Bronson La Follette

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Bronson La Follette
Anthony S. Earl
Preceded byVictor A. Miller
Succeeded byDon Hanaway
In office
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969
GovernorWarren P. Knowles
Preceded byGeorge Thompson
Succeeded byRobert W. Warren
Personal details
Born
Bronson Cutting La Follette

(1936-02-02)February 2, 1936
Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (grandfather)
Philip La Follette (uncle)
Doug La Follette (third cousin)
La Follette family
Residence(s)Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin Law School
ProfessionLawyer

Bronson Cutting La Follette (February 2, 1936 – March 15, 2018) was an American

Attorney General of the state of Wisconsin and was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 1968
.

Family

Born in

Bronson Cutting of New Mexico, a close family friend who died in an airplane crash in 1935.[1][2]

Biography

La Follette went to Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland. He received a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1958 and a law degree in 1960.[3] He worked in private practice until 1962, when he was appointed an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin by U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.[4]

In 1964 he was elected Wisconsin Attorney General and served for two consecutive two-year terms, and later three consecutive four-year terms from 1975 to 1987.[3] He challenged the incumbent Republican Governor Warren P. Knowles in the 1968 Wisconsin gubernatorial election and lost.[4] He ran for and was again elected Attorney General in 1974. Despite a 1981 conviction for drunk driving,[5] he was re-elected in 1982, and in the process became the first candidate for Wisconsin statewide office to receive one million votes.[6] After his 1986 defeat following an ethics investigation,[7] he retired from public service and lived in Madison.[8]

Death

La Follette died on March 15, 2018, at the age of 82 at the

University of Wisconsin Hospital, in Madison, Wisconsin.[9][10][11]

Governor Scott Walker said in a statement: "Tonette and I send our prayers to the family of former Wisconsin Attorney General Bronson La Follette. He was a dedicated public servant for several decades."

See also

Electoral history

Wisconsin Attorney General (1964, 1966)

Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1964[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election
Republican
 		George Thompson (incumbent) 299,771 48.60%
Democratic
 		Bronson C. La Follette 225,521 36.56%
Democratic
 William H. Evans 91,487 14.83%
Total votes '616,779' '100.0%'
General Election
Democratic
 		Bronson C. La Follette 882,318 54.32%
Republican
 George Thompson (incumbent) 741,917 45.68%
Total votes '1,624,235' '100.0%'
Democratic gain from Republican
Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1966[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election
Democratic
 		Bronson C. La Follette (incumbent) 232,176 55.45%
Republican
 		Louis J. Ceci 186,499 44.55%
Total votes '418,675' '100.0%'
General Election
Democratic
 		Bronson C. La Follette (incumbent) 609,216 53.56%
Republican
 Louis J. Ceci 528,202 46.44%
Total votes '1,137,418' '100.0%'
Democratic hold

Wisconsin Governor (1968)

Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election, 1968[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election
Republican
 		Warren P. Knowles (incumbent) 272,504 57.04%
Democratic
 		Bronson C. La Follette 173,458 36.31%
Democratic
 Floyd L. Wille 31,778 6.65%
Total votes '477,740' '100.0%'
General Election
Republican
 		Warren P. Knowles (incumbent) 893,463 52.88%
Democratic
 Bronson C. La Follette 791100 46.82%
Independent
 Adolf Wiggert 3,225 0.19%
Independent
 Robert Wilkinson 1,813 0.11%
Total votes '1,689,601' '100.0%'
Republican hold

Wisconsin Attorney General (1974-1986)

Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1974[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election
Republican
 		Gerald Lorge 143,337 30.64%
Democratic
 		Bronson C. La Follette 132,538 28.33%
Democratic
 Anthony S. Earl 106,041 22.67%
Democratic
 Thomas M. Jacobson 50,678 10.83%
Republican
 Edward Nager 35,165 7.52%
Total votes '467,759' '100.0%'
General Election
Democratic
 		Bronson C. La Follette 669,968 58.10%
Republican
 Gerald Lorge 483,232 41.90%
Total votes '1,153,200' '100.0%'
Democratic hold
Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1978[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election
Democratic
 		Bronson C. La Follette (incumbent) 232,057 51.96%
Republican
 		William Mattka 213,651 47.84%
Constitution
 		Thomas J. Bergen 903 0.20%
Total votes '446,611' '100.0%'
General Election
Democratic
 		Bronson C. La Follette (incumbent) 868,829 61.28%
Republican
 William Mattka 533,943 37.66%
Constitution
 Thomas J. Bergen 15,045 1.06%
Total votes '1,417,817' '100.0%' +22.95%
Democratic hold
Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1982[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election
Democratic
 		Bronson C. La Follette (incumbent) 433,513 99.24%
Libertarian
 		James S. Hoffert 1,510 0.35%
Constitution
 		Gene D. Lineham 1,435 0.33%
Republican
 Marcus Gumz 327 0.07%
Republican
 William Belter 28 0.01%
Total votes '436,813' '100.0%'
General Election
Democratic
 		Bronson C. La Follette (incumbent) 1,062,322 96.40%
Libertarian
 James S. Hoffert 27,004 2.45%
Constitution
 Gene D. Lineham 12,643 1.15%
Total votes '1,101,969' '100.0%' -22.28%
Democratic hold
Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1986[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election
Democratic
 		Bronson C. La Follette (incumbent) 217,185 48.38%
Republican
 		Donald J. Hanaway 174,519 38.88%
Republican
 Bartley G. Mauch 56,200 12.52%
Labor–Farm
 		Dennis L. Boyer 967 0.22%
Total votes '436,813' '100.0%'
General Election
Republican
 		Donald J. Hanaway 751,208 51.96%
Democratic
 Bronson C. La Follette (incumbent) 664,181 45.94%
Labor–Farm
 Dennis L. Boyer 30,455 2.11%
Total votes '1,101,969' '100.0%' +31.21%
Republican gain from Democratic

References

  1. ^ "LaFollette [sic] family of Madison, Wisconsin". Politicalgraveyard.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Patrick J. Maney. Young Bob: A Biography of Robert M. La Follette, Jr.. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2003, pp. 152-154.
  3. ^ a b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (comp.). State of Wisconsin 1985–1986 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Administration, 1985, pp. 6–7.
  4. ^
    Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. Capital Times
    , May 26, 2013
  6. Wisconsin State Senate. March 20, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2019.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link
    )
  7. Milwaukee Sentinel
    , September 19, 1986, p. 1
  8. ^ La Follette, Bronson C. 1936. Wisconsin Historical Society.
  9. ^ Bronson C. La Follette-death notice
  10. ^ "Former Wisconsin Attorney General Bronson La Follette dies". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 16, 2018.
  11. ^ Bronson C. La Follette-obituary
  12. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1966 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 732, 750. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  13. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1968 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 705, 750. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  14. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin Blue Book, 1970 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 793, 810. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  15. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1975 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 798, 818. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  16. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1979-1980 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 898, 916. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  17. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 880, 902. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  18. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1987-1988 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 880, 898. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
Party political offices
Preceded by
William H. Evans
 Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Wisconsin
1964, 1966 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Governor of Wisconsin
1968 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Thomas M. Jacobson
 Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Wisconsin
1974, 1978, 1982, 1986 		Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Wisconsin
1965 – 1969 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Attorney General of Wisconsin
1975 – 1987 		Succeeded by
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