EXECUTIVE · WI · 1979-1983
Vel Phillips
Secretary of State · Democrat · Wisconsin
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First African-American statewide elected officer in WI
Background
Vel Phillips (Democrat) was Wisconsin's Secretary of State 1979–1983 (4 years). Took office after Robert C. Zimmerman; succeeded by Doug La Follette. Note: First African-American statewide elected officer in WI. Same-year political environment (1979): Governor Lee S. Dreyfus.
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Others who held this office in Wisconsin
- Sarah Godlewski (2023-present)
- Doug La Follette (1983-2023)
- Doug La Follette (1983-2023)
- Robert C. Zimmerman (1957-1979)
- Fred R. Zimmerman (1939-1957)