Janet Bewley (Wisconsin politician)

Janet Bewley (born November 10, 1951) is an American politician and the current Democratic Minority Leader in the Wisconsin State Senate. She has been a member of the Wisconsin Senate since 2015, and previously served four years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Iron, Ashland, Bayfield, and Price counties.

Janet Bewley
Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader
Assumed office
April 24, 2020
Preceded byJennifer Shilling
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 25th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2015
Preceded byRobert Jauch
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 74th district
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byGary Sherman
Succeeded byBeth Meyers
Personal details
Born (1951-11-10) November 10, 1951
Cleveland, Ohio
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)David Saetre
Children3
Alma mater
ProfessionPolitician
WebsiteSenate website

Biography

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Bewley graduated from Cleveland's James Ford Rhodes High School in 1969, and earned her B.A. from Case Western Reserve University. She was the first member of her family to graduate from college, and went on to earn a Master's in Academic Administration from the University of Maine in 1977. She was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2010, replacing Gary Sherman (who did not seek re-election). Before being elected to the Assembly, she served on the city council of Ashland. She is also a former Community Relations Officer for the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA).[1][2]

On December 16, 2013 Bewley announced her intention to run for the Wisconsin Senate, District 25, to replace retiring Senator Robert Jauch, also a Democrat.[3] She won the primary election with 72% of the vote, and was opposed by Republican Dane Deutsch (Jauch's 2010 opponent) in the November general election.[4] Her old seat was contested by Democrat Beth Meyers and Republican Jamey Francis in the November 2014 general election.[5] On November 4, 2014, Bewley was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate, and Meyers was elected to Bewley's old Assembly seat.

On April 24, 2020, the Wisconsin Senate Democratic Caucus chose Bewley as their new leader after the resignation of Senator Jennifer Shilling from that role.[6]

References
  1. "Meet Janet".
  2. "2019 Wisconsin State Representatives". docs.legis.wisconsin.gov.
  4. "Allen, Brostoff, Wanggaard, Bowen win legislative primaries". www.jsonline.com.
  5. Wisconsin, APG of. "apg-wi.com". APG of Wisconsin.
  6. Reilly, Briana (April 24, 2020). "Wisconsin Senate Democrats choose Janet Bewley as new minority leader". The Capital Times. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
Wisconsin State Senate
Preceded by
Robert Jauch		 Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 25th district
2015 – present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Jennifer Shilling		 Minority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate
2020 – present		 Incumbent


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