J. B. VAN HOLLEN

'J.B. Van Hollen' (born 1966 in Chetek, Wisconsin) is the Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin. He was elected to the office in November 2006 and took office on January 2, 2007, succeeding Democrat Peg Lautenschlager.
Van Hollen graduated from St. Olaf College in 1988 with an undergraduate degree in Political Science and Economics. He earned his law degree two years later from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
In 1993, Governor Tommy Thompson appointed Van Hollen District Attorney in Ashland County, where he served for six years. He was subsequently called to service again when Governor Thompson appointed him to serve as Bayfield County District Attorney.
Van Hollen won the Republican nomination for Attorney General in 2006 over then-Waukesha County District Attorney Paul Bucher. In the general election, Van Hollen narrowly defeated Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, who had previously bested Lautenschlager in the Democratic primary.

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★ Attorney General's Office

★ Hollen's Campaign Website