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== Career == == Career ==
Lorge practiced law. He was elected to the ] in 1951 and then was elected in the ] in 1954 retiring in 1985.<ref>http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2001/data/SJR-28.pdf{{deadlink}}. Archived at .</ref><ref>"", ''The Milwaukee Journal'', May 2, 1984, Part 1, p. 14.</ref> In 1957, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the ] primary for the nomination for the United States Senate, losing to ]. Lorge was the Republican nominee for Attorney General in 1974, losing to ]. In 1985 he ran for circuit judge in ], coming in third of four candidates in the primary.<ref>"", ''The Milwaukee Journal'', February 20, 1985, part 2, p. 7</ref> Lorge practiced law. He was elected to the ] in 1951 and then was elected in the ] in 1954 retiring in 1985.<ref>http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2001/data/SJR-28.pdf{{deadlink|date=July 2015}}. Archived at .</ref><ref>"", ''The Milwaukee Journal'', May 2, 1984, Part 1, p. 14.</ref> In 1957, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the ] primary for the nomination for the United States Senate, losing to ]. Lorge was the Republican nominee for Attorney General in 1974, losing to ]. In 1985 he ran for circuit judge in ], coming in third of four candidates in the primary.<ref>"", ''The Milwaukee Journal'', February 20, 1985, part 2, p. 7</ref>


== Personal life == == Personal life ==

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Gerald Lorge
File:FullC160937D0000-00-00.jpg
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 40th district
In office
1951–1954
Succeeded byWilliam T. Sullivan
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 14th district
In office
1955–1985
Preceded byGordon A. Bubolz
Succeeded byJoseph Leean
Personal details
Born(1922-07-09)July 9, 1922
Bear Creek, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedFebruary 14, 2001(2001-02-14) (aged 78)
Bear Creek, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseTina Lorge
Children5
Alma materMarquette University
OccupationLawyer

Gerald Lorge (July 9, 1922–February 14, 2001) was a Wisconsin politician.

Early life

Born in Bear Creek, Wisconsin, Lorge graduated from Bear Creek High School and then served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He graduated from Marquette University with a law degree.

Career

Lorge practiced law. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1951 and then was elected in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1954 retiring in 1985. In 1957, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Republican primary for the nomination for the United States Senate, losing to Walter J. Kohler, Jr.. Lorge was the Republican nominee for Attorney General in 1974, losing to Bronson La Follette. In 1985 he ran for circuit judge in Outagamie County, coming in third of four candidates in the primary.

Personal life

He married Christina "Tina" Ziegler in 1958. He is the father of William,a member of the Assembly, three daughters, and Robert Gerald Lorge, a perennial candidate for the U.S. Senate for Wisconsin. In 2000, Lorge was fined for lewd behavior in an adult video store. Lorge died at his home in Bear Creek, Wisconsin.

Notes

  1. "Gerald D. Lorge". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  2. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2001/data/SJR-28.pdf. Archived at .
  3. "Lorge will leave Senate", The Milwaukee Journal, May 2, 1984, Part 1, p. 14.
  4. "Lorge loses 1st try at judicial election", The Milwaukee Journal, February 20, 1985, part 2, p. 7
  5. "Ex-lawmaker fined for lewd behavior", The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 25, 2000, p. 2.
  6. "Wisconsin Public Television". Wpt.org. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  7. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (comp.). State of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book, 1983, p. 48.
  8. "Gerald Lorge dies at 78". The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin, February 16, 2001, p. 5B.

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