Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 3rd district
In office January 3, 1983 – April 15, 1988
Preceded by
Jerry Kleczka
Succeeded by
Brian Burke
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 8th district
In office January 6, 1975 – January 3, 1983
Preceded by
Earl Keegan Jr.
Succeeded by
Lois Plous
Personal details
Born
John Olof Norquist
(1949-10-22) October 22, 1949 (age 74) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Susan Mudd
Children
2
Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison (B.A., M.P.A.)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Army Reserve
Years of service
1971–1977
John Olof Norquist (born October 22, 1949) is a retired American politician, urbanist consultant, and author. He served as the 43rd mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, winning four terms (1988–2004). He previously represented Milwaukee's south side in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1975–1983) and Wisconsin Senate (1983–1988). After serving as mayor, he worked for ten years as president of the Congress for the New Urbanism.[1]
^"Milwaukee swears in its first black mayor". Chicago Tribune. January 3, 2004. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
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federal departments didn't represent Milwaukee's population." When mayor JohnNorquist stepped down in 2004 three months before his term expired, Pratt became...
Milwaukee were constructed during the 1980s. The mayor at the time, JohnNorquist, believed that the skywalks would be bad for retail businesses since...
practicality, and optimism of their inhabitants," wrote former Milwaukee mayor JohnNorquist in his book, The Wealth of Cities. Housing portal Duplex Cottage flat...
non-white residents). Maier remained in office for 28 years, succeeded by JohnNorquist in 1988. He was the longest-serving mayor in Milwaukee history. In 1971...
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decriminalization ordinances passed in the nation. In May 1997, Milwaukee Mayor JohnNorquist signed a bill to make the first-time possession of up to 25 grams (9/10...
County School Board of Prince Edward County (1964). Milwaukee mayor JohnNorquist (D) and Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson (R) initiated school vouchers...
1975 – January 3, 1983 Preceded by Casimir Kendziorski Succeeded by JohnNorquist Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 9th district In office...
Democrat JohnNorquist (3rd District) resigned after his election as Mayor of Milwaukee. Democrat Brian Burke (3rd District) was sworn in to replace John Norquist...
Feingold (1983–1993), former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (1993–2011) JohnNorquist (1983–1988), former Mayor of Milwaukee (1988–2004) Tom Barrett (1989–1993)...
As part of his campaign for a more livable city in Milwaukee, Mayor JohnNorquist proposed to tear down the I-794 portion of the east–west freeway in...
Cryptosporidium. On April 7, two days after initial reports, Mayor JohnNorquist issued a ten-day boil order for resident to boil their drinking water...
cabinet form of governance in 1988, following the election of then Mayor JohnNorquist. While this gave the mayor greater control of the day-to-day operations...
successor JohnNorquist is largely credited for a change in urban planning policies which began an ongoing renaissance in Downtown. During Mayor Norquist, Milwaukee...
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The trail was first proposed by then-mayor JohnNorquist in 1998 as a means for both commuting and recreation by bicycle, with...
March 30, 1981: U.S. President Ronald Reagan and three others were shot by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C. April 7, 1981: 1981 Wisconsin Spring election:...
of Milwaukee in 1988, losing in the initial non-partisan primary to JohnNorquist and Martin Schreiber; he says that while he wasn't very political, he...
These include Derek Khanna of Fenwick & West, former Milwaukee Mayor JohnNorquist, Lars Powell of the University of Alabama, Brad Rodu of the University...
Gerry Norquist (born May 29, 1962) is an American professional golfer. Norquist was born in Portland, Oregon and turned professional relatively late at...
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