Alvin J. Baldus

A Representative from Wisconsin. Born in Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, April 27, 1926. Graduated, Elkton (Minn. ) High School. A. A. , Austin (Minn. ) Junior College, 1946-1948. Worked as investment broker and manufacturer's agent for farm machinery. Served in the United States Merchant Marine, 1944-1946. United States Army, 1951-1953, recipient of bronze star. Served in the Wisconsin general assembly, 1966-1975. Assistant majority leader, 1973. Delegate, Wisconsin state Democratic conventions, 1966-1987. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth through the Ninety-sixth Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1981). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980 to the Ninety-seventh Congress. Member of the Wisconsin state assembly, 1989-1996. Died on February 2, 2017, in Menomonie, Wis. Interment in St. Joseph Parish Cemetery, Menomonie, Wis.