United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin
In office October 18, 1993 – April 27, 2001
Appointed by
Bill Clinton
Preceded by
Kevin C. Potter
Succeeded by
J. B. Van Hollen
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 52nd district
In office January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993
Preceded by
Earl F. McEssy
Succeeded by
John P. Dobyns
District Attorney of Winnebago County
In office July 1985 – December 1988
Appointed by
Tony Earl
Preceded by
Dee Dyer
Succeeded by
Joseph Paulus
Personal details
Born
Peggy Ann Lautenschlager
(1955-11-22)November 22, 1955 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died
March 31, 2018(2018-03-31) (aged 62) Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of death
Osteosarcoma and breast cancer
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Bill Rippl
Children
5 (including Josh Kaul)
Residence(s)
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Education
Lake Forest College (BA) University of Wisconsin (JD)
Peggy Ann Lautenschlager (November 22, 1955 – March 31, 2018)[1] was an American attorney and Democratic politician who was the first chair of the Wisconsin Ethics Commission from 2016 to 2017, the 42nd Attorney General of Wisconsin from 2003 to 2007, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin from 1993 to 2001, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 52nd district from 1989 to 1993, and the Winnebago County District Attorney from 1985 to 1989. Lautenschlager was the first woman to serve as Attorney General of Wisconsin.[2][3][4]
Lautenschlager's son, Josh Kaul, is the current Wisconsin Attorney General. He was elected in the 2018 general election and re-elected in 2022.
^"Former Governor Jim Doyle issues statement on former Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager death". WMTV. March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
^Mark Sommerhauser. "Ethics Commission chairwoman Peg Lautenschlager resigns". Wisconsin State Journal, April 8, 2017. Accessed November 19, 2017.
^"Peg Lautenschlater, Brian Bell chosen to lead new ethics commission". Wisconsin State Journal.[permanent dead link]
^"Former attorney general Lautenschlager appointed to Wisconsin ethics panel". March 11, 2016.
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