Calvin Potter
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 9th district
In office
January 7, 1991  January 4, 1999
Preceded byWilliam Te Winkle
Succeeded byJames Baumgart
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 7, 1985  January 7, 1991
Preceded byWayne W. Wood
Succeeded byJames Baumgart
Constituency26th Assembly district
In office
January 3, 1983  January 7, 1985
Preceded byMidge Miller
Succeeded bySpencer Black
Constituency77th Assembly district
In office
January 6, 1975  January 3, 1983
Preceded byBill B. Bruhy
Succeeded byMarlin Schneider
Constituency59th Assembly district
Personal details
Born (1945-11-03) November 3, 1945
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocrat
Spousemarried
Alma materLakeland College (B.A.)
ProfessionEducator

Calvin Potter (born November 3, 1945) is a retired American teacher and Democratic politician from Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. He served 8 years in the Wisconsin Senate (19911999) and 16 years in the State Assembly (19751991).[1]

Early life and education

Potter was born and raised in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He graduated from Sheboygan North High School and attended the University of Wisconsin-Sheboygan, before earning his bachelor's degree from Lakeland College in 1968.[2]

Career

Potter was elected to the Assembly in 1974. Later, he was a member of the Senate. Previously, he had chaired the Sheboygan County Democratic Party.

References

  1. "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 15, 95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  2. "Potter, Calvin 1945". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
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