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Summary

Senator Fred A. Risser

Full Name: Fred A. Risser
Office: State Senate (WI) - District 26, Democratic
First Elected: 1962
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Nancy; 3 Children
Birth Date: 05/05/1927
Birth Place: Madison, WI
Home City: Madison, WI

Recent Key Votes

Recent Public Statements

MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript

March 9, 2011 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT And I want to start first, if I may, Senator Fred Risser. Senator Risser, you have been around this process longer than ...

MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript

March 1, 2011 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT SCHULTZ: And the truth is that Walker can"t pass anything in his budget until the Wisconsin 14 come home. Joining us tonight ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011-2012 Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce Positions 19%
2012 National Rifle Association Candidate Positions on Gun Rights 0%
2012 American Conservative Union (Wisconsin State Legislature) Postions 0%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($14,925.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Fred Risser refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Fred A. Risser's Wisconsin State Legislative Election 1996 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

Capitol Email
Sen.Risser@legis.wisconsin.gov

Capitol Website
http://legis.wisconsin.gov/Pages/leg-info.aspx?d=26&h=S

District Website
http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen26/news/

Capitol
State Capitol, Room 130 South
Post Office Box 7882
Madison, WI 53707-7882
Phone: 608-266-1627
Phone: 608-238-5008
Fax: 608-266-1629

District
100 Wisconsin Avenue Unit 501
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608-238-5008

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