Peg Lautenschlager
Peg Lautenschlager | |
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| 1st Chair of the Wisconsin Ethics Commission | |
| In office July 11, 2016 – April 8, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Commission established |
| Succeeded by | David R. Halbrooks |
| 42nd Attorney General of Wisconsin | |
| In office January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Governor | Jim Doyle |
| Preceded by | Jim Doyle |
| Succeeded by | J. B. Van Hollen |
| United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin | |
| In office October 18, 1993 – April 27, 2001 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Kevin C. Potter |
| Succeeded by | J. B. Van Hollen |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 52nd district | |
| In office January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Earl F. McEssy |
| Succeeded by | John P. Dobyns |
| District Attorney of Winnebago County | |
| In office July 1985 – December 1988 | |
| Appointed by | Tony Earl |
| Preceded by | Dee Dyer |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Paulus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peggy Ann Lautenschlager November 22, 1955 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | March 31, 2018 (aged 62) Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Osteosarcoma and breast cancer |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bill Rippl |
| Children | 5 (including Josh Kaul) |
| Residence(s) | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin |
| Education | Lake Forest College (BA) University of Wisconsin (JD) |
Peggy Ann Lautenschlager (November 22, 1955 – March 31, 2018) was an American attorney and Democratic politician who was the first chair of the Wisconsin Ethics Commission from 2016 to 2017, the 42nd Attorney General of Wisconsin from 2003 to 2007, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin from 1993 to 2001, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 52nd district from 1989 to 1993, and the Winnebago County District Attorney from 1985 to 1989. Lautenschlager was the first woman to serve as Attorney General of Wisconsin.
Lautenschlager's son, Josh Kaul, is the current Wisconsin Attorney General. He was elected in the 2018 general election and re-elected in 2022.