William Lorge

William Lorge (born August 31, 1960) is an American politician, farmer, Elvis impersonator, and businessman.

William Lorge
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 40th district
In office
1989–1999
Preceded byFrancis R. Byers
Succeeded byJean Hundertmark[1]
Personal details
Born (1960-08-31) August 31, 1960
Bear Creek, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Molly McGinty (1996-2014)
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
OccupationReal estate broker
Websitewww.badgerlandmls.com

Early life

Born in Bear Creek, Wisconsin,[2] Lorge graduated from Clintonville High School and then received his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He also attended the Austro-American College in Vienna, Austria.[3] His father was Gerald Lorge who also served in the Wisconsin Legislature.[4] Lorge married Molly McGinty on April 11, 1996 in Bear Creek.[5]

Career

Lorge has been a real estate broker and a farmer.[3][6] He served as a Congressional aide and a Wisconsin state senate legislative assistant for his father.[7] In 1984 he ran for the 14th District State Senate seat vacated by his father, losing in the primary to Joseph Leean.[8] He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican from 1989 until 1999. A 1996 survey of legislators conducted by Madison Magazine rated Lorge poorly in several categories.[9] In 1998 Lorge lost to Jean Hundertmark in the primary.[10] That same year, Lorge submitted the highest expense report of any member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[11]

In 2002, Lorge entered the Republican primaries for the Wisconsin gubernatorial race.[12] He garnered 8 percent of the vote, coming in second to incumbent Scott McCallum.[13]

Personal life

Lorge has worked as an Elvis Presley impersonator.[12] He owns Badgerland MLS, a real estate company.[14]

References
  1. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=456660
  2. "Senator Shaken as Son is Born in Law Office", The Milwaukee Sentinel, September 1, 1960, part 1, p. 21.
  3. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. State of Wisconsin 1997-1998 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Administration, 1997, p. 49.
  4. "Gerald Lorge dies at 78", The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin, February 16, 2001, p. 5B.
  5. Wisconsin State Legislature. State of Wisconsin Assembly Journal Ninety-Second Regular Session, May 8, 1996, p. 1134.
  6. Wisconsin Historical Society-William D. Lorge, archived at
  7. "Why distrust grows", The Milwaukee Sentinel, December 6, 1980, part 1, p. 12.
  8. Elizabeth Brixey. "Anything-can-happen GOP primary aims at Senate", Wisconsin State Journal, August 6, 1995, p. 1C, col. 2.
  9. Wisconsin’s Best (And Worst) Legislators from Madison Magazine
  10. Andrew Blasko. "Assemblyman 'Elvis' king of expense reports", Wisconsin State Journal, January 25, 1999, p. 1B, col. 5.
  11. Blasko. "A state representative who was nicknamed "Elvis" and was the only incumbent to lose the fall primaries reported $17,775 in daily expenses for 1998, the most of any Assembly member that year."
  12. "Elvis impersonator running for GOP nomination for governor", The Journal Times, Racine, Wisconsin, June 2, 2002. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20150103185506/http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/bb/03bb/881-962.pdf
  14. "Meet the Broker", BadgerlandMLS.com
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