Susan Engeleiter

Quick Facts

Full Name	Susan Engeleiter
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Mar 18, 1952(1952-03-18)
Age	72
Birthplace	Brookfield
Country	United States
Birth City	Wisconsin
Horoscope	Pisces

Susan Engeleiter Biography

Susan Engeleiter is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on March 18, 1952 in Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States. Susan Shannon Engeleiter (born March 18th 1952) is an American Republican politician as well as a lawyer and businessperson who was one of the very first women to head the U.S. Small Business Administration.

In January 1989, President George H.W. Bush appointed Engeleiter to serve as administrator for the Small Business Administration. The Senate confirmed her nomination. U.S. Senate and served as the Administrator from 1991 to 1991, making her the first woman ever to hold the post. In her time as Administrator, Engeleiter was appointed chairperson for the National Women’s Business Council. In 1991-1996, she was also a member as a member of the President’s Export Council.

Engeleiter has been President of Data Recognition Corporation since 1998 and the company’s CEO since 2006. Engeleiter also serves on the Board of the Children’s Theater Company, Wisconsin Alumni Association, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.

Engeleiter was a candidate in the U.S. Senate seat being left vacant in 1988 by William Proxmire in 1988. In the primary she lost to the state GOP Chairman Steve King. King had called Engeleiter as a moderate and he had praised his credentials as a conservative. Engeleiter had to contend with Democrat Herb Kohl, former chairperson for the State Democratic Party, in the general election of November. In the 2nd November of 1988 with polls showing Engeleiter and Kohl being neck-and-neck and President Ronald Reagan visited Milwaukee to lead a rally for the campaign and event for Engeleiter. Engeleiter was defeated by Kohl with 52 percentage to 48 percentage margin.

Susan Engeleiter Net Worth

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

In Brookfield, Wisconsin, she graduated from Brookfield Central High School in 1970. She received her degree in the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1974 and earned a Juris Doctor at the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1981.

Engeleiter became a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1974. At the age of 22, her age was among the youngest female chosen to serve in the Wisconsin Legislature. She was in the Assembly until January 1979. She had decided to not run for re-election the year before and instead, ran for the seat in Congress that was vacated from Bob Kasten, who decided to run for Wisconsin governor. Engeleiter was defeated in the primary by the then State Senate member Jim Sensenbrenner by 589 votes. In April of 1980, Engeleiter was elected in an election for a special seat in the Wisconsin State Senate. In the Senate, she was the Assistant Minority Leader between 1982 until 1984, and then as the Minority Leader between 1984 until 1989. The first female to be elected as Minority Leader.

After leaving the SBA, Engeleiter served as Vice-President of Government Affairs at Honeywell from 1992 to 1998. At Honeywell, she handled legislative and regulatory efforts in energy, environmental, and procurement areas. She represented Honeywell on several industry association boards and on United States government agency advisory boards.

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Susan Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Susan Engeleiter celebrates birthday on March 18 of every year.