238:Waterford
219:Issue One
215:Jim Doyle
158:Education
133:Green Bay
74:Jim Doyle
61:In office
51:43rd
1233:McCallum
1223:R. Olson
1213:J. Olson
1203:J. Olson
1173:Goodland
1158:O'Malley
1123:Davidson
1058:Campbell
832:VTDigger
753:cite web
690:Politico
501:See also
410:(D-NJ),
395:Politico
292:Santiago
246:Appleton
212:Governor
70:Governor
1198:Knowles
1188:Knowles
1148:Comings
1143:Dithmar
1133:Strange
1113:Baensch
1098:Fifield
1093:Bingham
1073:Spooner
1068:Salomon
870:profile
838:July 5,
812:July 5,
782:July 5,
717:July 5,
696:July 5,
1253:Barnes
1243:Lawton
1238:Farrow
1138:Morris
1128:Connor
1103:Ryland
1088:Parker
1083:Pettit
1033:Holmes
901:C-SPAN
288:Oaxaca
150:Spouse
1228:Flynn
1208:Lucey
1183:Smith
1168:Ekern
1153:Huber
1118:Stone
1108:Jonas
1078:Pound
1063:Noble
1048:Lewis
1043:Burns
1038:Beall
582:(PDF)
575:(PDF)
1193:Nash
944:2006
940:2002
936:1998
840:2017
814:2017
802:WIFR
784:2017
759:link
745:2009
719:2017
698:2017
670:2009
643:2009
616:2009
590:2013
541:2014
381:and
305:and
113:Born
899:on
557:",
484:.
244:in
1284::
942:,
938:,
830:.
800:.
775:.
755:}}
751:{{
687:.
520:^
458:.
350:,
342:,
279:.
260:.
175:MA
166:BA
125:)
1014:e
1007:t
1000:v
842:.
816:.
786:.
761:)
747:.
721:.
700:.
672:.
645:.
618:.
592:.
543:.
491:)
487:(
177:)
173:(
168:)
164:(
121:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
