Barbara Lawton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Barbara Lawton
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jul 5, 1951(1951-07-05)
Age	73
Birthplace	Green Bay
Country	United States
Birth City	Wisconsin
Horoscope	Cancer

Barbara Lawton Biography

Barbara Lawton is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on July 5, 1951 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. Barbara Lawton (born July 5 1951) is an American politician and businesswoman born in Green Bay, Wisconsin who is the CEO and President of Americans for Campaign Reform. A part of the Democratic Party, Lawton was the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. She was the first woman to hold the post in 2002 as the running companion of the previous Democratic Governor Jim Doyle. Lawton was re-elected on November 7, 2006. She was the co-founder as well as director of external affairs at Issue One, a nonprofit which aims to lessen impact of the money industry in the politics.

An editorial published in 2006 from the Madison, Wisconsin daily The Capital Times declared Lawton “the boldest and most active lieutenant governor in state history”.

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 University of Wisconsin–Madison and Tsinghua University in Beijing. Lawton also reached an agreement for the two Universities to form an exploratory commission to create a Global Manufacturing Institute.

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.

As lieutenant governor Lawton engaged in a variety of issues, including the development of economics, climate change and reforming the campaign. In 2003, she initiated an economic development campaign dubbed “Wisconsin Women = Prosperity”. Lawton has also been involved in the policy of clean energy stem cell research as well as accessible higher education. In 2007 Lawton created and approved his Energy Independence and Climate Protection Resolution at the National Lieutenant Governors Association. Lawton was also chairman of the Wisconsin Arts Board.

Barbara Lawton Net Worth

Barbara Lawton is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Barbara Lawton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Lawton was a member of the “Citizens Panel on a Clean Elections Option” which was created in response to “growing perception of corruption” in the system of politics. The panel proposed the public policy framework to fully fund political campaigns which will “pass constitutional muster.” This panel also referred to by the name of “Heffernan Commission” referring to the former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice, Nathan Heffernan, who was chairman of the panel.

Before being elected lieutenant governor for 2002 Lawton was a winner in his Democratic race for the lieutenant governor’s primary in 1998. He ran with the party’s candidate for governor Attorney Ed Garvey. The Garvey/Lawton campaign was defeated by incumbents Tommy Thompson and Scott McCallum. Lawton was also unsuccessful in his bid for his seat on the Wisconsin State Senate in 1992.

Lawton co-chaired Hillary Clinton’s Wisconsin campaign during the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. During the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, Lawton endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders.

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Who is Barbara Lawton Dating?

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Barbara Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Barbara Lawton celebrates birthday on July 5 of every year.