:Dave Considine
{{Short description|American educator and politician (born 1952)}}
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{{BLP sources|date=April 2019}}
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| name = David Considine
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| state = Wisconsin
| state_assembly = Wisconsin
| district = 81st
| term_start = January 5, 2015
| term_end = January 6, 2025
| predecessor = Fred Clark
| successor = Alex Joers
| party = Democratic
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|3|29}}
| birth_place = Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
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| residence = Baraboo, Wisconsin
| spouse = Gretchen
| children = 5
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Educator, goat farmer, politician
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| education = University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (BS)
Viterbo University (MA)
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David "Dave" Considine (born March 29, 1952) is a retired American special education teacher and Democratic politician from Baraboo, Wisconsin. He served five terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 81st Assembly district from 2015 to 2025.
Biography
Born in Janesville, Wisconsin, Considine grew up in North Prairie, Wisconsin, and graduated from Mukwonago High School. He received his bachelor's degree in education from University of Wisconsin–Whitewater and his masters in education from Viterbo University. He then taught school in the Baraboo School District for 29 years.{{Cite web |url=http://wisconsinvote.org/candidates/dave-considine |title=Wisconsin Vote.org.-Dave Considine |access-date=2014-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109224220/http://wisconsinvote.org/candidates/dave-considine |archive-date=2014-11-09 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/81/considine/about-dave/ |title=81st Assembly District |access-date=2020-06-30}} On November 4, 2014, Considine was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly and is a Democrat.{{Cite web |url=http://wisconsinvote.org/election-results |title=Current Election Results |access-date=2014-11-09 |archive-date=2019-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901015100/https://www.wisconsinvote.org/election-results |url-status=dead }}
On January 31, 2024, he announced he would not run for a sixth term in the Assembly and would retire at the end of the 106th Wisconsin Legislature.{{Cite press release|url= https://www.wispolitics.com/2024/rep-considine-announces-retirement/ |title= Rep. Considine: Announces retirement |work= Office of State Representative Dave Considine |date= January 31, 2024 |via= Wispolitics.com |accessdate= January 31, 2024 }}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20240625050741/https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/81/considine Official legislator website (Archived Jun. 25, 2024)]
- [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/legislators/assembly/2131 Representative Dave Considine (2021)] at Wisconsin Legislature
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- {{Ballotpedia|Dave_Considine}}
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Category:Politicians from Janesville, Wisconsin
Category:People from Mukwonago, Wisconsin
Category:Politicians from Baraboo, Wisconsin
Category:Politicians from Sauk County, Wisconsin
Category:University of Wisconsin–Whitewater alumni
Category:Viterbo University alumni
Category:Educators from Wisconsin
Category:Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Category:21st-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
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