La Verne Ausman
{{Short description|American politician (1930–2021)}}
{{infobox officeholder
|name = La Verne Ausman
|office = Administrator of the Farmers Home Administration
|president = George H. W. Bush
| term_start = March 13, 1990
| term_end = January 20, 1993
| predecessor = Vance Clark
| successor = Dallas Tonsager
|order1 = 4th
|title1 = Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
|governor1 = Lee S. Dreyfus
Tony Earl
| term_start1 = November 1, 1981
| term_end1 = December 19, 1985
| predecessor1 = Joseph Tuss (acting)
| successor1 = John Cottingham (acting)
|state2 = Wisconsin
|state_assembly2 = Wisconsin
|district2 = 69th
| term_start2 = January 6, 1975
| term_end2 = January 1, 1979
| predecessor2 = Alvin Baldus
| successor2 = Richard Shoemaker
|party = Republican
|birth_date = {{birth date|1930|2|18}}
|birth_place = Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2021|12|14|1930|2|18}}
|death_place = Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S.
|restingplace = Evergreen Cemetery, {{nowrap|Elk Mound, Wisconsin}}
|alma_mater = University of Wisconsin–Madison
|occupation = Farmer
}}
La Verne George Ausman (February 18, 1930{{spnd}}December 14, 2021) was an American farmer and Republican politician from Dunn County, Wisconsin. He served as administrator of the U.S. Farmers Home Administration during the presidency of George H. W. Bush, and was the 4th secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. He also served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 69th Assembly district.{{Cite web |title=LaVerne Ausman |url=https://www.leadertelegram.com/obituaries/laverne-ausman/article_2364ae34-8200-5d76-809c-f3073debd1d3.html |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Leader-Telegram |language=en}}
Biography
Ausman was born on February 18, 1930, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to George and Anna (Sorenson) Ausman.{{Cite web|url = http://ancestry.com|title = Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940|website = Ancestry.com|publisher = Ancestry.com Operations, Inc}} After graduating from Elk Mound High School in Elk Mound, Wisconsin, he attended the farm short course at University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1949. Ausman was a farmer and cattle breeder.
Political career
Ausman was a Republican.
He served as the Elk Mound town supervisor from 1961 to 1965. He was a director of the Tri-State Breeders Cooperative from 1961 to 1968 and became president in 1969.{{Cite news|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4841645/la_verne_ausman_president_tristate/|title = Tri-State Breeders Elect New President|date = 31 January 1969|work = La Crosse Tribune|page = 17}} From 1971 to 1975, Ausman served as chairman of the Agency No. 5 school committee.
Ausman represented the 69th Assembly District in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1975 and 1977.'Wisconsin Blue Book 1977,' Biographical Sketch of La Verne Ausman, pg. 67 From 1981 to 1986, Ausman served as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection. From 1987 to 1989, he served as under deputy secretary for small communities and rural development in the Department of Agriculture. From 1989 to 1993, he served as administrator of the Farmers Home Administration of the United States Department of Agriculture during the administration of President George H. W. Bush.{{Cite web|url = http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=17802|title = George Bush: Nomination of La Verne G. Ausman To Be Administrator of the Farmers Home Administration|date = 14 November 1989|website = The American Presidency Project|access-date = 2016-04-05}}
In 2006, Ausman received an Aggie Award at the 43rd annual Eau Claire Farm Show in recognition of his more than 50 years of service to farmers and agri-businesses.{{Cite web|url = http://chippewa.com/dunnconnect/agriculture/ausman-to-be-honored-at-eau-claire-farm-show/article_1f67e0c6-1df3-5174-8227-83a7e0e8a0de.html|title = Ausman to be honored at Eau Claire farm show|website = Chippewa Herald|access-date = 2016-04-05}}
His great grandfather, Henry Ausman, represented Dunn County in the 32nd Wisconsin Legislature in 1879.
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{{s-ttl|title = {{nowrap|Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly}} {{nowrap|from the 69th district}} |years= January 6, 1975{{spnd}}January 1, 1979 }}
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{{s-ttl|title = Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection |years= November 1, 1981{{spnd}}December 19, 1985 }}
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Category:Politicians from Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Category:People from Elk Mound, Wisconsin
Category:School board members in Wisconsin
Category:Wisconsin city council members
Category:Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Category:University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences alumni
Category:Farmers from Wisconsin
Category:United States Department of Agriculture officials