Wisconsin

:This article is on the U.S. state. For other uses see Wisconsin (disambiguation)

Law and government

The capital is Madison and the largest city is Milwaukee. Beginning with the governorship of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. in the early 1900s and the state Progressive Party establishment soon thereafter, Wisconsin and in particular, Madison, have often been seen as leaders in labor, and social welfare legislation as well as legislation popularly termed "socially progressive." For example, in 1982 sexual orientation was added by the state legislature as a protected category under existing anti-discrimination laws, a step in the context of the 1980s seen as highly innovative. Russ Feingold was the only senator to vote against the Patriot Act and Tammy Baldwin is the only openly lesbian U.S. Representative.

Related Topics:
Madison - Milwaukee - Robert M. La Follette, Sr. - State Progressive Party - 1982 - 1980s - Patriot Act

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The state has supported Democrats in the last five presidential contests. In 2004, John Kerry narrowly won the state's 10 electoral votes by a margin of 0.4 percentage points and 49.7% of the vote. Republicans are concentrated in the eastern and north-central parts of the state, especially in the suburban counties around Milwaukee.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• Governors of Wisconsin
• Wisconsin State Legislature
• Wisconsin State Senate
• Wisconsin State Assembly
• U.S. Congressional Delegations from Wisconsin
• List of U.S. Senators from Wisconsin