Doug La Follette

Doug La Follette
28th and 30th Secretary of State of Wisconsin
In office January 3, 1983 – March 17, 2023
Governor	Tony Earl Tommy Thompson Scott McCallum Jim Doyle Scott Walker Tony Evers
Preceded by	Vel Phillips
Succeeded by	Sarah Godlewski
In office January 6, 1975 – January 3, 1979
Governor	Patrick Lucey Martin J. Schreiber
Preceded by	Robert C. Zimmerman
Succeeded by	Vel Phillips
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 22nd district
In office January 1, 1973 – January 6, 1975
Preceded by	Joseph Lourigan
Succeeded by	John J. Maurer
Personal details
Born	(1940-06-06) June 6, 1940 (age 83) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Marietta College (BS) Stanford University (MS) Columbia University (PhD)
Scientific career
Fields	Organic chemistry
Institutions	University of Wisconsin–Parkside
Thesis	Intramolecular Solvation (1967)
Doctoral advisor	Ronald Breslow

Douglas J. La Follette (born June 6, 1940) is an American academic, environmental scientist, and politician who served as the 30th secretary of state of Wisconsin from 1983 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party. At the time of his retirement, La Follette was the longest-serving statewide elected official (excluding U.S. senators) in the United States; he was narrowly re-elected in 2022 to an unprecedented 12th term in office, but retired shortly after the start of the new term.^[1] He previously served as the 28th secretary of state from 1975 to 1979, and in the Wisconsin Senate from 1973 to 1975.