Janis Ringhand

Janis Ringhand
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 15th district
In office
January 5, 2015 – January 2, 2023
Preceded byTimothy Cullen
Succeeded byMark Spreitzer
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 7, 2013 – January 5, 2015
Preceded byAmy Loudenbeck
Succeeded byMark Spreitzer
Constituency45th district
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2013
Preceded byBrett Davis
Succeeded bySondy Pope-Roberts
Constituency80th district
Member of the Board of Supervisors of Rock County, Wisconsin, from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 2024
Preceded byMary Beaver
Mayor of Evansville, Wisconsin
In office
2002–2006
Personal details
Born (1950-02-13) February 13, 1950
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseGordon
ResidenceEvansville, Wisconsin
Alma materMadison Area Technical College
ProfessionAccountant, politician

Janis Ringhand (born February 13, 1950) is an American accountant and Democratic politician from Rock County, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Rock County board of supervisors, since 2024. She previously represented Rock County for twelve years in the Wisconsin Legislature, serving eight years in the Wisconsin Senate (2015–2023) and four years in the Wisconsin State Assembly (2011–2015). Prior to serving in the legislature, she was mayor of Evansville, Wisconsin, from 2002 to 2006.

Biography

Ringhand graduated from Madison Area Technical College in 1985, and served as the mayor of Evansville from 2002 to 2006. A Democrat, Ringhand was elected to the Assembly in 2010, unseating Republican incumbent Amy Loudenbeck, and re-elected in 2012.[1][2]

In 2014, with the announced retirement of state senator Tim Cullen, Ringhand ran for Cullen's seat rather than seek re-election to the Assembly. She won the Democratic primary election in August, with 6,157 votes to 5,883 for former Cullen aide Austin Scieszinski and 3,448 for former Assembly Speaker Michael J. Sheridan.[3][4] On November 4, 2014, Ringhand was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Senator Janis A. Ringhand". docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  2. ^ Ringhand for Assembly
  3. ^ Johnson, Shawn. "3 Democrats Square Off To Succeed Tim Cullen In Senate: Assemblywoman, Former Assembly Speaker, And Former Cullen Aide Will Be On Tuesday's Ballot", Wisconsin Public Radio News August 10, 2014
  4. ^ "Election Results: State Senate Dist 15 Dem Primary" WTMJ-TV website; August 13, 2014 Archived August 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Jim Leute. "Janis Ringhand easily defeats Brian Fitzgerald in 15th senate race". Janesville Gazette, November 4, 2014.


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