Stephen R. Leopold is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Leopold was born on June 19, 1944, in Jefferson City, Missouri. [1] He graduated from Shorewood High School in Shorewood, Wisconsin, before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 1966 and attending graduate school at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. [1] During the Vietnam War, Leopold was a member of the United States Army Special Forces. [2] He achieved the rank of captain before being held as a prisoner of war from 1968 to 1973. Leopold is married with two children.
Political career
Leopold was first elected to the Assembly in 1976. He is a Democrat.
References
- ^ a b Members of State Legislature. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1981. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ^ "Leopold, Stephen R. 1944". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
Categories:
- 1944 births
- Living people
- People from Jefferson City, Missouri
- People from Shorewood, Wisconsin
- Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Military personnel from Wisconsin
- Members of the United States Army Special Forces
- United States Army officers
- United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War
- Vietnam War prisoners of war
- Stanford University alumni
- University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni
- Shorewood High School (Wisconsin) alumni