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John Leiber
21st century American politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John S. Leiber (born 1976/1977)[1] is an American lawyer and Republican politician from Racine County, Wisconsin. He is the current state treasurer of Wisconsin, having been elected in the 2022 election. He previously served as president of the parks and recreation commission in Caledonia, Wisconsin, and served as a legislative aide in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
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Early life and education
Leiber was raised in Racine County, Wisconsin, and graduated from Prairie High School in Wind Point, Wisconsin, in 1996. He went on to attend University of Wisconsin–Parkside and earned his bachelor's degree in history in 2000. He then worked for several years as a teacher in the Racine Unified School District.[2]
He resumed his education later in life, enrolling in the University of Wisconsin Law School after his defeat in the 2018 primary; he earned his J.D. in 2021.
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In 2009, Leiber became president of the parks and recreation commission in the village of Caledonia, Wisconsin, and was then employed as a legislative aide in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2013 through 2016. During these years, he was active in the Republican Party of Racine County, and worked on behalf of the Caledonia school secession movement—an unsuccessful movement that sought to separate Caledonia's schools from the Racine Unified School District.[3]
In 2018, Leiber ran for the Republican nomination for Wisconsin State Assembly in the 62nd Assembly district. He lost the primary to Racine school board president Robert Wittke, who went on to win the general election.[4][5] After his defeat in the Assembly primary, Leiber worked briefly at the Wisconsin Department of Revenue as a tax representative, and then earn his Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School and began practicing law.[3]
Leiber ran for office again in 2022, seeking the Republican nomination for Wisconsin State Treasurer.[2][3] He defeated Orlando Owens with 67% of the vote in the Republican primary[6] and went on to narrowly defeat the Democratic candidate, Aaron Richardson, in the general election.[7] He was sworn into office on January 3, 2023.[8]
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Personal life and family
John Leiber is one of three children born to Thomas F. Leiber and Sharon Lynn Charbogian-Leiber of Racine. Before her marriage, his mother was a personal secretary to U.S. representative Henry C. Schadeberg in Washington, D.C.[9] All of John Leiber's maternal great-grandparents were Armenian American refugees who fled to America during the Armenian genocide.[10][11]
Leiber and his wife, Diane, live in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin. They have three children.[2]
Electoral history
Wisconsin Assembly (2018)
Wisconsin Treasurer (2022)
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