Wisconsin: “Secretary of State Doug La Follette to retire, Gov. Tony Evers appoints Sarah Godlewski to post”

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:

Doug La Follette, Wisconsin’s Secretary of State and the longest serving statewide elected official in the nation, is retiring after holding the office for nearly five decades.

La Follette, 82, is leaving the post he has held onto through election cycles swept by Republicans and survived aggressive primary challenges by members of his own party. His departure comes two months into a new term he narrowly secured in November.

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday he has appointed former state treasurer and unsuccessful U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Godlewski to replace La Follette and serve the remainder of his term.

La Follette was first elected as Secretary of State in 1974 and served a single term before mounting an unsuccessful challenge for lieutenant governor. …

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