Jim Doyle

Jim Doyle (2008)

James Edward "Jim" Doyle (born November 23, 1945 in Washington, DC ) is an American politician ( Democratic Party ). He was the 44th governor of the state of Wisconsin from January 2003 to January 2011  .

Life

Jim Doyle grew up as the son of Ruth and James E. Doyle Sr., who were co-founders of the modern Democratic Party in Wisconsin. His father ran unsuccessfully for governor of Wisconsin in 1954 and was appointed as a federal judge in 1965. Jim Doyle attended Stanford University for three years and returned to Madison to study at the University of Wisconsin . Inspired by John F. Kennedy's call for volunteer work, he worked as a peacekeeping teacher in Africa . In 1972 Doyle received his PhD from Harvard University Law School . Then Doyle went to the Navajo Indian Reservation to Chinle ( Arizona ). There he was an agent in an office of the federal authorities.

Doyle is married to Jessica Laird Doyle, the niece of former Republican Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird (1922-2016). They adopted the African-American children Gus and Gabriel.

Prosecutor

After Doyle returned to Madison in 1975, he served as a district attorney from 1977 to 1982. He then worked there as a lawyer. From 1990 to 2002 he was Attorney General for the State of Wisconsin. During his tenure, he successfully took action against some tobacco companies in the state.

governor

After then Governor Tommy Thompson was appointed US Secretary of Health in 2001, Republican Scott McCallum took office, followed by Jim Doyle after an election in 2003. In 2006, Doyle was re-elected governor, beating his Republican challenger Mark Andrew Green . He could have run again in 2010, but renounced it and therefore left office on January 3, 2011. He was succeeded by the Republican Scott Walker .

Web links

Commons : Jim Doyle  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Jim Doyle in nndb (English)
• Jim Doyle in the database of the National Governors Association (English)