Jim Doyle
James Edward Doyle Jr. (born November 23, 1945) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th governor of Wisconsin from 2003 to 2011. In his first election to the governorship, he narrowly defeated incumbent Republican governor Scott McCallum. Although in 2002 Democrats increased their number of governorships, Doyle was the only one of them to unseat a Republican.
Jim Doyle | |
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Doyle in 2009 | |
| 44th Governor of Wisconsin | |
| In office January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Lieutenant | Barbara Lawton |
| Preceded by | Scott McCallum |
| Succeeded by | Scott Walker |
| 41st Attorney General of Wisconsin | |
| In office January 7, 1991 – January 6, 2003 | |
| Governor | Tommy Thompson Scott McCallum |
| Preceded by | Don Hanaway |
| Succeeded by | Peg Lautenschlager |
| District Attorney of Dane County | |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Humphrey Lynch |
| Succeeded by | Harold Harlowe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Edward Doyle, Jr. November 23, 1945 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jessica Laird |
| Relations | James Edward Doyle (father) Ruth Bachhuber Doyle (mother) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Wisconsin, Madison (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
| Signature | |
Prior to the governorship, Doyle served as Wisconsin Attorney General from 1991 to 2003. He is currently an attorney 'of counsel' in the Madison, Wisconsin office of the law firm of Foley & Lardner and serves on the corporate board of Epic Systems and Exact Sciences.
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